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The King's Bird
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 9% of owners
Steam reviews 69% positive of 603
What the data shows
- 47% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (47%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.
- Only 9% 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.
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Based on all 609 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 7h 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 (9.2% 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 (13)
- The Forest Kingdom Complete all levels in the Forest Kingdom 100%
- The Lake Kingdom Complete all levels in the Lake Kingdom 60%
- Forest Explorer Found all the spirit birds in the Forest Kingdom 51%
- The Fallen Kingdom Complete the Fallen Kingdom 49%
- Triumph Win the Battle for the Last Kingdom 47%
- The Sky Kingdom Complete all levels in the Sky Kingdom 45%
- The Way It Was, Many Years Ago Destroy the Cage and usher in a new era of freedom 42%
- Lake Explorer Found all the spirit birds in the Lake Kingdom 39%
- The Way It Was, Not Long Ago Restore the Barrier and usher in a new era of peace 35%
- Sky Explorer Found all the spirit birds in the Sky Kingdom 35%
- Storyteller Found all of the spirit birds across the world 34%
- A Garish Color Found the elusive purple tree 30%
- Escape Artist Escape the Fallen Kingdom in under 10 minutes 29%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.