When does Feed and Grow: Fish get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (59%); after 10h it's 1 in 7 (15%). Fully opens up by hour 10.

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Feed and Grow: Fish

Jan 8, 2016 Steam: Mostly Positive

The first 3 hours are a test

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 36% of owners

Steam reviews 78% positive of 21,888

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (59%); after 10h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
Fully opens up by hour 10.
The opening is criticised more than in 88% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 36% 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 22,058 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 10.3h for positive, 5.3h 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 (35.7% 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 (23)

story milestone ending side

The Big Tooth Defeat the Megalodon! 100%
Cretaceous reptile Defeat the Prognathodon! 96%
King of the Ocean Defeat the Great white shark! 80%
River Queen Defeat the Arapaima! 67%
Giant Crab Grow a Crab to Level 5 56%
King Crab Grow a Crab to Level 10 41%
2017 Xmas Gift 27%
2017 Xmas Gift 27%
Cabin Boy Gather 5 pirate coins! 27%
2017 Xmas Gift 27%
2018 Xmas Gift 24%
First Mate Gather 10 pirate coins! 24%
2019 Xmas Gift 18%
Conqueror crab As a King Crab defeat the Evil King Crab and take his scepter. 16%
Silver pumpkin Eat 50 candy without dying. 12%
2020 Xmas Gift 11%
Literal catfish Eat 300 candy without dying. 7.8%
2021 Xmas Gift 7.8%
Gold pumpkin Eat 100 candy without dying. 7.6%
Bloody pumpkin Eat 150 candy without dying. 3.4%
Toxic pumpkin Eat 200 candy without dying. 2.5%
Legendary pumpkin Eat 250 candy without dying. 2.0%
Conqueror crab April 2016 As a King Crab defeat the Evil King Crab and take his scepter. ( 2016 Special Achievement ) 1.4%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.