When does Eastshade get good?

Give it 4 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (42%); after 10h it's 1 in 30 (3%). Fully opens up by hour 10.

How many players finish Eastshade?

13% of players who start reach the ending.

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Eastshade

Feb 13, 2019 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 4 hours

Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 13% of players who started

Started playing 95% of owners

Steam reviews 89% positive of 5,533

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (42%); after 10h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
Fully opens up by hour 10.
13% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “There and Back” (Leave Eastshade): only 13% of starters get there.
95% 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 5,568 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 13.2h for positive, 1.9h 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 (94.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
There and Back Leave Eastshade. Most players quit here 13% −87

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (18)

story milestone ending side

Landed Wash up in Ingov's cave. 100%
Carpenter Craft 15 canvases. 20%
A Perfect Campsite Build your first tent. 20%
Highest Peak Reach the highest peak in Eastshade. 19%
Friend of the First Folk 17%
Northern Reaches 15%
There and Back Leave Eastshade. 13%
Fisherfolk Catch 10 fish. 13%
Detective Correctly identify "The Thief of Sinkwood Inn." 12%
Prolific Artist Complete every commission from Yevheniy's Art Gallery. 12%
Family Reunited Reunite the lost children with their father. 11%
Go-getter Complete every quest. 9.5%
Master Brewer Brew every type of tea. 6.2%
Adventurer's Spirit Discover every location. 5.9%
Clara's Song 5.7%
Well-to-do Buy Osha's sealant with glowstones. 5.3%
Keeper of the Forest 4.2%
CandleThief Collect all the candles. 4.0%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.