When does Paperbark get good?

Hooks you right away. 82% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (82%). The opening is criticised less than in 84% of games we track.

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Paperbark

Dec 12, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 69% of owners

Steam reviews 89% positive of 357

What the data shows

82% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (82%).
The opening is criticised less than in 84% of games we track.
Only 69% 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 370 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 1.5h for positive, 0.7h 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 (69.1% 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 (25)

The Tutorial You did it! 100%
Superb Scary Wren Scare plenty of fairy wrens 86%
Chapter 1: The Paperbark Tree The Paperbark Tree 85%
Chapter 2: The Wetlands The Wetlands 72%
Chapter 3: The River Birds The River Birds 65%
Chapter 4: The Bushfire The Bushfire 63%
Chapter 5: The Cool Change The Cool Change 59%
Combat Wombat Break a lot of sticks! 59%
Chapter 6: A New Home A New Home 58%
Party Pooper Knocked over your old poo piles! 45%
Hungry Hungry Wombat Eat all the food patches 39%
Dragonfly Detective Collect all of the Blue Skimmer Dragonflies 37%
Flutter Finder Collect all of the Yellow Albatross Butterflies 35%
Moth Mapper Collect all of the Helena Gum Moths 35%
Grasshopper Grabber Collect all of the Gumleaf Grasshoppers 30%
Spooner or Later Sufficiently annoy a Spoonbill 25%
Chapter 6: A New Home (Ending Three) A New Home (Ending Three) 21%
Chapter 6: A New Home (Ending Two) A New Home (Ending Two) 18%
Wombat Rush Finish the story in under 18 minutes 17%
Cicada Collector Collect all of the Green Grocer Cicadas 15%
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Insect Inspector Find all the hidden critters 15%
Librarian Collect all of the Stickers 15%
Beat Maker Tap on all of the sounds in the sticker library 15%
Thanks for playing! Complete all other Steam Achievements 13%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.