IndieRPGSimulation
Fields of Mistria
Give it 2 hours
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 25% of players who started
Started playing 55% of owners
Steam reviews 97% positive of 36,374
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 20h it's 1 in 45 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- 25% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome to Mistria” (Finish the prologue scene) and “Opened The Final Seal” (Break the Final Seal): from 100% to 25% of starters.
- Only 54% 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 36,576 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 45.2h for positive, 40.3h 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 (54.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Welcome to Mistria Finish the prologue scene. 100%
- Opened The Final Seal Break the Final Seal Most players quit here 25% −75
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (69)
story milestone ending side
- Welcome to Mistria Finish the prologue scene. 100%
- Don’t You Love That Sense of Achievement? Repair Caldarus’ Shrine. 94%
- Bridge Builder Repair the bridge on the Eastern Road. 86%
- Becoming a Familiar Face Meet all your neighbors. 86%
- New Pet Owner Welcome your new pet home. 84%
- Stone Star Rank Stone Star Rank Reach Stone Star Town Rank. 83%
- Market Regular Greet the first 4 Saturday Market vendors. 82%
- Patron Of The Arts Complete your first Museum set. 82%
- Novice Farmer Complete Restocking Mistria’s Food Reserves. 78%
- Acquaintance Reach Two Hearts with any villager. 74%
- Copper Star Rank Reach Copper Star Town Rank. 74%
- On That Grind Repair the Mill in town. 74%
- Summit Scaler Repair the stairs to the Summit. 72%
- Opened The Water Seal Break the Water Seal 70%
- New Friend Adopt a ranching animal. 68%
- Go To Sleep Already Faint from staying up too late. 68%
- For the General Good Upgrade the General Store. 66%
- Close Call Go to sleep after 1:50 am but before 2:00 am. 65%
- Ruby Star Rank Reach Ruby Star Town Rank. 65%
- Friend Reach Four Hearts with any villager. 64%
- A Bridge For Terithia Repair the Beach Bridge. 63%
- Opened The Earth Seal Break the Earth Seal 60%
- Good Friend Reach Six Hearts with any villager. 57%
- Iron Star Rank Reach Iron Star Rank. 57%
- Novice Rancher Complete Restocking Mistria’s Food Reserves 2. 56%
- Barnyard Bounty Upgrade Hayden's Barn and Coop. 53%
- Opened The Fire Seal Break the Fire Seal 52%
- The Found Woods Unlock the Deep Woods. 51%
- Horse-Hearted Befriend the Mistmare. 50%
- Inn Good Company Upgrade the Sleeping Dragon Inn. 49%
- First Place Take first place in a festival. 48%
- Sapphire Star Rank Reach Sapphire Star Town Rank. 48%
- Love Is In The Air Attend the Shooting Star Festival with a date. 45%
- Refined Build the Stone Refinery. 43%
- Gifted Give 100 Liked and/or Loved gifts. 42%
- Master Blacksmith Reach Lvl 60 in the Blacksmithing Skill. 41%
- Romantic Reach Eight Hearts with a romanceable villager and choose to start dating them. 40%
- Silver Star Rank Reach Silver Star Town Rank. 39%
- Opened The Ruins Seal Break the Ruins Seal 37%
- Good Marketing Add two new vendors to the Saturday Market. 35%
- Master Farmer Reach Lvl 60 in the Farming Skill. 35%
- Used The Magic Key Use the Magic Key in the Priestess Quarters 33%
- Essential Essence Earn a total of 10,000 essence. 33%
- Emerald Star Rank Reach Emerald Star Town Rank. 32%
- Fine Grained Upgrade the Carpenter's Shop. 29%
- Best Friend Reach Eight Hearts with any villager and choose to become best friends. 26%
- Master Chef Reach Lvl 60 in the Cooking Skill. 26%
- Gold Star Rank Reach Gold Star Town Rank. 25%
- Master Woodcrafter Reach Lvl 60 in the Woodcrafting Skill. 25%
- Opened The Final Seal Break the Final Seal 25%
- True Love Reach ten hearts with a romanceable villager that you are dating. 23%
- Hold Your A Plaza Add two more new vendors to the Saturday Market 20%
- Diamond Star Rank Reach Diamond Star Town Rank. 20%
- Bread Winner Earn a total of 1,000,000 tesserae. 17%
- From a House to a Home Fully upgrade your house. 15%
- Entomologist Complete the Legendary Insect Set in the Museum. 14%
- Fish Fanatic Complete the Legendary Fish Set in the Museum. 14%
- Master Rancher Breed your first Tier 5 Animal. 13%
- Mistril Star Rank Reach Mistril Star Town Rank. 13%
- Ringing Ovation Repair the Bell Tower. 13%
- I do! Get married. 13%
- Jack Of All Trades Reach the maximum level in all skills. 12%
- Perk Procurer Acquire a Tier 5 perk in each skill. 9.9%
- Parent Have a child. 6.6%
- Happy Birthday Give every villager a liked or loved gift on their birthday. 5.1%
- Thoughtful Gifter Gift all of one villager's Liked and Loved gifts. 3.3%
- Celebrated Curator Complete the Museum. 2.6%
- Time Flies Reach your child's first birthday. 1.8%
- Hero Complete all of Stillwell’s Mission Quests. 1.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.