Adventure
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Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 59% of owners
Steam reviews 79% positive of 582
What the data shows
- 79% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 10+ hours (83%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 59% 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 587 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 11.1h for positive, 9.2h 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 (59.2% 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 (26)
- Welcome to Shimane! First conversation with SHIMANEKKO. 100%
- Ghostly Penpal Finish Chapter 1. 74%
- Dragonfly Stationery Finish Chapter 2. 64%
- Banana Stationery Finish Chapter 3. 57%
- Strolling Around Shimane Use the "Check" command 100+ times. 56%
- Candy Stationery Finish Chapter 4. 53%
- Gal Stationery Finish Chapter 5. 51%
- Ginger Stationery Finish Chapter 6. 49%
- Gnome Stationery Finish Chapter 7. 48%
- Magatama Stationery Finish Chapter 8. 47%
- Rain Stationery Finish Crossing Paths Chapter 9. 42%
- Airplane Stationery Finish Crossing Paths Chapter 10. 42%
- Checking on Shimane Use the "Check" command 200+ times. 37%
- Blue Sky Stationery Finish The Bond of Marriage Chapter 9. 31%
- Cherry Blossom Stationery Finish The Bond of Marriage Chapter 10. 31%
- Crow Stationery Finish The Cursed Letter Chapter 9. 29%
- Skull Stationery Finish The Cursed Letter Chapter 10. 29%
- Mirror Stationery Finish The Princess of Himegamori Forest Chapter 9. 25%
- Princess Stationery Finish The Princess of Himegamori Forest Chapter 10. 25%
- UFO Stationery Finish A Government Plot Chapter 9. 25%
- Alien Stationery Finish A Government Plot Chapter 10. 25%
- The Truth Revealed? Complete the Cursed Letter Route, Princess of Himegamori Forest Route, A Government Plot Route, and Crossing Paths Route. 24%
- Got All Investigation Items Acquired all items. 24%
- Finding the Truth! All routes completed. 24%
- Found SHIMANEKKO! Spot SHIMANEKKO 10+ times. 19%
- LetterMania Select all letter replies. 16%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.