When does I Expect You To Die get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 4h it's 1 in 60 (2%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

How many players finish I Expect You To Die?

44% of players who start reach the ending.

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I Expect You To Die

Apr 25, 2017 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 44% of players who started

Started playing 92% of owners

Steam reviews 94% positive of 2,796

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 4h it's 1 in 60 (2%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
44% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Live and Let Fly” (Complete Operation Friendly Skies) and “We're Not Going Viral Today” (Complete Operation Squeaky Clean): from 95% to 76% of starters.
92% 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 2,848 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 4.8h 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 (92.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Live and Let Fly Complete Operation Friendly Skies 95% −5
We're Not Going Viral Today Complete Operation Squeaky Clean Most players quit here 76% −19
For Sale: One Escape Pod, Gently Used Complete Operation Deep Dive 59% −17
DisLodged Complete Operation Winter Break 54% −5
Mission Accomplished Complete All Missions 44% −10

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (11)

story milestone ending side

Guns, Fire, and Fake Plants. Welcome to the Life of a Spy Finish Spy Training 100%
Live and Let Fly Complete Operation Friendly Skies 95%
We're Not Going Viral Today Complete Operation Squeaky Clean 76%
For Sale: One Escape Pod, Gently Used Complete Operation Deep Dive 59%
DisLodged Complete Operation Winter Break 54%
Mission Accomplished Complete All Missions 44%
Driven to Collect Earn all souvenirs from Operation Friendly Skies 9.0%
High Rise Hijinks Earn all souvenirs from Operation Squeaky Clean 5.0%
Cold Comfort Earn all souvenirs from Operation Winter Break 4.2%
Undersea Over-achiever Earn all souvenirs from Operation Deep Dive 3.9%
All The Things! Earn all the souvenirs in I Expect You To Die 2.6%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.