When does Emily is Away <3 get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 5h it's 1 in 13 (8%). At least 41% of players who start reach the ending.

How many players finish Emily is Away <3?

At least 41% of players who start reach the ending.

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Emily is Away <3

Q: When does Emily is Away <3 get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 5h it's 1 in 13 (8%). At least 41% of players who start reach the ending.

Q: How many players finish Emily is Away <3?

At least 41% of players who start reach the ending.

Apr 16, 2021 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Reach the ending at least 41% of players who started

Started playing 64% of owners

Steam reviews 91% positive of 6,834

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 5h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
At least 41% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Chapter 1” and “Chapter 2”: from 100% to 82% of starters.
Only 64% 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 6,943 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 5.8h for positive, 4.8h 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 (63.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Chapter 1 Complete Chapter 1 100%
Chapter 2 Complete Chapter 2 Most players quit here 82% −18
Chapter 3 Complete Chapter 3 72% −10
Chapter 4 Complete Chapter 4 66% −5
Emily Ending Complete an ending with Emily ≥41% −25

story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (15)

story milestone ending side

Chapter 1 Complete Chapter 1 100%
Chapter 2 Complete Chapter 2 82%
Chapter 3 Complete Chapter 3 72%
Chapter 4 Complete Chapter 4 66%
Emily Ending Complete an ending with Emily 41%
Evelyn Ending Complete an ending with Evelyn 39%
Post Unknown Open this website 27%
A Fuzzier Planet Open this website 25%
EGN Open this website 23%
Dugg This! Open the website 22%
Pet The Dog Can you pet the dog? 21%
The Hype Device Open this website 19%
Golden Karet Farm the Golden Karet 14%
[Redacted] [Redacted] 14%
All Endings Complete all major endings 4.6%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.