When does Shank get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 4h it's 1 in 20 (5%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

How many players finish Shank?

30% of players who start reach the ending.

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Shank

Oct 25, 2010 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 30% of players who started

Started playing 85% of owners

Steam reviews 90% positive of 4,079

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 4h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
30% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “The Wrong Guy” (Defeat El Raton) and “The Meating” (Defeat The Butcher): from 89% to 47% of starters.
85% 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 4,099 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 4.9h for positive, 2.4h 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 (84.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
The Wrong Guy Defeat El Raton 89% −11
The Meating Defeat The Butcher Most players quit here 47% −42
Scars from the past Defeat Cassandra 44% −4
Father forgive me... Defeat The Priest 34% −9
Revenge is Sweet Defeat Cesar 30% −4
And it continues Complete Single Player Campaign on Normal Mode 30%

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (12)

story milestone ending side

Just getting started Take out 20 enemies 100%
The Wrong Guy Defeat El Raton 89%
Making a name for yourself Take out 100 enemies 78%
The Meating Defeat The Butcher 47%
Scars from the past Defeat Cassandra 44%
Father forgive me... Defeat The Priest 34%
Revenge is Sweet Defeat Cesar 30%
And it continues Complete Single Player Campaign on Normal Mode 30%
Grindhouse 100 Chainsaw kills 17%
Mow 'em Down Take out 1000 enemies 12%
Backstory Complete Co-op Campaign Mode 7.8%
I'm just that good Complete Single Player Campaign on Hard Mode 4.8%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.