AdventureIndie
The Mind of Marlo
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 82% of owners
Steam reviews 92% positive of 262
What the data shows
- 91% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (91%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 94% of games we track.
- 82% 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 264 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 261 reviews: 0.8h for positive, 0.4h 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 (81.5% 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 (10)
- No Wonder He Misses Her Examine Linda's self potrait 100%
- Nice! Find hidden photo. 96%
- Glad That's All Over! Defeat All Shapes. 94%
- Yo, MF! You Better Listen To Me! Make Marlo perform. 92%
- I Hate Post-credits Scenes! Start The Life of Linda. 92%
- Take My Call Call Dad. 91%
- That Wasn't So Bad Was It? Finish Game. 90%
- Clog The Bog! Put Toilet Roll in the loo. 89%
- Best One of the Day. Linda Smoking On The Toilet. 81%
- Prickly Prank. Put Cactus in Bed. 80%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-22.