Strange Horticulture
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 7h it's 1 in 40 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 96% 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 16,428 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 7.8h for positive, 4.4h 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 (96.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (18)
story milestone ending side
- Beginnings Handle your first customer 100%
- On the Map Solve your first clue card 89%
- Apprentice Identify 10 plants 88%
- Explorer Visit 20 map locations 79%
- Back from the Brink Recover from Rising Dread 71%
- Hidden Texts Activate the viewing device 69%
- A Mystery Solved Find a Bryer's Disc location 68%
- Secrets Open the secret drawer 66%
- Master Brewer Create an Elixir 62%
- Ending Complete the game 53%
- Cat Lover Pet Hellebore 13 times 51%
- Banished Perform the ritual 48%
- Experienced Horticulturist Identify all the plants 39%
- Guardian of the Forest Save the Sisterhood 38%
- Horticulturist Complete a full playthrough without using the hint button 12%
- Extreme Consequences Murder Burbidge 12%
- Praise the Dendrew Bring about the Redemption 8.1%
- I am the Dendrew Take control of the Servant 8.0%