Gnomes

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 1,876 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 7.7h for positive, 1.7h 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 (63.1% 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 (69)

• King of the Forest Survive day 16 in the Forest. 100%
• Let It Grow Have 100 or more weeds at once. 68%
• King of the Swamp Survive day 16 in the Swamp. 64%
• Rogues Victory Survive day 16 as the Rogues. 61%
• Lumberjacks Victory Survive day 16 as the Lumberjacks. 61%
• Rangers Victory Survive day 16 as the Rangers. 54%
• Ecognomics Earn 100 gold or more per day. 46%
• Gnome in Wolf's Clothing Have all three wolf items at once (Wolf Heart, Wolf Mantle, Wolf Claw). 42%
• King of the Desert Survive day 16 in the Desert. 38%
• Champions Victory Survive day 16 as the Champions. 34%
• King of the Tundra Survive day 16 in the Tundra. 33%
• Hearty Have 30 or more lives. 30%
• King of the Jungle Survive day 16 in the Jungle. 30%
• Gnomeland Security Deal 30 damage to an enemy in a single hit. 29%
• King of the Graveyard Survive day 16 in the Graveyard. 26%
• King of the Wasteland Survive day 16 in the Wasteland. 25%
• Slay the Second Goblin King Survive day 20 in Endless Mode. 24%
• Militia Victory Survive day 16 as the Militia. 21%
• Wizards Victory Survive day 16 as the Wizards. 21%
• Gardeners Victory Survive day 16 as the Gardeners. 18%
• King of Everything Survive day 16 in the Portal. 17%
• King of the Steppe Survive day 16 in the Steppe. 16%
• Slay the Third Goblin King Survive day 24 in Endless Mode. 15%
• Weeds Victory Survive day 16 as the Weeds. 15%
• Townsfolk Victory Survive day 16 as the Townsfolk. 15%
• Highlander Victory Survive day 16 as the Highlander. 14%
• King of the Enchanted Survive day 16 in the Enchanted. 13%
• Gnomopoly Have 1000 gold or more at once. 13%
• King of the Sewers Survive day 16 in the Sewers. 12%
• Scavengers Victory Survive day 16 as the Scavengers. 11%
• Squatters Victory Survive day 16 as the Squatters. 11%
• Farmers Victory Survive day 16 as the Farmers. 11%
• Inquisition Victory Survive day 16 as the Inquisition. 11%
• Slay the Fourth Goblin King Survive day 27 in Endless Mode. 9.7%
• No Budget, No Problem Survive day 16 while keeping projected income below 10 gold per day. 9.2%
• Gnomopolis Have 100 or more gnomes at once. 7.8%
• Property Tycoon Have 100 or more houses at once. 7.4%
• Vampires Victory Survive day 16 as the Vampires. 7.0%
• Beekeepers Victory Survive day 16 as the Beekeepers. 6.8%
• Prisoners Victory Survive day 16 as the Prisoners. 6.8%
• Nirvana Banish or buy every item (except for Mirror). 6.3%
• King of the Underworld Survive day 16 in the Underworld. 6.2%
• Phalanx Victory Survive day 16 as the Phalanx. 5.7%
• King of the Caves Survive day 16 in the Caves. 5.5%
• Anti-Capitalist Survive day 16 without using the shop. 5.4%
• Demomen Victory Survive day 16 as the Demomen. 4.9%
• Capitalists Victory Survive day 16 as the Capitalists. 4.3%
• Monks Victory Survive day 16 as the Monks. 4.3%
• Cryomancers Victory Survive day 16 as the Cryomancers. 4.1%
• Foragers Victory Survive day 16 as the Foragers. 4.0%
• King of Niflheim Survive day 16 in Niflheim. 4.0%
• King of the City Survive day 16 in the City. 3.6%
• Gamblers Victory Survive day 16 as the Gamblers. 2.9%
• King of Everything II Survive day 16 in Portal II. 2.5%
• Assassins Victory Survive day 16 as the Assassins. 2.1%
• Berserkers Victory Survive day 16 as the Berserkers. 1.4%
• Explorers Victory Survive day 16 as the Explorers. 1.4%
• Ghosts Victory Survive day 16 as the Ghosts. 1.4%
• Apes Victory Survive day 16 as the Apes. 1.3%
• Shoppers Victory Survive day 16 as the Shoppers. 1.3%
• Peacekeepers Victory Survive day 16 as the Peacekeepers. 1.1%
• Scientists Victory Survive day 16 as the Scientists. 1.1%
• Prince Survive day 30 by only gaining rare items. 0.5%
• Relic Hoarder Survive day 30 by only gaining relics. 0.5%
• Peasant Survive day 30 by only gaining uncommon items. 0.5%
• Realm Walker Survive day 30 in the Portal. 0.5%
• Pauper Survive day 30 by only gaining common items. 0.3%
• Builder Survive day 30 by only gaining buildable items. 0.3%
• Realm Walker II Survive day 30 in Portal II. 0.3%