Smalland: Survive the Wilds
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (59%); after 15h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 88% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 78% 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 10,671 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 33.1h for positive, 14.5h 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 (77.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (23)
story milestone ending side
- One VERY small step Meet the Elder 100%
- Insect hunter Collect chitin 87%
- Stone Age Collect stone 79%
- Getting some shuteye Sleep in a bed 78%
- Safe! Claim a tree 68%
- Vertebrate hunter Collect bones 59%
- Smooth as silk Collect silk 52%
- Hang time Glide for the first time 51%
- Metal Age Collect a metal piece 45%
- Forming bonds Tame any creature 43%
- Mastermind Meet with Nok 43%
- The Key Find the key for the walnut chest 34%
- Something Wicked Find the Witch, Tuhala 28%
- Moth Man Meet the Historian 21%
- Fools gold Collect Pyrite 20%
- Trading Time Meet the Merchant 20%
- Ornithomancer Meet with Malik 16%
- Not Nok, who's there? Meet with Granger 16%
- Dragon Slayer Collect a Feather 15%
- Scorpion's shadow Meet with Sarnak 14%
- Monster Extraction Collect a Snake Fang 11%
- Take Flight Collect Icarus Wings 11%
- Explosive development Collect Firesand 8.8%