Ben and Ed
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 4h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- 13% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Red Nose” (Beat Hans' first masterpiece): only 57% of starters get there.
- 92% of owners got the first achievement.
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 5,021 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 6.9h for positive, 4.4h 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
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (92.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Red Nose Beat Hans' first masterpiece. Most players quit here 57% −43
- Unstoppable Beat Hans' second masterpiece. 19% −38
- The show must go on! Finish the game. 13% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (19)
story milestone ending side
- Pro Gamer Finish the tutorial. 100%
- Unharmed Reach a checkpoint in one piece. 97%
- Red Nose Beat Hans' first masterpiece. 57%
- Candymeat Fan Collect 20% of all Candymeat. 46%
- Free TV Beat 5 levels unharmed. 36%
- Chicken Nugget Kill 20 chickens. 23%
- Candymeat Lover Collect 50% of all Candymeat. 20%
- Unstoppable Beat Hans' second masterpiece. 19%
- You fool! Reunite with your friend. 13%
- The show must go on! Finish the game. 13%
- Praise Hans! Beat Hans. 13%
- Entertainer Impress 200 viewers. 9.2%
- Paid TV Beat 12 levels unharmed. 8.7%
- Chicken Farmer Kill 50 chickens. 7.2%
- Blockbuster Reach all checkpoints unharmed. 4.4%
- Chicken Slaughter Kill 100 chickens. 4.4%
- Candymeat Addict Collect 100% of all Candymeat. 4.1%
- They love you Impress 700 viewers. 3.9%
- Hans is impressed! Impress 1100 viewers. 3.6%