Phoenotopia: Awakening
Give it 35 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (47%); after 35h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 33% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Victory” (Complete the game): only 33% of starters get there.
- Only 45% 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 2,935 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 44.6h for positive, 15.8h 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 (45.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Victory Complete the game Most players quit here 33% −67
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (33)
story milestone ending side
- Starting Arsenal It's dangerous to go alone! Find your first weapon. 100%
- Bronze Spirit Acquire 4 Energy Gems 69%
- Box Breaker Break 250 boxes 67%
- Bronze Heart Acquire 5 Heart Rubies 66%
- Bronze Moon Acquire 11 Moonstones 64%
- Experienced Diner Eat or drink 80 items 62%
- Quick Hits Strike foes with a quick swing of your bat 1000 times 60%
- Fishing Novice Caught 10 Fish 56%
- Experienced Cook Complete the cooking process 40 times 53%
- Silver Spirit Acquire 12 Energy Gems 49%
- Overworld Encounters Weathered 30 battle encounters on the overworld 49%
- Silver Heart Acquire 20 Heart Rubies 46%
- Survivalist Hunt 25 crawling critters for sustenance 42%
- Ethics Do the right thing, especially when no one's looking 42%
- Hard Hits Strike foes with a powerful charged swing of your bat 100 times 41%
- Silver Moon Acquire 55 Moonstones 40%
- Treasure Hunter Acquired 5000 RIN throughout your journey 37%
- Hoarder Upgrade your inventory space to its maximum capacity 34%
- Victory Complete the game 33%
- Dark Wings Defeat Katash in the second encounter 20%
- Gold Spirit Acquire 33 Energy Gems 19%
- Gold Heart Acquire 55 Heart Rubies 18%
- Cat Petter Pet 9 different cats 18%
- Fishing Pro Caught 100 Fish 17%
- Snooper Read people's personal journals 16%
- Ending Arsenal It's not possible to be overprepared! Find all weapons. 16%
- Gold Moon Acquire 111 Moonstones 16%
- Light Wings Defeat the Phalanx 15%
- Fluffy Pillow Connoisseur Sleep wherever it is possible to sleep 14%
- Not for Profit Find three people who will provide service even if you're a little short on money 13%
- Recycler Pro Earned 2500 RIN through recycling 13%
- Zero Trial Beat the game having picked up zero Heart Rubies and zero Energy Gems and having used none of the combat-related *accessibility options 3.8%
- Speed Runner Reach the final save point in under 4 hours 3.3%