When does BIT.TRIP BEAT get good?

Hooks you right away. 74% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (77%). 77% of owners got the first achievement.

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BIT.TRIP BEAT

Nov 2, 2010 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 77% of owners

Steam reviews 81% positive of 883

What the data shows

74% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (77%).
77% 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.

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Based on all 890 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 3h for positive, 1.4h 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 (77.1% 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 (26)

OLD.SCHOOL.SKILLS Escaped Nether Mode 100%
EPIC.FAIL Miss a Beat with an extended Paddle 88%
BIT.TRIPPER Register a high score on the leaderboards 72%
JUGGLER Chained 100 Beats 66%
TRANSITION.COMPLETE Beat Transition in Normal difficulty 59%
SUN.BATHING Got a PERFECT in sunny 1-1 50%
CHALLENGE.COMPLETE Block all Beats during a Challenge 48%
JINGLE.BELLS Make a bell chime in Descent 46%
MULTI.TASKER Chained 200 Beats 25%
LONG.FALL long fall 11%
DESCENT.COMPLETE Beat Descent in Normal difficulty 8.8%
BEAT.MASTER Block 10,000 Beats 7.1%
GROWTH.COMPLETE Beat Growth in Normal difficulty 3.5%
PROGRESS Beat the game on Normal 3.5%
BEGINNING Watched the hidden cutscene 3.0%
MEAT.BOY SMELLS Get a PERFECT in 1-1 using only a game pad 2.6%
JUGGLE.MASTER Chained 500 Beats 2.2%
ENDURANCE.GAMER Beat the game in one sitting without getting a Game Over 1.8%
ADEPT Achieved a multiplier of 50 in Normal difficulty 1.8%
HOUSE.PARTY Experience the joy of a serene suburban afternoon 1.4%
CHALLENGE.MASTER Block all Beats in all Challenges 1.3%
PERFECT.SPECIMEN Got a PERFECT in GLaDOS' <test> level 1.3%
GIFTED Achieved a multiplier of 100 in Normal difficulty 1.3%
FLAWLESS.TRANSITION Got a PERFECT score in Transition 1.2%
FLAWLESS.DESCENT Got a PERFECT score in Descent 1.2%
FLAWLESS.GROWTH Got a PERFECT score in Growth 1.2%

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