The Wild Eight
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (55%); after 7h it's 1 in 4 (26%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 84% of games we track.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Crash Was Just The Beginning” (Complete the first story quest) and “Alone In The Bunker” (Complete "Home, Sweet Home" quest): from 100% to 25% of starters.
- Only 67% 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 8,205 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 10.8h for positive, 6.4h 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 (66.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Crash Was Just The Beginning Complete the first story quest 100%
- Alone In The Bunker Complete "Home, Sweet Home" quest Most players quit here 25% −75
- Where Were You In August 1992 Complete "The Door" quest 9% −16
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (25)
story milestone ending side
- The Crash Was Just The Beginning Complete the first story quest 100%
- Time Flies Survive until the 4th Day 96%
- Once More into the Fray Restart the game for the first time 90%
- I'm The Alpha Kill a Wolf for the first time 79%
- Getting The Hang Of It Survive until the 8th Day 76%
- 40 Skills, 1 Time Learn all 40 skills 67%
- Dinner For Eight Cook every type of meat 8 times 64%
- It's Been Two Weeks... Survive until the 15th Day 58%
- Unexpectedly Tasty Eat human meat for the first time 56%
- Real Bunny Hunter Kill a Rabbit using a Trap for the first time 45%
- Tree Puncher Gather 1000 wood 43%
- A New Month Survive until the 31st Day 40%
- Spelunker Find a glowing diamond and equip it while in the caverns 36%
- Miner's Craft Gather 1000 ore 36%
- Alone In The Bunker Complete "Home, Sweet Home" quest 25%
- Groundhog Day Restart the game 10 times 20%
- Home, Sweet Home Unlock 6 rooms in the HUB 14%
- 40 Skills, 140 Times Level up every skill to their maximum level 13%
- At Last the Map is Complete! Unlock 1040 tiles on the map 13%
- Survival Expert Survive until Day 100 10%
- Where Were You In August 1992 Complete "The Door" quest 8.5%
- Winter Farm Plant 8 seedlings in the HUB greenhouse 3.9%
- Man vs. Wild Survive until Day 200 2.4%
- Welcome To The VAPOR-3 Transit System Use the Transist System with VAPOR-3 Protective Suit, VAPOR-3 Armored Boots, VAPOR-3 Helmet, and a Crowbar equipped 2.1%
- In Mint Condition Repair a weapon in very critical condition using the Bidirectional Teleporter 1.9%