Stardew Valley
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (14%); after 20h it's 1 in 110 (1%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised less than in 84% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 63% 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 1,048,626 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 46h for positive, 299.7h 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 (62.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (49)
story milestone ending side
- Greenhorn Earn 15,000g 100%
- Fisherman Catch 10 different fish. 92%
- Cowpoke Earn 50,000g 88%
- Mother Catch Catch 100 fish. 79%
- Homesteader Earn 250,000g 71%
- Treasure Trove Donate 40 different items to the museum. 71%
- The Bottom Reach the lowest level of the mines. 69%
- Moving Up Upgrade your house. 68%
- Ol' Mariner Catch 24 different fish. 68%
- Singular Talent Reach level 10 in a skill. 65%
- A New Friend Reach a 5-heart friend level with someone. 64%
- D.I.Y. Craft 15 different items. 60%
- Monoculture Ship 300 of one crop. 53%
- Millionaire Earn 1,000,000g 52%
- Best Friends Reach a 10-heart friend level with someone. 51%
- Gofer Complete 10 'Help Wanted' requests. 50%
- Cliques Reach a 5-heart friend level with 4 people. 46%
- Living Large Upgrade your house to the maximum size. 43%
- Artisan Craft 30 different items. 36%
- Local Legend Restore the Pelican Town Community Center. 36%
- Networking Reach a 5-heart friend level with 10 people. 36%
- Blue Ribbon Get 1st place in the Stardew Valley Fair competition. 30%
- Master Of The Five Ways Reach level 10 in every skill. 29%
- A Distant Shore Reach Ginger Island. 28%
- Popular Reach a 5-heart friend level with 20 people. 26%
- The Beloved Farmer Reach a 10-heart friend level with 8 people. 22%
- An Unforgettable Soup Delight the Governor. 21%
- Cook Cook 10 different recipes. 20%
- A Big Help Complete 40 'Help Wanted' requests. 19%
- Legend Earn 10,000,000g 19%
- Two Thumbs Up See a movie. 16%
- Infinite Power Obtain the most powerful weapon. 13%
- Full House Get married and have two kids. 12%
- Sous Chef Cook 25 different recipes. 12%
- A Complete Collection Complete the museum collection. 12%
- Joja Co. Member Of The Year Become a Joja Co. member and purchase all the community development perks. 11%
- Danger In The Deep Reach the bottom of the 'dangerous' mines. 9.7%
- Master Angler Catch every fish. 7.7%
- Protector Of The Valley Complete all of the Adventure Guild Monster Slayer goals. 6.9%
- Mystery Of The Stardrops Find every stardrop. 6.9%
- Good Neighbors Help your forest neighbors grow their family. 6.7%
- Full Shipment Ship every item. 6.4%
- Well-Read Read every book. 5.4%
- Polyculture Ship 15 of each crop. 5.3%
- Gourmet Chef Cook every recipe. 5.1%
- Craft Master Craft every item. 4.0%
- Perfection Reach the summit. 3.7%
- Prairie King Beat 'Journey Of The Prairie King'. 2.9%
- Fector's Challenge Beat 'Journey Of The Prairie King' without dying. 2.1%