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Welcome to Elk
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 61% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 333
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 3h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 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 337 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 282 reviews: 3.9h for positive, 2.9h 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 (61.3% 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)
- What a Good Dog Find the photo of Hotdog. 100%
- Sue, George and The Bikers Receive the “Sue, George and The Bikers” bottle story. 98%
- When Anders Died Receive the “When Anders Died” bottle story. 98%
- Astrid’s Famous Hotdog Recipe Find Astrid’s Hotdog recipe. 97%
- Andreas’ Jukebox Find Andreas’ jukebox. 92%
- Meet Astrid’s Dad Listen to Astrid’s dad tell his true story. 92%
- The Frozen Man Receive “The Frozen Man” bottle story. 89%
- She Is Someone Receive the “She is Someone” bottle story. 80%
- Anne Louise’s car “Marina” Find Anne Louise’s car called “Marina”. 75%
- Meet Mister Bo Receive the “Meet Mister Bo” bottle story. 75%
- Murray’s Poster Find Murray’s poster. 74%
- Meet Astrid’s Mum Listen to Astrid’s Mum tell her true story. 72%
- Killing Klumben Receive the “Killing Klumben” bottle story. 71%
- Out of Beer, Out of Here Receive the “Out of Beer, Out of Here” bottle story. 69%
- When a Musox Walks On Receive the “When a Musox Walks On” bottle story. 68%
- Mikkel’s Noisecomb Flyer Find Mikkel’s Noisecomb flyer. 68%
- I Can’t Swim Find the hidden life ring. 67%
- Meet Astrid’s Brother Listen to Astrid’s brother tell his true story. 67%
- Bobbi’s Obituary Receive the “Bobbi’s Obituary” bottle story. 66%
- Open The Door Discover the source of Elk’s stories. 66%
- “Ynglet” by Nifflas Find Nifflas’ awesome game “Ynglet.” 65%
- Simon’s Note Find Simon’s note. 65%
- Dennis’ Record Find Dennis’ record. 64%
- Karina’s Sidesparker Find Karina’s sidesparker. 49%
- Look, shrimp! Find the secret puke button. 21%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.