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Hacker Evolution Duality
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 28% of owners
Steam reviews 34% positive of 555
What the data shows
- 28% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (28%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 96% of games we track.
- Only 28% 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 554 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 282 reviews: 0.7h for positive, 0.5h 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 (28.2% 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 (9)
- n00b Tutorial level completed 100%
- 100 firewalls bypassed 100 firewalls bypassed 25%
- 100 servers hacked 100 servers hacked 25%
- 100 D.O.S attacks launched 100 D.O.S attacks launched 20%
- 31337 Completed the entire game 20%
- 100 EMP attacks launched 100 EMP attacks launched 19%
- 100 Encryption keys cracked 100 Encryption keys cracked 18%
- 100 RETINA passwords cracked 100 RETINA passwords cracked 18%
- 100 VOICEPRINT passwords cracked 100 VOICEPRINT passwords cracked 18%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.