Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (58%); after 15h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 87% of games we track.
- 3% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Heritage”: only 3% of starters get there.
- 80% 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 12,203 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 19.2h for positive, 3.5h 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 (79.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Heritage Launch the last possible evolution of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey. Most players quit here 3% −97
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (13)
story milestone ending side
- A Real Hero Save the kid of the opening sequence. 100%
- Home Builder Establish a new settlement for your clan. 41%
- Genetic Manipulation Give a head start to your Neuronal Network. 32%
- Miss Me! Miss Me! Dodge a Machairodus' attack twice. 24%
- Courageous Hominid! Conquer your fear of the unknown 5 times to broaden your clan's territory. 20%
- Millenium Man Become Orrorin Tugenensis. 11%
- Ardi Become Ardipithecus Ramidus. 7.5%
- One small step for a man Unlock the ability to walk on two legs. 7.3%
- Lucy Become Australopithecus Afarensis. 5.4%
- The Taung Child Become Australopithecus Africanus. 3.8%
- All You Can Eat Become Omnivorous. 3.3%
- Heritage Launch the last possible evolution of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey. 3.1%
- Apex! Be the Apex Predator. Kill all possible predators. 2.6%