Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (40%); after 4h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- 17% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “For What Reason?” (Launch the silo missile) and “Mission Complete” (Overthrow Putzki and liberate Albatropolis): from 100% to 17% of starters.
- Only 62% 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 3,167 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 4.3h for positive, 2.4h 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 (61.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- For What Reason? Launch the silo missile 100%
- Mission Complete Overthrow Putzki and liberate Albatropolis Most players quit here 17% −83
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (29)
story milestone ending side
- For What Reason? Launch the silo missile 100%
- Hardboiled Seal Kill 100 penguins or clones 59%
- Own Medicine Kill a helicopter penguin with his own missile 49%
- Laser Assist Kill an enemy by knocking him into a laser door 46%
- Dirigibully Kill all penguins stationed on the small zeppelin in Chapter 8 (Single Player) 32%
- Disgruntled Worker Find 3 Signs 30%
- One Shot One Kill Kill 10 enemies, each with one gunshot 29%
- Bazookin' Kill 6 enemies with the bazooka 29%
- Hardboiled Orca Kill 300 penguins or clones 25%
- Hindenburger Kill all penguins stationed on the zeppelin in Chapter 3 (Single Player) 21%
- Two Birds One Stone Kill 2 enemies with one grenade 19%
- Mission Complete Overthrow Putzki and liberate Albatropolis 17%
- Personal Space Punch or kick 100 times 17%
- Door Sentry Kill 30 Penguins as they step out of a door 17%
- Flight Instructor Juggle an enemy for 10 seconds 17%
- Turncoat Kill 20 enemies while brainbugging 14%
- Dirty Half-Dozen Complete the Cooperative game mode 13%
- Excessive Stacking Stack all 3 crates near the end of Chapter 11 (Single Player) 12%
- Brainbug Fever Brainbug 30 enemies 10%
- Big Blimpin' Kill all penguins stationed on the big zeppelin in Chapter 8 (Single Player) 8.3%
- Too Many Too Soon Kill 3 enemies with one grenade 6.8%
- Own Pharmacy Kill 6 helicopter penguins with their own missiles 6.5%
- High Treason Brainbug the penguin above the star in Chapter 6 (Single Player) 5.4%
- Hydrogen Run Escape the large zeppelin with 40 seconds or more on the timer 3.4%
- Rebellious Laborer Find 20 Signs 3.4%
- Friendly Transit Carry the other cooperative player for 500 meters in the same chapter without dying 3.1%
- Bird Brained Brainbug at least one penguin from each of the 7 penguin ranks, including Putzki 2.9%
- Revolutionary Fighter Find all 45 Signs 2.9%
- Fear the Spur Kill Brno with the knife 2.9%