When does Lara Croft GO get good?

Give it 2 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 5h it's 1 in 30 (3%). Fully opens up by hour 5.

How many players finish Lara Croft GO?

24% of players who start reach the ending.

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Adventure

Lara Croft GO

Dec 4, 2016 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 2 hours

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 24% of players who started

Started playing 71% of owners

Steam reviews 93% positive of 4,108

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 5h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
Fully opens up by hour 5.
24% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Key of Stones” and “Key of Spirits”: from 73% to 54% of starters.
71% of owners got the first achievement.

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 4,159 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 6.2h 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 (70.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Key of Snakes Find the Key of Snakes 92% −8
Key of Stones Find the Key of Stones 73% −19
Key of Spirits Find the Key of Spirits Most players quit here 54% −19
Atlas of Beyond Discover the Atlas of Beyond 42% −12
Ophidiophobia Slay the Queen of Venom 42%
Immortal no more Unearth the Shard of Life 26% −17
Back to reality Return from the Mirror of Spirits 24% −2

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (17)

story milestone ending side

Archaeologist Find a Relic Fragment 100%
Key of Snakes Find the Key of Snakes 92%
Into the abyss Kill a creature by making it fall to its death 75%
Key of Stones Find the Key of Stones 73%
Getting crafty Stack two Pillars 59%
Gathering moss Get crushed by a Boulder 55%
Key of Spirits Find the Key of Spirits 54%
Historian Complete a Relic 52%
Atlas of Beyond Discover the Atlas of Beyond 42%
Ophidiophobia Slay the Queen of Venom 42%
Déjà-vu Slay the same creature four times in a row 34%
Immortal no more Unearth the Shard of Life 26%
Back to reality Return from the Mirror of Spirits 24%
Put this apple on your head Throw a spear six nodes or farther 23%
Master builder Stack three Pillars 23%
Curator Complete all Relics 21%
Preservation Society Break all Vases 21%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.