Yooka-Laylee
Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (57%); after 20h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 86% of games we track.
- 13% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “SLIPPERY SLOPE” (Defeat the World 1 boss): only 45% of starters get there.
- 72% 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 5,436 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 16.9h for positive, 7.9h 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 (71.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- SLIPPERY SLOPE Defeat the World 1 boss Most players quit here 45% −55
- KNOCKING DOWN WALLS Defeat the World 2 boss 29% −16
- CREEP FROM THE DEEP Defeat the World 3 boss 25% −4
- OBSOLETE Defeat the World 4 boss 15% −10
- PLANETARY ANNIHILATION Defeat the World 5 boss 14% −1
- OUT OF BUSINESS Defeat Capital B at the end of the game 13% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (35)
story milestone ending side
- TURNING A PAGIE Collect your first Pagie 100%
- THE ADVENTURE BEGINS Unlock the first Grand Tome world 95%
- BOOK SPOOK Collect your first Ghost Writer 82%
- SSSSERPENT SSSSENPAI Purchase a move from Trowzer 78%
- BOTTOM'S UP Unlock and equip a Tonic 67%
- WHEN I'M 64 Successfully complete one of Rextro’s arcade games 63%
- SQUID'S IN Get transformed by Dr. Puzz for the first time 63%
- SIZE MATTERS Expand a Grand Tome world 60%
- QUACKERS Complete one of Dr. Quack’s Quackfire Quizzes 52%
- KARTOS RETURNS Complete one of Kartos’s minecart challenges 49%
- SLIPPERY SLOPE Defeat the World 1 boss 45%
- LICENSE TO QUILL Collect your first 200 Quills 44%
- WHAT'S A LEADERBOARD? Get the high score in one of Rextro's Arcade Games 43%
- PAGIE RAMPAGIE Collect 30 Pagies 35%
- KNOCKING DOWN WALLS Defeat the World 2 boss 29%
- THINKING BIG Expand three Grand Tome worlds 28%
- PRIVATE PILLAGE Find any one of the pirate treasure items 28%
- FITS THE QUILL Collect 500 Quills 26%
- CREEP FROM THE DEEP Defeat the World 3 boss 25%
- OPEN BOOKS Unlock every Grand Tome world 23%
- SSSMASHING Purchase all of Trowzer’s moves 22%
- THE AGIE OF PAGIE Collect 75 Pagies 21%
- SUPER SIZED Expand all five Grand Tome worlds 18%
- PETTY VANDALISM Disrespect the Idol 16%
- OBSOLETE Defeat the World 4 boss 15%
- PLANETARY ANNIHILATION Defeat the World 5 boss 14%
- OUT OF BUSINESS Defeat Capital B at the end of the game 13%
- RAISING THE BAR Collect all 6 health extender items 11%
- BAR STAR Collect all 6 power extender items 11%
- GRABBED THE GHOULS Collect every Ghost Writer in the Grand Tome worlds 10%
- SECRET SALVAGE Find any three of the pirate treasure items 9.9%
- HAD ONE'S QUILL Collect all 1,010 Quills 9.2%
- POTION COMMOTION Unlock 15 Tonics 9.1%
- FROM SOMEONE ELSE'S BOOK Collect all 145 Pagies 8.8%
- CAPTAIN'S CACHE Find all five of the pirate treasure items 8.7%