Vessel

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 841 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 287 reviews: 11.5h for positive, 1.9h 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 (34.3% 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 (20)

• Water Recycling Stomp a fluro into the turbine that created it 100%
• Doctor of the Hydrofluric sciences Create five combinations of fluro and liquid types 57%
• Factory Line Repair Fix all broken machines in the factory 56%
• Research Fellow of the Hydrofluric sciences Create ten combinations of fluro and liquid types 50%
• Windmill Repair Consultant Fix all broken windmills in the orchard 47%
• Mine Machinery Specialist Fix all broken extractors in the mines 34%
• Protoplasm Survey: The Factory Collect every protoplasm blob in the factory 34%
• Master mechanist Fix every broken machine, windmill and extractor in the game 33%
• Protoplasm Survey: The Orchard Collect every protoplasm blob in the orchard 30%
• Liquid Propellant Rocketman Repurpose the farm's watering system to fly higher than the trees 23%
• Perfect dry run Traverse the caves back to the workshop without water touching your light 20%
• Handle with care Create a fluro with both blue goo and red goo 18%
• Going Spelunky Descend into the mines without using the elevator 16%
• Grand Professor of the Hydrofluric sciences Create every possible combination of fluro and liquid types 15%
• Protoplasm Survey: The Mines Collect every protoplasm blob in the mines 13%
• If my calculations are correct... In the mines, gaining access to one of the machines requires precise guiding of light & dark fluros. Solve the puzzle in one go. 12%
• Protoplasm Survey Complete Collect every protoplasm blob in the game 12%
• The Chimera Create a fluro with every kind of eye 11%
• Internal Rejection Create a fluro that is it's own worst enemy 9.0%
• Running with water Find a use for the waterfall under the workshop 8.2%