DISTRAINT 2
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (18%); after 3h it's 1 in 40 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 76% of games we track.
- 63% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Complete Prologue” and “Complete Chapter One”: from 100% to 78% of starters.
- Only 51% 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 5,029 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 3.3h for positive, 2.3h 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 (50.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Complete Prologue Complete Prologue 100%
- Complete Chapter One Complete Chapter One Most players quit here 78% −22
- Complete Chapter Two Complete Chapter Two 66% −12
- Complete Chapter Three Complete Chapter Three 63% −3
- Complete Epilogue Complete Epilogue 63% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (9)
story milestone ending side
- Complete Prologue Complete Prologue 100%
- Complete Chapter One Complete Chapter One 78%
- Complete Chapter Two Complete Chapter Two 66%
- Complete Chapter Three Complete Chapter Three 63%
- Complete Epilogue Complete Epilogue 63%
- Failure Fail in the game 41%
- Catch of the Century Get at least five fishes 31%
- Out of My Way! Find the usher 27%
- LIGHT ERROR Find the dancing bosses 24%