Potionomics
Give it 15 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 20h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 18% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Contractual Obligations” (Obtained by clearing the intro) and “Roxanne's Ruin” (Beat Roxanne): from 100% to 67% of starters.
- 98% 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 7,485 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 30.4h for positive, 7.9h 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 (97.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Contractual Obligations Obtained by clearing the intro 100%
- Roxanne's Ruin Beat Roxanne Most players quit here 67% −33
- Corsac's Comeuppance Beat Corsac 41% −26
- Boss Finn's Bane Beat Boss Finn 27% −13
- Anubia's Annihilator Beat Anubia 21% −6
- Toppled the Monarch Beat Robin 18% −3
- Out of Debt Beat the game 18%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (30)
story milestone ending side
- Contractual Obligations Obtained by clearing the intro 100%
- Chump Change Collect a small amount of money (500 in Wallet) 82%
- Roxanne's Ruin Beat Roxanne 67%
- Big Bucks Collect a large size amount of money (10000 in Wallet) 55%
- A Taste of Success Expand 30 Ingredients in one playthrough 52%
- Potion Maker Craft 100 Potions 48%
- No Contest Beat an opponent by submitting a higher value potion 48%
- Right Tools for the Job Fully upgrade any Cauldron or Shelf 43%
- Corsac's Comeuppance Beat Corsac 41%
- Pocket Money Collect a medium size amount of money (2500 in Wallet) 41%
- An Appetite for Business Expand 60 Ingredients in one playthrough 35%
- Flat Broke Have 0 money in the bank 30%
- Boss Finn's Bane Beat Boss Finn 27%
- Love Potion Date a character romantically 26%
- Potion Master Craft 300 Potions 26%
- A Glutton for Commerce Expand 100 ingredients in one playthrough 24%
- Recipe for Success Make a level 6 tier potion 23%
- Anubia's Annihilator Beat Anubia 21%
- Toppled the Monarch Beat Robin 18%
- Out of Debt Beat the game 18%
- Joined at the Hip Max a relationship with a character 18%
- Stormed the Castle Complete Maven's Tower Adventure Area 15%
- Stress Test Reach 100% stress with Sylvia 14%
- Pest Intentions Give Luna a bug 12%
- Fixed'er-Upper Fully Upgrade Store 12%
- Thick as Thieves Max the relationship with 3 characters in one playthrough 9.3%
- Gotta Mix 'em All Make all level 6 tier potions 8.3%
- Just Friends Didn't pursue a romantic relationship with a character 7.7%
- Peas in a Pod Max the relationship with 7 characters in one playthrough 6.2%
- Birds of a Feather Max the relationship with 10 characters in one playthrough 5.2%