Garten of Banban
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (51%); after 3h it's 1 in 5 (18%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 79% of games we track.
- 57% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Escape” (Push Opila into the abyss) and “Into The Abyss” (Complete Garten of Banban): from 77% to 57% of starters.
- Only 8% 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 13,689 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 1.6h for positive, 0.8h 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 (7.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- First Steps Collect the batteries for the remote. 100%
- Chef Find all of Opila's eggs. 87% −13
- What's My Color? Correctly choose the colors of the characters. 83% −4
- Escape Push Opila into the abyss. 77% −6
- Into The Abyss Complete Garten of Banban. Most players quit here 57% −19
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (14)
story milestone ending side
- First Steps Collect the batteries for the remote. 100%
- Chef Find all of Opila's eggs. 87%
- What's My Color? Correctly choose the colors of the characters. 83%
- Escape Push Opila into the abyss. 77%
- Nostalgia Slide. 77%
- Into The Abyss Complete Garten of Banban. 57%
- What Happened Here? Listen to the tape addressed to you. 52%
- Turn Back You were too curious. 47%
- Ate My Veggies Score at least 30 in How To Become Jumbo Like Josh. 39%
- Canon Parent Beat the game without dying once. 33%
- Reader Read all notes. 30%
- Devoured My Veggies Score at least 60 in How To Become Jumbo Like Josh. 22%
- Feed The Pit Push 3 objects into the ball pit. 16%
- True Banbanner Click on every link on the main menu. 12%