ISLANDERS
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (18%); after 4h it's 1 in 60 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 78% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 94% 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 17,015 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 7.1h for positive, 0.9h 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 (93.9% 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 (38)
story milestone ending side
- Newcomer Finish your first game. 100%
- Settlement Reach the 2nd island. 87%
- Nice Spot Earn 25 points from one building. 83%
- Advanced Score 500 points in one match. 81%
- Builder Build 100 buildings. 71%
- Colony Reach the 3rd island. 64%
- Mayor Earn 2,000 points. 62%
- Professional Score 1,500 points in one match. 57%
- Brilliant Position Earn 50 points from one building. 56%
- Traveler Explore 10 islands. 51%
- Perfectly Placed Earn 75 points from one building. 47%
- Wealthy Have at least 12 buildings in your inventory at once. 46%
- Empire Reach the 4th island. 44%
- Expert Score 3,000 points in one match. 41%
- Constructor Build 500 buildings. 41%
- King Earn 10,000 points. 34%
- Slow Burn Reach a score of 1,000 without ever having more than 6 buildings in your inventory. (Individual buildings count!) Don't click the plus unless you have to. 34%
- Islander Reach a score of 800 on the first island. 33%
- Adventurer Explore 20 islands. 31%
- Architect Build 1000 buildings. 29%
- Puzzle Solver Have exactly 100 points after placing a building. 28%
- Emperor Earn 20,000 points. 23%
- Explorer Explore 30 islands. 22%
- Sprinter Reach the 2nd island within 90 seconds. 8.6%
- Investor Lose a total of at least 100 points in one match. 8.3%
- Versatile Build all type of buildings on one island in Highscore Mode. 7.1%
- Athlete Reach the 3rd island within 4 minutes. 6.2%
- King of the World Earn 30,000 points 5.5%
- Legend Score 10,000 points in one match. 5.0%
- In the Darkness Build 3 Shamans during the same night in Highscore Mode 3.7%
- Lord of the Towers Build 4 towers on an island without losing points between them in Highscore Mode 3.4%
- Winter is Coming Score 2,000 points on a Snowy Island 3.0%
- Strategist Reach a score of 15,000 points before reaching the 11th Island. 2.7%
- Photographer Apply a filter, a frame and a sticker by using the Photo Mode. 2.2%
- Mason Place 200 buildings with at least 10 different types in Sandbox Mode. 1.7%
- Guardian Save an Island with at least 10 buildings using the Island Archive. 1.6%
- Master Reach the 10th Island. 1.0%
- Conqueror Reach the 21st Island. 0.4%