AdventureIndie
Transference™
The first 2 hours are a test
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 68% of owners
Steam reviews 70% positive of 512
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 3h it's 1 in 4 (25%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 75% of games we track.
- Only 68% 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.
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Based on all 519 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 2.5h for positive, 1.3h 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 (67.7% 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 (14)
- Into the Rabbit Hole The Player has successfully uncorrupted the Lobby. 100%
- Is There Anyone Home? The Player has successfully uncorrupted the apartment entrance door. 85%
- Strange Machine The player has placed the first crystal on the machine. 82%
- Radio Frequency The player has successfully uncorrupted the kitchen. 72%
- Snowflake The Player has successfully uncorrupted the dining room. 61%
- Synchronized Benjamin The Player has placed the second crystal on the machine. 57%
- Maestro The Player has successfully uncorrupted the music room. 55%
- Behind the Curtain Find the picture of Raymond Hayes' undergraduates. 47%
- Time is Relative The Player has successfully uncorrupted the living room. 47%
- Synchronized Raymond The Player has placed the third crystal on the machine. 47%
- Face Your Fears The Player has faced the monster with the fourth crystal. 46%
- "Deus ex machina" The Player has reached the end of the game. 46%
- Broken Family The Player has triggered all the audio logs. 10%
- The Whole Story The Player has found all the collectible video logs. 5.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.