ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategyEarly Access
Badiya: Desert Survival
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 41% of owners
Steam reviews 48% positive of 342
What the data shows
- 25% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (25%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 92% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 41% 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 342 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 248 reviews: 4.2h for positive, 1.2h 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 (40.7% 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 (8)
- Newbie Survive 1 day in the Sandbox Mode 100%
- Explorer Survive 7 days in the Sandbox Mode 20%
- Pioneer Survive 14 days in the Sandbox Mode 8.8%
- Thick Skinned Survive 21 days in the Sandbox Mode 5.9%
- Survivalist Survive 30 days in the Sandbox Mode 4.4%
- Hard to Kill Survive 45 days in the Sandbox Mode 3.7%
- Nomad Survive 60 days in the Sandbox Mode 3.4%
- Sheikh Survive 100 days in the Sandbox Mode 3.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.