NBA Playgrounds

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 1,382 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 289 reviews: 6.5h for positive, 2.2h 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 (71.8% 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 (13)

• First Taste of Victory Win your first game 100%
• Fifty Deep Unlock the first 50 players 66%
• Buzzer Beater Boss Score at the last second 66%
• The Gold Standard Reach gold level with one player 55%
• Keep It 100 Unlock the first 100 players 34%
• Bad Slama Jama Score 100 dunks 32%
• Bracket Beast Win all 6 initial tournaments 26%
• Hail Mary Score from your backcourt without using a lottery pick 23%
• Deadly From Downtown Score 150 three-pointers 23%
• Earn a Buck Fiddy Unlock the first 150 players 19%
• Your Pain, My Gain Activate 5 Lottery Picks in the same game 15%
• Aerial Attack Ace Execute 50 alley-oops 8.8%
• Rise to the Challenge Unlock all tournament challenges 4.6%