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The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles

Q: When does The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles get good?

Give it 7 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 7h it's 1 in 9 (11%). The opening is criticised more than in 76% of games we track.

Dec 5, 2012 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 7 hours

Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 78% of owners

Steam reviews 84% positive of 468

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 7h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
The opening is criticised more than in 76% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
78% 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 470 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 9.5h for positive, 5.8h 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 (78.2% 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 (34)

Chest Buster Open the captains little chest. 100%
Prying Pointer Point at stuff 1000 times 99%
Drag Queen Look at all the outfits in the wardrobe. 97%
Nagger Annoy the orc bounty huntress. 95%
Curious Clicker Click stuff 1000 times. 90%
Three-headed Monkey Distract the critter cook. 87%
Did I do that? Break the conveyor belt. 85%
Stardate Show Layla the stars. 85%
I'm a lamp Disguise as a lamp 3 times. 83%
Sandwich Surprise Scare Petra away. 79%
Psycho Trickster Convince Cornelius to lock himself up. 76%
Shaken, not stirred Make a penguin cocktail. 76%
In the Army now Join the Black Guards. 75%
It's a trap! Catch Ma'Zaz in a trap. 69%
Fallen Angel Manipulate the pictures to empty a frame. 66%
Take on the world Find the best disguise for Critter to enter the sanctuary. 64%
Crash Pilot Finish the first chapter in normal mode. 64%
Woohooo! Slide down the tricky stairs 3 times. 63%
Pump it up Let Critter fly 3 times. 61%
Casanova Finish the second chapter in normal mode. 55%
Angry Bird Hit the penguin 3 times. 55%
Overdressed Let Critter wear every available costume part simultaneously. 50%
Tag Team Finish the third chapter in normal mode. 49%
Wizards Apprentice Finish the fourth chapter in normal mode. 44%
Masochist Try to climb the tricky stairs 3 times. 42%
Hero Finish the fifth chapter in normal mode. 41%
Busted! Find out the machinists dirty little secret. 39%
Expert Crash Pilot Finish the first chapter in hard mode. 39%
Expert Casanova Finish the second chapter in hard mode. 36%
Da Vinci Paint the picture correctly at the first try. 34%
Expert Tag Team Finish the third chapter in hard mode. 33%
Master Magician Finish the fourth chapter in hard mode. 30%
Hard Mode Hero Finish the fifth chapter in hard mode. 29%
Baby Olympics Make the baby critter fly 3 times. 16%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.