Backpack Hero
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 15h it's 1 in 9 (12%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 8% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Backpack Hero” (Defeat Disorder): only 8% of starters get there.
- Only 63% 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 8,612 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 31.9h for positive, 16.6h 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 (63.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Backpack Hero Defeat Disorder Most players quit here 8% −92
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (35)
story milestone ending side
- Prada's Locket Find Prada's Locket 100%
- Discoverer Discover at least 200 items 74%
- Deep Explorer Discover the Deep Caves 72%
- Thorny Discover the Bramble 54%
- Popular Attract at least 40 residents to Haversack Hill 53%
- Town Hall Unlock the Town Hall 46%
- Multipurpose Wear a shoehat on your head and one on your feet at the same time 45%
- Expert Discover at least 400 items 44%
- Bird Hero Unlock Satchel 43%
- Shiv Master Carry at least 5 shivs 42%
- Glutton Carry at least 7 consumables 42%
- Fully Armored Carry a helmet, clothing, two gloves, and footwear 40%
- Status Master Have at least 5 status effects at the same time 39%
- Swampland Discover the Enchanted Swamp 39%
- Mage Carry at least 5 manastones 37%
- Resilient Town Survive the Raid 36%
- Toad Hero Unlock Tote 33%
- Builder Carry at least 5 structures 31%
- Toasty Discover the Magma Core 29%
- Poison Stack Stack at least 50 poison 29%
- Haggler Give a Tasty Fly to a merchant 25%
- Quick Hero Win a Quick Run 22%
- Shivers Discover the Frozen Heart 22%
- Porcupine Hero Unlock Pochette 19%
- Purse Hero Win a Quick Run as Purse 19%
- Robotic Hero Unlock CR-8 18%
- Hero Discover at least 700 items 15%
- Archer Carry at least 5 arrows 14%
- Satchel Hero Win a Quick Run as Satchel 9.8%
- Tough Times Win a Run in Hardmode 8.7%
- Backpack Hero Defeat Disorder 8.0%
- Cursed Run Carry at least 4 cursed items 6.8%
- CR-8 Hero Win a Quick Run as CR-8 6.8%
- Pochette Hero Win a Quick Run as Pochette 6.0%
- Tote Hero Win a Quick Run as Tote 3.3%