Fade to Silence

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 1,348 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 14.2h for positive, 3.8h 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 (53% 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 (45)

• The Flats Discover the Flats 100%
• For the Hoard Store an object inside your refuge’s stash 98%
• No Place Like Home Rest in your refuge’s very own shelter 95%
• Self-Made Man Craft an item with your own two hands 86%
• Weather the Elements Survive your first blizzard 86%
• The Flesh Is Weak Hunt a deer and harvest it for meat 84%
• Timber! Cut down a tree and harvest it for wood 84%
• United We Stand Recruit a follower 79%
• Perfect Parry Block an enemy’s attack at the very last moment 69%
• Supernatural Succor Collect three shards of the same type 67%
• My Wish Is Your Command Manually assign a task to a follower 66%
• Sheltered Existence Have your followers construct a hut in your refuge 56%
• The Peaks Discover the Peaks 49%
• Humanity's Last Hope Venture out to an outpost and cleanse its corrupted crystal shard from the blight 46%
• Mush! Rescue two wolves, construct a kennel and take your new sled for a spin 44%
• The Looter Recruit Vic 42%
• The Undertaker Recruit Jin 41%
• Small Talk Gain the trust of a follower and have them confide in you 39%
• The Investigator Recruit Rhys 39%
• Make It So Have an adept follower craft better items for you 36%
• Close the Gates! Have your followers construct palisades and a gate to protect your refuge 29%
• The Prairie Discover the Prairie 27%
• The Survivalist Recruit Gani 26%
• The Alchemist Recruit Ezra 24%
• The Sneak Recruit Ryme 22%
• Manifold Destiny Collect three shards of each type 21%
• Big Talk Gain the full trust of one of your followers 21%
• Mushier! Get four wolves to pull your sled 19%
• The Wreck Discover the Wreck 18%
• Revelation Cleanse the Wreck 17%
• The Pit Discover the Pit 16%
• A Gift From a Friend Have an expert follower craft the best items possible for you 15%
• Clean Conscience Cleanse the outposts in the Flats, Peaks, Prairie and Pit 14%
• The Glare Discover the Glare 13%
• Insight Cleanse the Glare outpost to access the shuttle 12%
• Mushiest! Get six wolves to pull your sled 11%
• Rupture Break the cycle of torment 11%
• The Sniper Recruit Issa 8.9%
• The Warrior Recruit Tua 8.9%
• Memento Mori Collect all toys for Alice 6.2%
• All the Lonely People Recruit all potential followers throughout your lifetimes 5.3%
• Revisionist Discover both endings 5.3%
• True Leader Gain the full trust of all potential followers throughout your lifetimes 2.8%
• I Am Complete Collect all shards 2.3%
• Remembrance Recall all suppressed memories in your dreams 2.3%