When does A Short Hike get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 45 reviews are negative (2%); after 3h it's 1 in 305 (0%). Fully opens up by hour 2.

How many players finish A Short Hike?

83% of players who start reach the ending.

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A Short Hike

Jul 30, 2019 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

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

Fully opens up by 2h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 83% of players who started

Started playing 66% of owners

Steam reviews 99% positive of 22,937

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 45 reviews are negative (2%); after 3h it's 1 in 305 (0%).
Fully opens up by hour 2.
The opening is criticised less than in 99% of games we track.
83% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Hawk Peak” (You made it to the top!) and “The End” (Take a nice long nap): from 100% to 83% of starters.
Only 66% 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 23,327 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 3.7h for positive, 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 (65.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Hawk Peak You made it to the top! 100%
The End Take a nice long nap. Most players quit here 83% −17

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (12)

story milestone ending side

Hawk Peak You made it to the top! 100%
Feather Finder Collect 10 golden feathers. 91%
The End Take a nice long nap. 83%
Remember This Day Forever Get the commemorative hat. 38%
Photo Friends Get your photo taken. 33%
Parkour Master Beat each parkour race once. 30%
Feathers Forever Find every feather. 24%
Crispy Eat a piece of toast. 23%
The Fish Are Biting Today Trade every species of fish from the journal. 23%
Only You Can Prevent Campfires Put out 4 campfires. 20%
Not A Scratch Complete the boating challenge in under 45 seconds. 20%
Green Thumb Water every sprout. 17%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.