BirdGut
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 10 reviews are negative (10%); after 3h it's 1 in 45 (2%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 90% of games we track.
- At least 28% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Twists and Turns” (Reach the small intestines) and “Junk and Rubbish” (Reach the large intestines): from 70% to 36% of starters.
- Only 67% 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 5,319 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 3.1h for positive, 1.4h 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 (67% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Get Eaten Get eaten by the bird. 100%
- The Fabulous Stomach Reach the stomach of the bird 100%
- Peculiar Dwellings Reach the stomach city 89% −11
- Construction and Destruction Reach the stomach city's upper zone 80% −9
- The Floor is Acid Reach the Acid Ocean 74% −6
- Twists and Turns Reach the small intestines 70% −4
- Junk and Rubbish Reach the large intestines Most players quit here 36% −34
- Armed Insects Reach the colon 35% −1
- Big ol' Bombs Reach the Missile Chamber 32% −4
- The Hatless One Obtain the launch and escape ending ≥28% −3
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 (22)
story milestone ending side
- Get Eaten Get eaten by the bird. 100%
- The Fabulous Stomach Reach the stomach of the bird 100%
- Peculiar Dwellings Reach the stomach city 89%
- Construction and Destruction Reach the stomach city's upper zone 80%
- The Floor is Acid Reach the Acid Ocean 74%
- Twists and Turns Reach the small intestines 70%
- Junk and Rubbish Reach the large intestines 36%
- Armed Insects Reach the colon 35%
- The Sixth of the Hidden Discover the Skull of the Sixth 34%
- The Fourth of the Hidden Discover the Skull of the Fourth 32%
- Big ol' Bombs Reach the Missile Chamber 32%
- The Hatless One Obtain the launch and escape ending 28%
- The Fifth of the Hidden Discover the Skull of the Fifth 26%
- The Ninth of the Hidden Discover the Skull of the Ninth 23%
- Going Down with the Ship Obtain the launch ending 20%
- The Third of the Hidden Discover the Skull of the Third 19%
- The First of the Hidden Discover the Skull of the First 15%
- Lose-Lose Obtain the escape ending 14%
- The Second of the Hidden Discover the Skull of the Second 14%
- The Seventh of the Hidden Discover the Skull of the Seventh 13%
- The Eighth of the Hidden Discover the Skull of the Eighth 12%
- Blessed Receive the Blessing of the Nine 11%