RPG
FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Give it 2 hours
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 42% of players who started
Started playing 98% of owners
Steam reviews 91% positive of 13,619
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 20h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- 42% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Hello, World of the Past!” (Traveled back in time to the past) and “It's Been 1,000 Years...” (Reunited with Edward): from 100% to 84% 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 13,705 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 51.9h for positive, 55.8h 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 (97.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Hello, World of the Past! Traveled back in time to the past. 100%
- It's Been 1,000 Years... Reunited with Edward. Most players quit here 84% −16
- Vast! Endless! Ginormous! Arrived in Ginormosia. 84%
- Operation Rescue Edward—Begin Set out to rescue Edward. 81% −2
- Demolition Expert! Dealt with the boulder in The Depths. 77% −5
- Salt, Anyone? Handled the Polturnip in The Depths. 70% −7
- Best Bro Repaired Clefton. 62% −8
- Rampaging Robot Defeated the rampant Guardian Hagram. 55% −7
- Interfere Gear Completed Crafted the Interfere Gear. 45% −10
- Hero of Time Destroyed the Cog and saved the world. 42% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (47)
story milestone ending side
- Hello, World of the Past! Traveled back in time to the past. 100%
- Novice Hunter Defeated your first monster. 99%
- A New Life Unlocked your first Life. 96%
- A Fledgling Beginning Promoted to Fledgling rank in a Life. 93%
- Helping Hand Completed a personal request for the first time. 88%
- Material Collector Gathered your first material. 87%
- Gaining Knowledge Learned a skill on the Skill Board. 87%
- It's Been 1,000 Years... Reunited with Edward. 84%
- Excellent Technique Executed your first Excellent gathering. 84%
- Handicraft Worker Crafted an item for the first time. 84%
- Vast! Endless! Ginormous! Arrived in Ginormosia. 84%
- Operation Rescue Edward—Begin Set out to rescue Edward. 81%
- Changing Strangeling! Helped a Strangeling regain their human form. 81%
- Demolition Expert! Dealt with the boulder in The Depths. 77%
- Salt, Anyone? Handled the Polturnip in The Depths. 70%
- Boss Slayer Defeated your first boss. 69%
- Found a Spirit! Unearthed a Leafe in Ginormosia for the first time. 69%
- Adapt on the Fly Completed an Area Challenge for the first time. 69%
- Eye for High Quality Gathered materials from a boss gathering spot for the first time. 67%
- Top Creation Obtained your first Perfect rating in the Crafting mini-game. 65%
- Mighty Strike Landed a single attack dealing at least 1,000 damage. 65%
- Best Buddies Reached maximum affinity with an islander. 62%
- Best Bro Repaired Clefton. 62%
- Rampaging Robot Defeated the rampant Guardian Hagram. 55%
- Treasure Grove Explorer Cleared a Treasure Grove for the first time. 52%
- Greased and Ready Unlocked all Hagram Build features. 52%
- Tour Guide Cleared every quest from a Bulletin Board. 48%
- Interfere Gear Completed Crafted the Interfere Gear. 45%
- A True Life Master! Promoted to Master rank in a Life. 45%
- Hero of Time Destroyed the Cog and saved the world. 42%
- All Lives Unlocked every Life. 39%
- Bustling Island Registered over 30 islanders. 38%
- Thanks for the Veggies Received your first thank-you letter from the Evershop. 36%
- The Goddess Approves Reached maximum Island Rating. 35%
- Power of a Hero Promoted to Hero rank in a Life. 32%
- Archaeological Prestige Accepted Edward's research request and discovered a recipe in the slate. 31%
- Time Capsule Aged a weapon or Life tool. 28%
- Legendary Inspiration Crafted a special piece of equipment using legendary materials. 27%
- What a Connoisseur! Someone purchased an item from your Gallery. 20%
- The Pure-Hearted Girl Completed the butterfly's request. 15%
- Treasure Grove Conqueror Cleared the 1,000-year floor of a Treasure Grove. 14%
- True Radiance Obtained a sparkling piece of special equipment! 13%
- Time Rusts No Gear Aged a weapon or Life tool for 1,000 years. 7.7%
- Phantom Friendship Traveled with Phantom characters at least 10 times. 7.1%
- Weaponry Grilled to Perfection Obtained a special weapon, crisped to golden perfection yet irresistibly tender. 6.3%
- Master of all Trades Promoted to Hero rank in every Life. 6.1%
- Dream-like Fantasy Life Earned all achievements. 3.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.