Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love

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 430 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 10h for positive, 7h 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 (81.8% 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 (42)

• The Adventure Begins Piece together how it all began 100%
• Deja Food Experience public humiliation 89%
• Finishing Touch Surely you can use these things together 79%
• The Weirdest Journey Step one - Leave the house 79%
• Welcome to Matryoshka Witness the absurdity of Matryoshka for the first time 76%
• Toodle-oo Say goodbye to your folks 75%
• Ivan the Destroyer Slightly vandalize the room 69%
• Liberator Sal Limones would be proud! 66%
• The Early Bird Gets the Worm Order a wake-up call 66%
• Charmer Show them how to treat the ladies 59%
• When Things go Awry Step two - Stay clean 58%
• New Challenger Try your hand at all of the GORK Park activities 55%
• Evan Mosley Almost like a detective's disguise 54%
• Bright Idea Save your telekinetic powers for later 54%
• Necessity is the Mother... Blow up the bizarre balloon 54%
• Sweet Surrender Offer the general an excellent treat 54%
• Betrayal at Condor Step three - Get cracking 53%
• Origins Find a way to bring down the wall 53%
• IDKFA Disassemble the dreaded item 53%
• Not So Secret Cow Level Find yourself in a heap of trouble 53%
• The Black Lodge The right man in the wrong place 52%
• Obsolete Technology Snap a photo with an antique camera 51%
• Pro Tiger Tamer A three-headed monkey would also be useful 50%
• Hero of the Day Give the people a sure sign that the revolution has started 49%
• Pack Rat Buy every single item from the vending machine 49%
• Gory to Matryoshka Step four - Save Matryoshka 49%
• Scream and Run Oh hai doggy 49%
• Constant Surveillance Close observation goes outrageously wrong 48%
• Strong-arm Service Acquire an unusual business card 45%
• Fearless Coward Technically you're not supposed to do that 33%
• Aloha Send your parents a postcard from Matryoshka 32%
• Backtracker Exchange ration card with the professor 32%
• Sharpshooter Score 20 points by shooting the targets 31%
• Meticulous Design Create the perfect zooming device 31%
• Am I Evil? We all go a little mad sometimes 26%
• Old Friends Find the hidden stash 19%
• Apoocalypse All work and no play makes Evan a very dull journalist 18%
• Blast from the Past Bring back your childhood memories 17%
• Son of a Gun Prove that you're very thorough with your preparations 17%
• Encouragement Try to bribe several of the locals 14%
• The Final Frontier Try to find another race in outer space 14%
• Shame on You Getting the various hard-working classes drunk will get you nowhere 12%