When does Hurtworld get good?

Give it 5 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (61%); after 20h it's 1 in 6 (15%). Fully opens up by hour 20.

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Hurtworld

Dec 10, 2019 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 5 hours

Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players

Steam reviews 76% positive of 30,946

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (61%); after 20h it's 1 in 6 (15%).
Fully opens up by hour 20.
The opening is criticised more than in 89% of games we track.
The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 31,039 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 57.4h for positive, 32h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

This game has no achievements.

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.