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12 Labours of Hercules IV: Mother Nature (Platinum Edition)

Q: When does 12 Labours of Hercules IV: Mother Nature (Platinum Edition) get good?

Give it 7 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 7h it's 1 in 13 (8%). Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.

Dec 25, 2015 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 7 hours

Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 50% of owners

Steam reviews 89% positive of 579

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 7h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 50% 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 584 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 8.9h for positive, 5h 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 (50.4% 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 (22)

Juggler Call upon 3 different characters simultaneously. 100%
Trickster Workers must collect one resource after all the objectives are met. 95%
Persistence Use the same bonus again before its time runs out. 90%
Demeter's Grace Collect 100 resources of any kind with Demeter's Obelisk! 85%
Road worker Remove 4 obstacles using the 'Work Faster!' bonus! 85%
Commander Call upon 5 characters. 85%
Double bonus Use 2 different bonuses together. 84%
First Gold Complete 3 levels in Gold time. 83%
Puzzler Find 5 puzzle pieces! 80%
Croesus Collect 100 golds. 76%
Autolycus Outsmart a thief by stealing something from him - right from under his nose! 76%
Speedster Activate the 'Run Faster!' bonus with a complete Hermes' Obelisk! 73%
Strategist Complete a level in Gold time without using any bonuses. 69%
The Golden Mean Complete 20 levels in Gold time! 69%
Hawk-eyed Find 5 or more hidden objects on a single level! 60%
Gold Chain Complete all levels in Gold time! 55%
The Greatest Challenge Complete the super-bonus level in Gold time! 53%
The Kingdom of Midas Complete four bonus levels in Gold time! 52%
Superior Beat a Developer's Record! 44%
Anti-theft Speed Prevent thief from stealing resources during a single level! 35%
Overlord Beat a Developer's Record 10 times! 35%
Champion of Champions Earn every achievement! 29%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.