The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

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 1,543 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 19.4h for positive, 10h 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 (82.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (172)

• This or That Make your first decision 100%
• Pass It On Find the letter 94%
• Can't Stop, Won't Stop Win a QTE 89%
• D-List Horror Prop 86%
• Grasp the Nettle Win a QTE without skipping 84%
• Too Early For Halloween 78%
• Employee of the Month Be a good employee and go to work 65%
• Necrotic Paralysis Lose a QTE 65%
• Monsiuer le Photographe 63%
• Reunion Meet an old friend at the housewarming party 61%
• Real Talk Ask for Marianne's honest advice about marriage 60%
• A Safe Haven Let a friend stay over for the night 55%
• Nightly Visit When nightmares just won't leave you alone... 54%
• Hello Mister! 54%
• Sing the Blues The ghost of guilt and sorrow remembers who I am... 52%
• Feels Like Yesterday Share a painful memory to a friend 51%
• A Hearty Meal Have lunch with Ashton and Isabella 51%
• Pop Quiz! Meet a fellow nerd 51%
• The Beginning Unlock a memory fragment 50%
• Grow Up, Kid Give a piece of advice to the younger you 50%
• Remember Me? 50%
• Psychotherapy Not Included Consult with the professor about the mansion 50%
• Swimming in Cocktails In alcohol there is truth and drunken ramblings 49%
• Weal and Woe 46%
• Mind Your Own Business Keep looking for Ashton 46%
• Behind Closed Doors Explore the deepest corners of the mansion 45%
• Goodbye, My First Love 45%
• Prank Gone Wrong 45%
• Cockblocked Say 'no' to a night of sexual congress 45%
• In Safe Hands Resist the mansion's influence 45%
• Buried History Dig deeper into the Ermengarde Mansion's past 43%
• Need Some Advice, Prof Consult with the professor about the photographs 42%
• Bad Blood 42%
• Curiosity Killed The Cat Be at the wrong place at the wrong time 41%
• Quick Escape Get out of the library before it's too late 40%
• Thick as Thieves What is forbidden is the most tempting... 40%
• Easy Way In Find a way into BRC with the help of a friend 39%
• Wails in the Night Throughout the hollowed halls, her voice rings... 39%
• Catfight! 39%
• Words Unsaid 38%
• Right Where It Belongs 38%
• Dinner Date 38%
• May This House Be Blessed Bless the Ermengarde Mansion 38%
• The Bigger Person Own up to your mistake and apologize 38%
• A Shoulder to Cry On Listen to Isabella's grief 38%
• Nuts n' Bolts Teach the pompous bastard a lesson he'll never forget 38%
• In Living Memory 37%
• One, Big, Happy Family 37%
• Late Bloomer Be saved by the person you least expect... 37%
• The REAL Letter There's another one?! 37%
• Prison Break 36%
• Precious Cinnamon Roll Receive cinnamon rolls from Zachary 36%
• Daredevil Win 4 QTEs in Normal difficulty without skipping 36%
• Swallow your Pride There are more important things, no matter how much you hate his guts... 36%
• Mirror, Mirror On The Wall 35%
• It's Me, Father Pay a visit to Father Norman 34%
• Together At Last 34%
• Light it Up Not only do I have trespassers in my property, they're also arsonists! 33%
• Godlike "Like, oh god, fuck me? I like it." 33%
• It's Not Y- Okay, It's You 33%
• Pretty as a Picture Show the photoshoot pictures to Hannah 32%
• No Jaywalking 32%
• Saving Your Hide Abandon an already sinking ship 32%
• It Takes Two to Tango 32%
• Safe and Sound Ensure that all your friends are safe and accounted for 32%
• Small Talk 32%
• One Thing's Constant 30%
• In Death's Grip As if this whole thing can't get anymore FUBAR than it already is 30%
• Oh, You Poor Dear 30%
• TL;DR: Stop Sulking Give Luke unsolicited advice 30%
• Free Hugs 29%
• A Change of Heart 28%
• Are You Shitting Me?! See? It's that easy! Damn nitwits. 28%
• Soul Fist Feel the brunt of Hannah's power 27%
• Maybe Next Time 27%
• A Life for a Life Bargain for the safety of another 25%
• One Step Closer 25%
• FWD: Isabella Discover all endings for Chapter 1 25%
• Just Get Here, Please Receive an alarming phone call from Ash 25%
• Memory Collector Unlock 4 memory fragments 25%
• Not Right Now The course of true love never did run smooth... 24%
• Instead of Words Finally utter a truth you will always hold against the world... 24%
• What Beautiful Eyes You Have Get a visit from Hannah 24%
• Death Smile Upon You 23%
• Slumber Party! Open up to Rebecca about what happened in the mansion 23%
• Slutty Hannah 23%
• A Glimmer of Hope They might all make it out of this alive... 23%
• Death Knell 23%
• Trick of the Eye See a shadow lurking in the balcony... or is there? 23%
• Peeping Mary Anne Listen to Luke and Hannah's private conversation 22%
• Horrors In A Box 22%
• Her Own Woman Find your feet and stand on your own, after years of living in the shadow of someone else 21%
• Fall from Grace 21%
• Heartsong Theirs isn't a story that soars, but one sung in hushed whispers and quiet proclamations 21%
• Drama-Llama 21%
• Love Me Dead 21%
• Requiescat in Pace Offer a prayer for the deceased 21%
• A Broken Spirit Reject the voices whispering inside your head 21%
• Lull to Sleep Hush, my darling, don't say a word... 21%
• Requiem Drown out the voices and the gruesome memories still lingering in your head 20%
• Smashed Drunk Have a taste of a famous multidimensional wine 20%
• To a Sudden End Even for the last time you can't even give her a reason to smile 20%
• His Pride and Joy For the first time in a long while, there's contentment 19%
• Half-baked Knowledge Get into BRC on your own 19%
• Hang In There 19%
• Snitching Letters Retrieve the letter before heading out 19%
• Falcon Punch 19%
• Stark Refusal There has always been someone else... 18%
• Justice For Zach Defend a friend from a bully 17%
• Undead When the dead rises... 17%
• Into The Meat Grinder 17%
• From Cradle to Grave We would've been so beautiful... 16%
• I'm Here Lend a shoulder to cry on 16%
• FWD: Hannah Discover all endings for Chapter 2 16%
• Don't Blink 16%
• A Truth Long-Held 16%
• A Bitter Pill In the end, you're unable to do anything... 15%
• The Diary Back when there's only the two of us... 15%
• Out of the Lion's Den Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape... 15%
• Well-Overdue Confession Return the feelings of the one who has always been with you 15%
• Narrow Escape Get out of a tricky situation by a hair's breath 15%
• Just Like the Old Times Looks like you won't be able to protect her anymore 15%
• In His Last Breath 14%
• Beast Mode Win all QTEs without skipping in Normal mode 14%
• Shattered Fairytale 14%
• FWD: Zachary Discover all endings for Chapter 3 14%
• Nothing But Memories Reminisce the beginning of a friendship 14%
• Beyond the Veil Some still claim hearing of voices within. Of cries and wails that fill the nights... 13%
• A Long Time Coming After everything they've gone through, this is a respite they both deserve. Together. 13%
• When Worlds Collide Find comfort in the last person you expect to recieve it from 13%
• FWD: Marianne Discover all endings for Chapter 4 13%
• Sorry, Z-Man... There won't be anyone to cause him trouble anymore 13%
• Dusk to Dawn 13%
• All that Remains As for those who lived to tell the tale... 13%
• No Hard Feelings 13%
• Piecing the Past Unlock all memory fragments 11%
• An Artist's Secret Discover Isabella's sketch pad 11%
• Too Little Too Late 11%
• Bye, Bitches! 10%
• Jaded and Shattered Choose a quiet life away from the rush and excitement you've dreamed of 10%
• Grim Reaper The morgue is going to be very busy this week 10%
• Till Death do Us Part 9.7%
• FWD: Rebecca Discover all endings for Chapter 5 9.6%
• Strange Bedfellows Whether it's a friendship that will eventually grow into something more, only time can tell... 9.5%
• Dwindling Hope Optimism is the only thing they can hold on to... 8.6%
• Critical Hit Marianne has successfully rolled for initiative 8.4%
• This Above All Anyone who sees them together won't deny seeing a different spark in their eyes 8.4%
• Chapter 1: Complete Read all the branches in Chapter 1 8.3%
• Through Thick and Thin Despite what they lost, there's still one thing that endures 7.8%
• Mighty Falcon Punch Still Falcon Punch but better 7.7%
• Ever and a Day They are happy and no one can fault them for it... 7.5%
• Together Forever 7.4%
• Raving Mad Even to this day, you can still hear their screams inside your head... 7.2%
• Ennui You have everything you've ever wanted in life, but at what cost? 7.2%
• Chapter 2: Complete Read all the branches in Chapter 2 7.2%
• Pull The Plug 7.2%
• Paradigm Shift Recieve a wake-up call from an unlikely person 7.0%
• In the Depths of Sorrow Despite your strength, you know things will never be the same again... 6.9%
• FWD: Ashton Discover all endings for Chapter 6 6.8%
• Melancholia The good days come few and far in between now... 6.8%
• A Cold Welcome 6.7%
• Take it Easy Win all QTEs without skipping in Easy mode 5.5%
• Good Night, Sweet Princess When ignorance becomes a blessing... 5.2%
• ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Sample Hannah's yummy "pie" 5.1%
• Chapter 4: Complete Read all the branches in Chapter 4 5.1%
• Hanging by a Thread In the end, something far more valuable has been taken... 5.0%
• Chapter 3: Complete Read all the branches in Chapter 3 4.6%
• FWD: Luke Discover all endings for Chapter 7 3.8%
• Chapter 5: Complete Read all the branches in Chapter 5 3.3%
• Chapter 6: Complete Read all the branches in Chapter 6 2.1%
• Chapter 7: Complete Read all the branches in Chapter 7 1.8%
• FWD: The Letter Unlock all achievements of the game 1.8%