Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (16%); after 10h it's 1 in 125 (1%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised less than in 81% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 58% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Day 1” (Survive the first day) and “Day 2” (Survive the second day): from 100% to 82% of starters.
- Only 66% 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 2,865 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 9.9h for positive, 5.3h 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 (65.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Day 1 Survive the first day 100%
- Day 2 Survive the second day Most players quit here 82% −18
- Day 3 Survive the third day 66% −16
- Day 4 Survive the fourth day 58% −8
- Don't Escape Complete the game 58%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (25)
story milestone ending side
- Day 1 Survive the first day 100%
- Day 2 Survive the second day 82%
- Day 3 Survive the third day 66%
- Day 4 Survive the fourth day 58%
- Don't Escape Complete the game 58%
- Don't Forget You didn't forget to say goodbye. 56%
- No sweat Get the perfect result on night two (heat) 53%
- Awakening Unlock the Awakening mode 52%
- Stay cool Get the perfect result on night two (cold) 51%
- Cooking with gas Get the perfect result on night four (fuel) 48%
- Breathe Get the perfect result on night four (air) 46%
- Disinfestation Get the perfect result on night one (locust) 44%
- Let's Build a Snowman Witness the last snowman in the world 41%
- Chemistry Major Get the perfect result on night one (gas) 40%
- The Family Make sure everybody survives. 39%
- Escape Unlock the True Ending 39%
- Arachnophobia Get the perfect result on night one (spiders) 37%
- Bloodbath Get the perfect result on night three (bandits) 37%
- Not so shocking Get the perfect result on night three (thunderstorm) 37%
- Dead Bird Space It would never go this high on its own... 35%
- Pyromaniac So that's what this item is for! 32%
- Treasure Hunters At least you tried! 23%
- Tour Guide Learn this and that about your neighbourhood 19%
- Mostly Walking Don't use the car. 14%
- The Lone Wolf Be the sole survivor 13%