My Time at Portia
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (40%); after 20h it's 1 in 18 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- 10% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Newcomer” (Arrive at Portia) and “Adventurer”: from 100% to 48% of starters.
- 91% 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 44,478 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 50.9h for positive, 8h 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 (90.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Newcomer Arrive at Portia. 100%
- Adventurer Pass the test to enter the Collapsed Wasteland. Most players quit here 48% −52
- My Time at Portia Complete the main storyline. 10% −39
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (91)
story milestone ending side
- Newcomer Arrive at Portia. 100%
- I am a Builder Register your workshop. 84%
- Ruin Diver Enter the Abandoned Ruins for the first time. 78%
- Too Tired Forced to sleep at 3:00 in the morning. 55%
- Relic Explorer Discover a mysterious room in Abandoned Ruins. 50%
- Adventurer Pass the test to enter the Collapsed Wasteland. 48%
- Middle Class Accumulate 10,000 Gols. 48%
- Say Cheese! The first photo taken with someone else. 46%
- Lumberjack Cut down 200 trees. 42%
- Treasure Hunter Open 50 treasure chests. 36%
- Savior of Tree Farm Help the Portia Tree Farm be operational again. 36%
- Quick Hands Pick up 7 gifts during the Day of the Bright Sun event. 35%
- Hello Mr. Ack Help fix Ack the living AI. 35%
- Science Power Provide 100 Data Discs to the Research Center. 33%
- Forever Find a diamond. 30%
- Ribbon Cutting Opening Of The Museum 30%
- Across the River Help build the Portia Bridge. 30%
- Eagle Eye Gain 150 points in the Dart game. 29%
- Ruin Adventurer Clear all the levels in any Hazardous Ruins. 28%
- Bad Cook Fail at cooking 1 time. 28%
- Vomit... Did I just use the Blender to mix feces...? 27%
- Unintended Mistake Give out a gift that the other person doesn't like. 27%
- Cat Lover Adopt Pinky. 26%
- All Roads Lead to Portia Complete South Block. 23%
- Eye for Gifts Accumulatively give out 50 gifts that people like. 22%
- Premier Workshop Be ranked number one in a seasonal workshop ranking. 19%
- Safe Harbor Complete the new Portia Harbor. 18%
- The Masked Man Encounter the rogue knight. 17%
- Social Talk with other town folks over 500 times. 17%
- Well-rounded Workshop Gather 50 assembly diagrams. 16%
- Friend of Nature Provide 100 Data Discs to the Church of the Light. 15%
- Married! Congratulations! 15%
- Meat Shield Have maximum HP reach 2000. 14%
- A True Hotpot Keep the spiciness of the hotpot above 85 for 10 seconds during the Winter Solstice festival. 13%
- Captured! Getting caught by the Sky Shark Pirates. 13%
- The Final Showdown Defeat the rogue knight and All Source. 13%
- Popular Workshop reputation reaches Level S. 13%
- Real Estate Tycoon Expand the land area of the workshop to the maximum. 12%
- Fearless Get more than 40 Ghost Badges in Haunted Cave Exploration. 12%
- All That Weight Unlock all backpack slots. 12%
- A Dangerous Dive Enter the Deepest Ruins. 12%
- No Show You missed a date. 12%
- Eyes on Fire Completed 100 Inspections at the Commerce Guild. 11%
- Archaeologist Recover 15 different types of relics. 11%
- The End of a Journey Meet Pa. 11%
- Full Devotion Achieve the best relationship with your spouse. 11%
- Dog Owner Adopt Scraps. 11%
- City Transporter Complete all five Dee-dee transport commissions. 10%
- Friends Everywhere Everyone likes you! 10%
- A Piece of Cake Clear Level 10 of the Deepest Ruins. 9.7%
- My Time at Portia Complete the main storyline. 9.6%
- It's On Me Accumulated 10 meals during dates and play dates. 7.9%
- Master Fisherman Place first in five fishing competitions. 7.7%
- Monster Hunter Defeat 30 rare monsters. 7.5%
- Party Time! Throw a party. 7.4%
- Athlete Have maximum Stamina reach 600. 6.9%
- Sharp Shooter Finish with a over 90% accuracy rate in the Balloons mini-game. 6.7%
- Generous Accumulatively give out 500 gifts. 6.4%
- Shooting off Fireworks Enjoy some fireworks with Dr. Xu. 5.9%
- First Child Have or adopt a child. 5.1%
- Shovel Officer Cumulatively picked up 500 feces. 4.8%
- The Gambler Win the highest possible award in the Slots mini-game. 4.4%
- The Kicker Get 300 items by kicking trees. 4.3%
- Danger Walking Clear Level 50 of the Deepest Ruins. 4.2%
- Man of Steel Get to Level 50 of the Deepest Ruins without using Vending Machines. 3.6%
- Light Up the Sky Use 50 Fireworks in one setting. 3.6%
- The Advertiser Place 5 advertisements in the Portia Times for the workshop. 3.5%
- Sweet Adventure Complete the adventure in the cave with Arlo. 3.4%
- Fast Hands Find more than 10 Ghost Badges in a single Day of Memories event. 3.2%
- Full Synchronization Accumulated 10 times in the Swing mini-game where the play date is happy with the result. 3.1%
- Romantic Proposal Accept Gust's proposal. 3.0%
- Beach Painter Accumulated 10 times during the Doodles mini-game where the play date is happy with the result. 3.0%
- Birdie Play the seesaw and get your playmate to catch a bird. 3.0%
- Welcome to the Family Pass the trials set by Ginger's family. 2.9%
- Good Parent Achieve the relationship "Happy Child" with your kid. 2.9%
- Legendary Diver Clear Level 100 of the Deepest Ruins. 2.6%
- Workaholic Complete 150 Commerce Guild commissions. 2.5%
- Dream Come True Complete Phyllis's Dream 2.3%
- Second Child Have or adopt a second child. 2.2%
- Master Chef Successfully make 30 different dishes. 2.1%
- First love Accept the proposal from Mint. 2.0%
- Two Timer You were at fault... 1.9%
- Heartbreak! Getting divorced. 1.8%
- Well-Rounded Warrior Used all items from the Vending Machine in the Deepest Ruins. 1.7%
- Sparring Master Defeated all the people that can spar in Portia. 1.2%
- A Fairy Tale Ending Propose to Emily in front of the Pumpkin Princess House. 1.1%
- Astronomer Recognize 5 different constellations. 1.1%
- Mad Cowboy Try lasso roping for 50 times. 1.0%
- Rock Paper Win! Win 20 games of Rock Paper Scissors in 3-0 fashion. 1.0%
- Master of Cross Five Win at Cross Five 50 times. 1.0%
- Party Master Throw ten parties. 0.9%