Kona
Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 7h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 28% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Photographer” (Take a picture needed for the investigation) and “Last Stand” (Complete Gilles Lachance's vision): from 99% to 64% of starters.
- 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 3,731 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 7.4h for positive, 4.4h 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 (72.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Rendezvous Reach the General Store. 100%
- Photographer Take a picture needed for the investigation. 99% −1
- Last Stand Complete Gilles Lachance's vision. Most players quit here 64% −34
- Frosty Relationship Complete Gisèle Lachance's vision. 54% −11
- Journey in the Hereafter Complete Jean-Guy Lamothe's vision. 51% −2
- Lost Cause Complete Réjean Blouin's vision. 39% −12
- Fall of the Wall Get rid of the ice wall. 33% −6
- The Murderer Find Hamilton's killer. 30% −3
- A Mari Usque Ad Mare Complete the game. 28% −2
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
- Rendezvous Reach the General Store. 100%
- Photographer Take a picture needed for the investigation. 99%
- Last Stand Complete Gilles Lachance's vision. 64%
- Frosty Relationship Complete Gisèle Lachance's vision. 54%
- Journey in the Hereafter Complete Jean-Guy Lamothe's vision. 51%
- Astronaut Activate the spaceship. 44%
- Winter is Coming Find a winter coat to keep you warm. 44%
- Lost Cause Complete Réjean Blouin's vision. 39%
- Revolution! Find the rifle. 39%
- Mechanic Repair the snowmobile. 37%
- Fall of the Wall Get rid of the ice wall. 33%
- The Murderer Find Hamilton's killer. 30%
- A Mari Usque Ad Mare Complete the game. 28%
- Cozy ambiance Light a dark area with the lantern. 28%
- Nature Lover Get rid of wolves without killing. 28%
- Bulletproof Shoot the Wendigo with the rifle. 27%
- S.O.S. Send a radio message with a big antenna. 25%
- KABOOM! Clear the boulders near the Lachances' house. 22%
- Chess Master End the unfinished chess games. 17%
- Sorry, eh? In typical Canadian fashion, Carl left $10 for the cutoff chain. 16%
- Carl the Explorer Find every house and cabin in the village. 15%
- Carl Faubert, Private Investigator Find all evidence tied to Hamilton's death. 13%
- The Hunt Find all crossbow bolts. 11%
- Prohibition Complete the game without drinking any alcohol. 9.4%
- A star in the night Shoot a flare at night. 9.0%
- Treasure Hunter Collect the 10 letters from Martin Blais' treasure hunt. 8.6%
- Reader Find all documents. 7.9%
- Pink lungs Complete the game without smoking any cigarettes. 7.9%
- Vegan Throw a steak at a strange creature. 7.6%
- Jeweller Find three talismans. 6.9%
- Firearms Registry Complete the game without firing any firearms shot. 4.7%
- Paparazzi Take all pictures needed for the investigation. 4.6%
- Talismaniac! Find all talismans. 4.2%
- Marshmallows Find all campfires in the wild. 3.7%
- Onwards on foot! Complete the game without using vehicles (past the Store). 3.2%