ActionAdventureRPG
Perennial Order
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 89% of owners
Steam reviews 93% positive of 821
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (13%); after 15h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised less than in 86% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 89% 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 829 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 12.4h for positive, 5.9h 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 (88.9% 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 (32)
- Rebirth Complete the introduction. 100%
- Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire Cross the bridge into Fort Holgrove. 68%
- You're Too Slow Die five times to the Eldritch Hornet. 36%
- Reunited Complete the Lover's quest. 36%
- Janken Win at rock-paper-scissors. 35%
- Animal Lover Pet Noortje the cat and Milton the dog. 28%
- Bone Slap High-five your partner in Bonded Journey mode. 25%
- Ominous Feeling Complete the Scholar's story...? 25%
- Reinforcements Recruit all of the archers. 19%
- Beyond the Grave Unlock all Vestiges in Bonded Journey mode. 19%
- Bonded Journey Complete the game in Bonded Journey mode. 19%
- Comedian Make someone laugh. 17%
- Nest Complete the Pearl Knight's quest. 15%
- Student of Nature Complete all of the Botanist's dialogue. 14%
- Remembered Collect every Memory. 14%
- Birchwood Masterpiece Fully upgrade the Birchwood Stinger. 13%
- Getting the Band Back Together Reunite all of the band members. 12%
- Servant of the Spores Embrace The Source. 7.9%
- You Monster Kill every character that can be killed. 7.8%
- Speak With Plants Open all Dryad Doors. 7.4%
- Objection! Use the "Objection!" Expression against a boss. 7.1%
- Lone Knight Complete the game in Lone Knight mode. 7.0%
- Scholar Collect all Notebook Entries. 6.9%
- Primal Instinct Collect all Instincts. 6.5%
- Conquering Nyctophobia Kill the Abysm without using the Torchlight Instinct. 5.8%
- Well, what is it?! Collect all Expressions. 4.3%
- Missing the Point Kill the Master of the Bloom without clashing any of his attacks. 3.0%
- You Like Jazz? Oh, you don't like jazz? 2.4%
- Counter! Kill a boss using only the Riposte ability. 1.7%
- Speedrunner Beat the game in under 3 hours. 1.2%
- You Dare? Dance in front of every boss. 1.1%
- Bare Bones Beat the game without you (or your partner) equipping an Instinct or upgrading your weapon. 1.0%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.