Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (16%); after 15h it's 1 in 50 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised less than in 80% of games we track.
- 44% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Close Call” (Fend off Howl) and “Take the Bug by the Horn” (Defeat the Horn Beetle): from 100% to 72% of starters.
- 80% 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 152,877 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 16.2h for positive, 6.3h 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 (79.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Close Call Fend off Howl 100%
- Take the Bug by the Horn Defeat the Horn Beetle Most players quit here 73% −27
- Home Sweet Home Reach the Wellspring Glades 68% −4
- Guardian's Rest Fend off Kwolok 50% −19
- Dark Triumph Fend off Mora 49%
- Icy Escape Escape the Avalanche 48% −1
- Quick Sand Escape the Ruins 46% −2
- Laser Brain Defeat the Willow Stone 45% −1
- Stone Cold Defeat Shriek 44% −1
- Destiny Complete the Game 44%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (37)
story milestone ending side
- Close Call Fend off Howl 100%
- Did I Do That? Defeat 10 Enemies using Environmental Hazards 76%
- Take the Bug by the Horn Defeat the Horn Beetle 73%
- Home Sweet Home Reach the Wellspring Glades 68%
- Let the Waters Flow Clear the Watermill 63%
- Juggling Act Juggle 3 or More Projectiles in the Air for Over 5 Seconds 62%
- Guardian's Rest Fend off Kwolok 50%
- Dark Triumph Fend off Mora 49%
- Timely Demise Defeat Kwolok in Under 2 Minutes 49%
- Icy Escape Escape the Avalanche 48%
- Bring it On Defeat 5 Enemies Without Touching the Ground 47%
- Quick Sand Escape the Ruins 46%
- Laser Brain Defeat the Willow Stone 45%
- Destiny Complete the Game 44%
- Stone Cold Defeat Shriek 44%
- Shrine Bright Complete all Spirit Shrines 38%
- Fully Slotted Upgrade all Shard Slots 38%
- Tools of the Trade Unlock all Abilities 32%
- Mark of the Trader Complete the Trade Sequence Quest 26%
- Mad Skills Upgrade all Abilities 26%
- Cartographer's Protégé Buy all Maps from Lupo 25%
- Fixer Upper Complete all Wellspring Glades Projects 23%
- Healthy Max out Life 22%
- Completionist Complete every Side Quest 22%
- Powerful Max out Energy 21%
- Shard Hunter Unlock all Shards 21%
- Damage Spike Defeat 3 Enemies with a Single Spike 16%
- Shard Specialist Upgrade all Shards 14%
- Speed Demon Complete all Spirit Trials 14%
- Lost and Found Find all Collectibles 12%
- Hardcore Fan Complete Hard Mode 6.0%
- High and Dry Avoid Touching any Corrupted Water 3.1%
- Untouchable Defeat Mora Without Taking any Damage 2.9%
- Shardless Beat the Game Without Equipping a Shard 1.9%
- Lightless Beat the Game Without Spending any Spirit Light 1.9%
- Look at the Time Complete the Game in Under 4 Hours 1.9%
- Immortal Complete the Game without Dying 1.8%