Emily is Away
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 87% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (92%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 88% of games we track.
- 83% of players who start reach the ending.
- Only 68% 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 32,574 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 1h for positive, 0.8h 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 (68.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- 2002 Complete Chapter 1 100%
- 2003 Complete Chapter 2 Most players quit here 93% −7
- 2004 Complete Chapter 3 89% −4
- 2005 Complete Chapter 4 86% −3
- 2006 Complete Chapter 5 83% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (20)
story milestone ending side
- 2002 Complete Chapter 1 100%
- 2003 Complete Chapter 2 93%
- 2004 Complete Chapter 3 89%
- 2005 Complete Chapter 4 86%
- 2006 Complete Chapter 5 83%
- ANDHISNAMEISJOHNCENA Use the John Cena Icon 21%
- Friendliness Petals for All Use the Undertale Icon 18%
- Much Unlock, Very Wow Use the Doge Icon 17%
- Hyrule Messenger Use the Zelda Icon 17%
- Nyanyanyan Use the Nyan Cat Icon 17%
- Best Friends with Gabe Use the Half-Life Icon 16%
- Binding of Instant Messengers Use the Isaac Icon 16%
- Sole Survivor Use the Fallout Icon 16%
- Oh wow, What an achievement. Use the Kappa Icon 16%
- This Achievement is a Lie Use the Portal Icon 16%
- Looks like you Unlocked an Achievement Use the Clippy Icon 15%
- Icefrog, Please Nerf Use the Dota Icon 15%
- Stanley didn't unlock this Use the Stanley Parable Icon 15%
- Write Some Fiction Use the Elegy for a Dead World Icon 14%
- Vid Spilum Endalaust Use the Sigur Ros Icon 14%