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Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 18% of players who started
Started playing 98% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 13,994
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 20h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- At least 18% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Carnival of Extraordinary Creatures” (Complete the prologue) and “I'm a Cat” (Complete Chapter 1): from 94% to 73% of starters.
- 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 14,069 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 24.4h for positive, 13.7h 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 (97.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Carnival of Extraordinary Creatures Complete the prologue 94% −6
- I'm a Cat Complete Chapter 1 Most players quit here 73% −21
- Entering the Crimson Dream Complete Chapter 2 59% −14
- The Fall of the Fallen Complete Chapter 3 49% −10
- Fantasy under the Earth Complete Chapter 4 42% −7
- Even a Bioroid Maid Has a Heartbeat Complete Chapter 5 37% −5
- Home and Away Complete Chapter 6 33% −4
- The Search for Dreams Complete Chapter 7 30% −3
- Drowning in the Endless Dream Complete Chapter 8 28% −2
- Text Complete Chapter 9 25% −3
- Text Complete Chapter 10 23% −2
- Text Complete Chapter 11 21% −2
- Text Complete Chapter 12 19% −2
- Return to the Gate Unlock ending: Return to the Gate ≥18% −1
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (101)
story milestone ending side
- Welcome! Open game 100%
- The Carnival of Extraordinary Creatures Complete the prologue 94%
- The power of divination Obtained a total of 1 Oracle 85%
- 1 Star Hotel The hotel is rated as star 1 73%
- Supreme might Obtained a total of 1 Supreme Oracle 73%
- I'm a Cat Complete Chapter 1 73%
- Rich in wealth Accumulated 1 million gold coins in hotel operations 65%
- Golden Legend Obtain 1 golden item 64%
- Good people and good deeds Accumulated 10 times helping guests in the courtyard 63%
- More is better than better The number of oracles owned within a certain month reaches 30 62%
- Food Rookie Accumulated sales of 1000 delicacies 61%
- Entering the Crimson Dream Complete Chapter 2 59%
- Alchemy Apprentice Use [Free Alchemy] 50 times in alchemy 57%
- 2 Star Hotel The hotel is rated as star 2 55%
- Lucky Cat Accumulated consumption of 1 million gold coins in store 54%
- First met Extra-Item Obtain any 1 Extra-Item 52%
- Little Leaf and Rabbits Require Little Leaf's Room to be Level 3 51%
- Alchemist Alchemy level reaches 5 51%
- Ferryman Accumulated 999 Soul Drops 50%
- The Fall of the Fallen Complete Chapter 3 49%
- Indulge in power Obtained a total of 100 Oracle 47%
- Splendid Pavilion The hotel's Bulid has reached 1000 points 47%
- A good killer Use [Slaughter] to execute a total of 100 guests 46%
- The richest Accumulated 10 million gold coins in hotel operations 45%
- 3 Star Hotel The hotel is rated as star 3 44%
- Helpful to others Accumulated 50 times helping guests in the courtyard 44%
- Underground Explorer The excavation of the underground mine reached the 5th floor 43%
- Fantasy under the Earth Complete Chapter 4 42%
- Premium Cuisine Cook any 1 purple delicacy 41%
- Most Popular Accumulated sales of 10000 delicacies 40%
- Death Tomb Require Tlipoca's Room to be Level 3 39%
- 4 Star Hotel The hotel is rated as star 4 38%
- Messy World The cleanliness of the hotel has reached 0 points 38%
- Alchemy Scholar Use [Free Alchemy] 500 times in alchemy 38%
- Superlative? Food? Cook any 1 golden delicacy 37%
- Even a Bioroid Maid Has a Heartbeat Complete Chapter 5 37%
- Dragon Treasure Require Yevna's Room to be Level 3 37%
- Scholarly Require Haa Lou Ling's Room to be Level 3 37%
- Treat each other with care Require Affinity Lv: Little Leaf to be Level 5 34%
- 5 Star Hotel The hotel is rated as star 5 34%
- Home and Away Complete Chapter 6 33%
- Soul Hunter Accumulated 9999 Soul Drops 32%
- 6 Star Hotel The hotel is rated as star 6 30%
- The Search for Dreams Complete Chapter 7 30%
- Food Palace Upgrade the level of the restaurant to level 10 30%
- Familiar relationships Require Affinity Lv: Tlipoca to be Level 5 29%
- Mind Acts upon Mind Require Affinity Lv: Haa Lou Ling to be Level 5 28%
- Drowning in the Endless Dream Complete Chapter 8 28%
- 7 Star Hotel The hotel is rated as star 7 27%
- First glimpse of sincerity Require Affinity Lv: Yevna to be Level 5 27%
- Buy Buy all the items in this carnival auction 27%
- Store Mascot Accumulated items worth 10 million gold coins sold in store 27%
- Small goal Accumulated 100 million gold coins in hotel operations 26%
- Completely Insane San value reaches 0 points 26%
- Alchemy Expert Use [Free Alchemy] 2000 times in alchemy 26%
- Text Complete Chapter 9 25%
- 8 Star Hotel The hotel is rated as star 8 24%
- Non-existent space Unlock the 5th Floor 24%
- Illusion and Deception Unlock the Fantasy Bubble 24%
- Avatar of the Supreme Obtained a total of 11 Supreme Oracle 24%
- Text Complete Chapter 10 23%
- Text Complete Chapter 11 21%
- 9 Star Hotel The hotel is rated as star 9 21%
- My peace of mind Require Affinity Lv: Little Leaf to be Level 10 21%
- Fifth Element Use alchemy to obtain the Sage's Stone 20%
- Great Sage Alchemy level reaches 10 20%
- Text Complete Chapter 12 19%
- Bonds linking kindred hearts Require Affinity Lv: Yevna to be Level 10 19%
- Promise of life and death Require Affinity Lv: Tlipoca to be Level 10 18%
- Return to the Gate Unlock ending: Return to the Gate 18%
- Congeniality Require Affinity Lv: Haa Lou Ling to be Level 10 18%
- Explore the mountains The exploration level of the Northern Mountains has reached 100% 16%
- Walking on the plain The exploration level of the Eastern Plain has reached 100% 16%
- Forest vast The exploration level of the Western Woodland has reached 100% 15%
- Master of Meteorites Unlock ending: Master of Meteorites 15%
- Returning to Nature Unlock ending: Returning to Nature 14%
- Adventure into the Dark Land The exploration level of the Southern Blacklands has reached 100% 14%
- Let The Feast Begin Unlock ending: Let The Feast Begin 14%
- Highly favored by guests The hotel has received all types of guests 14%
- God of Food Get all the delicious recipes 14%
- Where It All Begins This is a happy ending 13%
- Video Game Girl Unlock ending: Video Game Girl 13%
- Lord of the Night Unlock ending: Lord of the Night 12%
- Journey Unlock ending: Journey 11%
- Lord of HOBA Unlock ending: Lord of HOBA 11%
- Through The Gate of Truth Unlock ending: Through The Gate of Truth 11%
- Morning Call Unlock ending: Morning Call 11%
- King of The Forest Unlock ending: King of The Forest 11%
- Countless collections at home Unlock all props in the guidebook 10%
- Crown of the Night Unlock ending: Crown of the Night 9.8%
- How about call me senior sister? Unlock ending: How about call me senior sister? 9.7%
- To glimpse the truth The hotel's Insight has reached 1000 points 9.6%
- Puppeteer Unlock ending: Puppeteer 8.9%
- Dragon Rider Unlock ending: Dragon Rider 8.7%
- Exterminate Evil Unlock ending: Exterminate Evil 8.5%
- Hit man Use [Slaughter] to execute a total of 10000 guests 8.4%
- 10 Star Hotel The hotel is rated as star 10 6.5%
- A complete hotel Unlock all rooms in the hotel 6.2%
- Beyond limits Unlock all Extra-Items in the guidebook 5.8%
- Capitalist wins Unlock ending: Capitalist wins 3.7%
- Famous Collector The collection rate of the atlas has reached 100% 3.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.