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The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories

Q: When does The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories get good?

Give it 1 hour. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 7h it's 1 in 20 (5%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

Oct 11, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 1 hour

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 95% of owners

Steam reviews 89% positive of 1,440

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 7h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
95% 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 1,451 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 7.5h for positive, 3.9h 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 (94.9% 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 (20)

Where's Emily? Awaken at the campground. 100%
The MISSING Let the strange deer empower you. 94%
BFFs Chat with F.K. for the first time. 93%
Welcome to Sleepy's Find the first Sleepy. 83%
Homesick First, you need to find Emily. 73%
Hairshrieker Escape from something scary. 61%
Collision! Get run over by a train. 49%
Perfect 10 Fall off a bridge. 49%
Evasion Mastery Jump over that black thing! 46%
That thing again?! Escape danger. 41%
Reunion Reach the top of the clock tower. 41%
Did you find what you lost? Complete the game. 40%
Control Error Crane operation is dangerous work. 37%
Back to the island Select Continue after the ending and start a new run. 26%
Smartphone Addict Don't get too addicted to your phone. 19%
ur my fav Read a hidden text from F.K. after finishing the game. 17%
I've Been to Them All Find every Sleepy. 15%
Donut Master Acquire every donut. 13%
srsly? Read all of F.K.'s hidden texts after finishing the game. 12%
The Truth Read all of the texts from the past. 12%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.