12 is Better Than 6
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (37%); after 4h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- 22% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The first step” (Pass the tutorial) and “Do you want to hear my story?” (Pass the first act): from 100% to 44% of starters.
- Only 63% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 10,486 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 78 reviews: 5.7h for positive, 3h 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 (62.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The first step Pass the tutorial 100%
- Do you want to hear my story? Pass the first act Most players quit here 44% −56
- Are you really interested? Pass the second act 30% −14
- It will be more thrilling further Pass the third act 25% −5
- This is the end of my story. Pass the game 22% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (46)
story milestone ending side
- The first step Pass the tutorial 100%
- I can shoot! Kill 10 enemies with a revolver 88%
- What was written there? Skip 5 dialogs 84%
- I shoot quite well! Kill 15 enemies with a revolver 83%
- Noiseless Mexican... Kill 10 enemies with a knife 78%
- ...good Mexican Kill 15 enemies with a knife 75%
- Filcher Earn $10 71%
- Chip the glasses and crack the plates! Break 10 bottles 70%
- I shoot better and better! Kill 40 enemies with a revolver 69%
- Boom! Blow up 10 enemies with dynamite 65%
- Exact shot Kill 10 enemies with a rifle 65%
- Marksman Kill 15 enemies with a rifle 64%
- Uncle's gun is highly beneficial Kill 10 enemies with a shotgun 61%
- Why do you need the revolver at all? Kill 40 enemies with a knife 61%
- What's for supper today? Kill 10 animals 60%
- Big boom Blow up 15 enemies with dynamite 59%
- I've already read it Skip 15 dialogs 59%
- Uncle would be proud of you Kill 15 enemies with a shotgun 57%
- True master Kill 40 enemies with a rifle 57%
- The best shooter of the West Kill 100 enemies with a revolver 51%
- Bloodbath Kill 40 enemies with a shotgun 45%
- Do you want to hear my story? Pass the first act 44%
- Butcher Kill 100 enemies with a knife 43%
- Sniper Kill 100 enemies with a rifle 42%
- Big bandit Earn $30 42%
- Blunt the knives and bend the forks! Break 30 bottles 40%
- The biggest boom! Blow up 40 enemies with dynamite 38%
- Mmm. Smells tasty. Kill 40 animals 37%
- Gang leader Earn $50 35%
- Hit the bull's eye! Kill 10 enemies with a bow 32%
- The best Friend of Indians Kill 15 enemies with a bow 31%
- Cruelty in the flesh Kill 100 enemies with a shotgun 31%
- What? Story? Skip 40 dialogs 30%
- Are you really interested? Pass the second act 30%
- Where did you take so many arrows? Kill 40 enemies with a bow 29%
- Chief would be proud of you. Kill 100 enemies with a bow 25%
- It will be more thrilling further Pass the third act 25%
- Everything is for supper today! Kill 100 animals 24%
- This is the end of my story. Pass the game 22%
- Crazy Lord of explosions Blow up 100 enemies with dynamite 20%
- Businessman Earn $100 18%
- Crackjack Get all perks 18%
- That's what Bilbo Baggins hates Break 70 bottles 17%
- Hunky Complete 10 repetitive tasks 15%
- Smash the bottles and burn the corks! Break 100 bottles 14%
- Lord of the Hats Collect all hats 12%