Hope Lake

When it gets good

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

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Based on all 543 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 5h for positive, 4.5h 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 (83% 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 (30)

• Fuel up your car Gas up the car 100%
• First evidence Handkerchief evidence found 99%
• Flashlight Took the flashlight 97%
• Valve Got the Valve :) 94%
• Lion head Case a lion head 92%
• Disk puzzle Disc puzzle completed 88%
• Pipe puzzle Pipes puzzle completed 88%
• Boarding school Get into boarding school 87%
• Fire! The fire is put out 85%
• Scratched door Sliding puzzle completed 84%
• Hex tile Hex tile found 84%
• Books Books puzzle completed 83%
• Mix puzzle Mix puzzle completed 82%
• Vinil Record found 82%
• Courtyard Courtyard reached 82%
• Gravedigger Coffin lid lifted 80%
• Piano Keys Piano keys found 78%
• Dead end Got out of the dead end 77%
• Telescope puzzle Telescope puzzle completed 77%
• Special keys All special keys found 77%
• Painting Mystery of the painting solved 77%
• Armed! You got a revolver 76%
• Emily Emily is awaken! 76%
• Freedom Escaped the trap 76%
• Crown The dragon defeated 76%
• Evidence case All evidence collected 76%
• Photos All photos found 76%
• Rescue Stopped Peter and saved Emily! 76%
• Mystery person Identified the mystery person 75%
• Animals Animals puzzle completed 69%