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Kynseed
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 61% of owners
Steam reviews 83% positive of 3,936
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 15h it's 1 in 8 (12%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- Most players drop off before “We've only just begun” (Complete the Prologue): only 47% of starters get there.
- Only 61% 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 3,955 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 37.7h for positive, 7.8h 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 (61.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- We've only just begun Complete the Prologue Most players quit here 47% −53
- Is the Kid napping? Clear the story task A Missing Child 23% −24
- A Quick JibberJabber Clear the story task The Encounter 17% −6
- Pumped Up Clear the story task The Unwell 17%
- Didn't Chicken Out Clear the story task Murder Most Fowl 17%
- Shame on me Clear the story task Fool Me Twice 12% −5
- Mysteries in Spades Clear the story task Burying The Past 9% −3
- Three's the charm Clear the story task Third Time Lucky 7% −2
- Snake Solids Clear the story task Charming The Wrym 6% −1
- O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay Clear the story task The Jabberwock 5% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (70)
story milestone ending side
- Cracking Cartography Discover all the map stones at a single location 100%
- Absolute Beginners Learn a skill from a master 79%
- Ooh you shouldn't have! Gift a villager one of their liked items 75%
- Noticeable Progress Perform a favour or notice board task for an NPC 69%
- Iron Maiden Forge your first item 63%
- You've got a friend in me Become Friendly with a villager 59%
- In good graces Make an offering to the Goddesses 57%
- Just a Spoonful of Sugar Craft your first cure 55%
- The NPC Who Loved Me Form a bond of Love with a villager 55%
- It's Raw! Cook your first meal 55%
- They Like Me! Encourage a villager to Like you 49%
- We've only just begun Complete the Prologue 47%
- A Briar Engagement Travel to Briar 43%
- Yay Big Spender Win an auction 40%
- Hare-raising prices Purchase your first Fairweather item 36%
- Open All Hours Purchase a shop 29%
- Picnic in the Woods Clear Simplewood 29%
- Allergy Season Pick a flower during a Flower Bloom 27%
- Hail to the Chef Cook a 5 star meal 27%
- Like A Boss Defeat an elite monster 26%
- Paradise Found Travel to Tir Na Nog 25%
- Why did the chicken cross the road? Take an egg from a Chicken Migration 23%
- Is the Kid napping? Clear the story task A Missing Child 23%
- A Literal Godsend Receive a 5 star boon from a Goddess 21%
- Hitting the Sweet Spots Forge a 5 star item 21%
- A Hitch in Time Get married 19%
- Kinder Surprise Have a baby / adopt 19%
- Seeing Stars Witness a Lucky Lucky Star 18%
- Total Carnage Fight during an Eclipse 18%
- Hags to the Left of Me, Croakers to the Right Clear Midwood 18%
- A Quick JibberJabber Clear the story task The Encounter 17%
- Pumped Up Clear the story task The Unwell 17%
- Didn't Chicken Out Clear the story task Murder Most Fowl 17%
- A Lode of Fun Mine some ore during an Ore Rush 17%
- The Ramble in the Bramble Travel to Evergreen 16%
- Spawn camper Catch a fish during a Fish Frenzy 15%
- Clowning around Witness Tickling Tom Hookfingers scaring a villager 15%
- There Will Be Blood Fight during a Blood Moon 15%
- It Was Fete Win a village competition 14%
- Secret Shopper Visit one of the secret markets 13%
- Beat the banker Win one of the top 3 prizes in Squeal or No Squeal 13%
- Shame on me Clear the story task Fool Me Twice 12%
- When the Going gets Tough Clear Toughwood 12%
- These are three of my favourite things Gift a villager all of their liked items 12%
- Is it safe to eat? Pick a mushroom during a Mushroom Sporing 12%
- You're Special Specialise your shop 11%
- That was my foot Take part in a dance 10%
- You're Simply the Best Clear Simplewood after traveling as deep as you can 9.8%
- I'll Cry if I Want To Give an NPC a disliked item for their birthday 9.7%
- Mysteries in Spades Clear the story task Burying The Past 9.2%
- George Thinks it's Marvellous Craft your first 5 star cure 8.7%
- Vacuum Packed Travel to Voide 7.7%
- The Jaunting Receive an item from a ghost during the Spirit Walk 7.5%
- Now I am the Master Learn all the skills from a master 7.4%
- Three's the charm Clear the story task Third Time Lucky 7.2%
- Stuck in the Middle With You Clear Midwood after traveling as deep as you can 6.7%
- Snake Solids Clear the story task Charming The Wrym 5.7%
- Pricebusters! Purchase an item from the Ghost Trader 5.6%
- The Tough Get Going Clear Toughwood after traveling as deep as you can 5.4%
- Play it Backwards Rejuvenate a beloved animal 5.2%
- All Mapped Out Discover all the map stones at every location 5.1%
- Field of Screams Strike Fred Barleycorn 5.1%
- O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay Clear the story task The Jabberwock 5.1%
- I'd Rather Keep the Cow Plant 3 magic beans 4.4%
- Super Casanova Discover all the date spots 4.1%
- Comb Your Heir Pass on the Kynseed 3.9%
- Proficiency Cycling Learn all the skills from all the masters 1.8%
- Cock-A-Hoop Win the top prize on Marble Toss 0.7%
- Perky Blinder Unlock all the perks for a shop 0.7%
- Would Edward Woodward, if he could? Attend the Summertide event for a second time 0.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.