Quarantine Circular

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 449 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 2.4h for positive, 2.2h 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 (93.1% 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 (18)

• In at the deep end Completed the first sequence. 100%
• Security measures Completed the second sequence. 95%
• First contact Completed the third sequence. 90%
• I've seen things you people wouldn't believe Completed the fourth sequence. 87%
• Trust An engineer gave an alien a chance. 85%
• Breaking point Completed the fifth sequence. 85%
• Leadership Completed the sixth sequence. 81%
• Friendship is magic An alien and a Professor found common ground. 78%
• Green giant Made a selfless choice. 52%
• Big pharma Made a deal. 33%
• Caution An engineer decided to be careful. 31%
• Keeping it professional An alien and a Professor kept it strictly business. 17%
• Distributed risk Made a balanced choice. 11%
• Law & Order Made a predictable choice. 9.9%
• Not without me Made a selfish choice. 9.2%
• Red letter day Made a pragmatic choice. 8.8%
• Personal responsibility Made an individual choice. 7.7%
• The bigger life form Made a kind choice. 7.3%