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Meowjiro
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 98% of owners
Steam reviews 93% positive of 875
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (13%); after 4h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 86% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 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 885 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 5h for positive, 4.2h 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 (98.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (23)
- Welcome to the Penguin Store Complete the cash register tutorial. 100%
- Welcome to the Penguin Store Complete the cash register tutorial. 100%
- A warm home Move into a new home for the first time. 97%
- Meowjiro is still hungry. Feed Meowjiro for the first time. 97%
- Replenish the shelves for the first time. Complete the replenishment tutorial. 96%
- Pick up the trash for the first time. Complete the removing trash tutorial. 90%
- ...huh?! Meowjiro seems different... Transform for the first time. 88%
- Mop the floor for the first time. Complete the mopping floor tutorial. 85%
- Heat up the food for the first time. Complete the microwave oven tutorial. 79%
- Make a soft serve for the first time. Complete the soft serve machine tutorial. 75%
- An ideal home Move into a new home for the second time. 74%
- Business is booming! Pity I don't own this store. Checkout 200 times. 50%
- Over here, stranger! The first time purchasing Power-up. 47%
- Meowjiro has had enough. Feed Meowjiro 100 times. 38%
- We don't have so many customers, do we? Replenish the shelves 100 times. 35%
- A delusional home Move into a new home for the third time and purchase all furniture. 30%
- Everyone here is a piece of shit. Pick up the trash 100 times. 25%
- Bento expert Hand over the heating bento 100 times. 24%
- Cats Universe Unlock all kind of Meowjiro. 24%
- Now I have ice cream. Make soft serve 100 times. 21%
- How do I know if the material for ice cream isn't enough? a jumbo soft serve 20%
- We need to sanitize everything dirty. Mop the floor 100 times. 20%
- Ah, an awesome choice, stranger Purchase all power-ups. 19%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.