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Sunkenland
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 8% of owners
Steam reviews 80% positive of 24,059
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (55%); after 10h it's 1 in 6 (15%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 8% 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 24,225 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 44.8h for positive, 26.5h 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 (8.2% 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 (107)
story milestone ending side
- Peaceful Home Discover Castaway Island 100%
- Running I Walk 100m on Land 99%
- First Dive Swim 200m Underwater 89%
- Lucky Survivor Survive 1 Day Without Dying 88%
- Sweet Dream Sleep for the First Time 85%
- The First Drop Build a Simple Water Purifier 83%
- Clear Mutation Kill 10 Mutants 82%
- Running II Walk 500m on Land 78%
- Power of Science Build a Research Table 78%
- One-Hit Kill Kill with Melee Weapon 77%
- Junior Lumberjack Chop 10 Trees or Bushes 74%
- Ten Kills Kill 10 Humans 73%
- Cautious Survive 2 Days Without Dying 72%
- Savage? Discover Mutant Camp 71%
- Headshot Get 5 Headshot Kills 71%
- Water Transport Build First Vehicle 70%
- Cozy Home Build 10 Foundations 68%
- Running III Walk 1000m on Land 67%
- Claim the Island Occupy an Island 66%
- Defend Home I Defend Base Once 66%
- Deep Diver I Dive to 20m Depth 65%
- Shallow Expert Swim 1000m Underwater 63%
- Meat Lover Kill 10 Animals 63%
- Renaissance Upgrade Research Table to Lv.2 62%
- Deep Diver II Dive to 50m Depth 61%
- Safety First Survive 3 Days Without Dying 61%
- I Am the Hunter Kill a Shark or Hammerhead 60%
- Mutant Sweeper Kill 50 Mutants 55%
- Junior Miner Mine 5 Ore Nodes 54%
- Landlord Occupy 3 Islands 51%
- Crooked Merchant Complete 1 Trade at Trading Post 51%
- Veteran Survivor Survive 4 Days Without Dying 51%
- Hundred Kills I Kill 100 Humans 50%
- Running IV Walk 3000m on Land 49%
- Navigator I Sail 2000m by Boat 48%
- Defend Home II Defend Base 3 Times 48%
- Deep Diver III Dive to 70m Depth 46%
- Gun Collector I Craft 1 Firearm 45%
- Battleship Era Obtain the first warship 44%
- Electric Age Upgrade Research Table to Lv.3 44%
- Death Evader Survive 5 Days Without Dying 44%
- Hundred Kills II Kill 200 Humans 40%
- Sniper Elite Kill with Sniper Rifle 39%
- Insomnia Stay Awake for 3 Days 39%
- Water Sprayer Fire 1000 Bullets 38%
- Post-Apocalyptic Mansion Build 50 Foundations 37%
- Return to Civilization Upgrade Research Table to Lv.4 37%
- Navigator II Sail 5000m by Boat 35%
- Deep Diver IV Dive to 80m Depth 35%
- Hundred Kills III Kill 300 Humans 35%
- Senior Miner Mine 25 Ore Nodes 35%
- Senior Lumberjack Chop 50 Trees or Bushes 35%
- Unexpected Treasure Obtain Antique Flintlock in Mansion 35%
- Perfect Accuracy Get 100 Headshot Kills 33%
- Regional Warlord Occupy 8 Islands 32%
- Hundred Kills IV Kill 400 Humans 32%
- As You Sow Plant a Potato Once 32%
- Gun Collector II Craft 2 Firearms 32%
- Mutant Slayer Kill 100 Mutants 31%
- Into the Blue Craft a Large Oxygen Tank 31%
- Silent Hunter Kill 50 Enemies with Bow, Crossbow, or Harpoon 29%
- Regular Customer Complete 10 Trades at Trading Post 28%
- Ocean Monarch Swim 5000m Underwater 28%
- Navigator III Sail 10000m by Boat 27%
- Mutant Secret Path Open Secret Door in Mutant Camp 26%
- Hundred Kills V Kill 600 Humans 26%
- Electric Age Generate 10 Power in Any Grid 26%
- Border Overlord Occupy 12 Islands 24%
- Ocean Hunter Kill 50 Animals 24%
- Oxygen Deprivation Drown Underwater 23%
- Fall to Death Die from Falling 23%
- Defend Home III Defend Base 10 Times 23%
- Propelled Motion Craft an Underwater Scooter 22%
- Light of Civilization Build Any Electric Light 20%
- Takeoff! Build a Helicopter 20%
- Gun Collector III Craft 3 Firearms 20%
- Butler Build an inventory management robot 18%
- Navigator IV Sail 20000m by Boat 18%
- Burned Alive Kill an Enemy with Molotov 18%
- Pirate Annihilation Occupy Skull Camp 16%
- Slave Liberation Occupy Dreadville 16%
- Woodchuck Chop 200 Trees or Bushes 16%
- Navigator V Sail 30000m by Boat 15%
- Shark's Feast Die by Shark or Hammerhead Attack 15%
- Mining Fanatic Mine 100 Ore Nodes 15%
- Deep Diver Swim 10000m Underwater 13%
- Artificial Intelligence Build an automatic machine gun turret 12%
- Lord of the Ocean Build an aquarium base 11%
- Loyal Patron Complete 50 Trades at Trading Post 11%
- Power Maniac Generate 30 Power in Any Grid 11%
- Fire Suppression Build a Heavy Machine Gun 9.8%
- Navigator VI Sail 50000m by Boat 9.8%
- Chain Explosion Kill Enemies with Barrel in Skull Camp 9.8%
- Soaring to the Sky Fly 1000m 8.5%
- Hand Cannon Killer Kill 100 Enemies with High-Power Mag Desert Eagle 8.5%
- Gun Collector IV Craft 5 Firearms 8.5%
- Static Defense Build 10 Mines 7.3%
- Silent Slaughter Kill 200 Enemies with Bow, Crossbow, or Harpoon 6.1%
- Spendthrift Fire 10000 Bullets 6.1%
- Navigator VII Sail 100000m by Boat 4.9%
- Shark Obsessed Kill 20 Sharks or Hammerheads 4.9%
- Coronation Occupy all the islands 3.7%
- Apex Predator Kill 200 Animals 3.7%
- No Man's Land Build 50 Mines 3.7%
- Tesla Reborn Generate 100 Power in Any Grid 3.7%
- Shark Bane Kill 50 Sharks or Hammerheads 1.2%
- Chainsaw Maniac Kill 200 Enemies with Chainsaw 1.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.