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Pictopix
Give it 1 hour
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 96% of owners
Steam reviews 97% positive of 1,514
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (20%); after 20h it's 1 in 60 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 96% 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 1,526 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 30.4h for positive, 2.1h 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 (96.4% 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 (34)
- Let's play! Solve your first puzzle. 100%
- 5 x 5 Solve all 5 x 5 puzzles. 89%
- 10 x 10 Solve all 10 x 10 puzzles. 65%
- 150 Awards Earn 150 awards. 57%
- Beginner Complete Introduction (Beginner part). 57%
- Expert Complete Introduction (Expert part). 46%
- 15 x 15 Solve all 15 x 15 puzzles. 41%
- Mosaic 1 Complete the first mosaic. 35%
- 300 Awards Earn 300 awards. 30%
- 20 x 20 Solve all 20 x 20 puzzles. 27%
- Mosaic 2 Complete the second mosaic. 23%
- 25 x 25 Solve all 25 x 25 puzzles. 23%
- Mosaic 3 Complete the third mosaic. 20%
- Caught in the act! Prove how clever you are. 20%
- 5 x 5 Sprint Complete the "5 x 5 Sprint" challenge in less than 1 minute. 19%
- 5 ■ 5 Solve five 5 x 5 puzzles using no X's, no marks and no hints. (Endless mode) 18%
- 450 Awards Earn 450 awards. 18%
- Unchained Unlock all puzzles. 16%
- The Artist Earn all awards in Mosaics mode. 14%
- 7 x 7 Sprint Complete the "7 x 7 Sprint" challenge in less than 2 minutes. 14%
- 5 - 7 - 10 Triathlon Complete the "5 - 7 - 10 Triathlon" challenge in less than 3 minutes. 13%
- 15 x 15 Marathon Complete the "15 x 15 Marathon" challenge in less than 10 minutes. 13%
- 30 x 30 Solve all 30 x 30 puzzles. 12%
- 10 ■ 10 Solve five 10 x 10 puzzles using no X's, no marks and no hints. (Endless mode) 12%
- Scanner Unlock bonus puzzles. 11%
- 40 x 40 Solve all 40 x 40 puzzles. 10%
- The Matrix Solve a 40 x 40 puzzle without graying numbers. 10%
- PictoTron 3000™ Activate PictoTron 3000™ 10%
- Unwrapped Solve bonus puzzles. 9.6%
- Onibi Can be seen late at night! 8.8%
- Let's smile! Did he wink? 8.0%
- 600 Awards Earn 600 awards. 6.4%
- The End It has been a long journey! 5.9%
- Four Seasons The developer's favorite! 5.0%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.