IndieSimulation
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Give it 1 hour
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 2h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 26% of owners
Steam reviews 60% positive of 2,102
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (46%); after 3h it's 1 in 4 (25%).
- Fully opens up by hour 2.
- Only 26% 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 2,094 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 2.5h for positive, 1.5h 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 (26.4% 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 (5)
- Hello World! Enter your PC 100%
- Money is a lie Complete 1st chapter 52%
- Pro gamer Win a mini game 41%
- One million Complete 2nd chapter 37%
- GN Dalve Complete 3rd chapter 34%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.