AdventureCasualIndieRPG
The Red Lantern
Give it 2 hours
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 64% of owners
Steam reviews 80% positive of 2,383
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 3h it's 1 in 15 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- Only 64% 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 2,437 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 50 reviews: 4.4h for positive, 1.6h 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 (64% 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 (27)
- Adopted a dog sledding team There are no bad dogs 100%
- Find another tool that was left behind Alaskan Freegan 95%
- Experienced your first encounter Live wildly! 93%
- We've all had one of those dreams Discovered it was just a nightmare. 67%
- Find a helpful tool Finders keepers 52%
- Fed the dogs a full bowl They deserve it! 50%
- Cursed by an owl Owl just keep my distance 49%
- Gulped down some raw meat Tartare, please! 36%
- Made it home The Red Lantern found the finish 32%
- Successfully Fish Out of the wild... 32%
- Completed Igloo's Story Gettin' Iggy With It 19%
- I can see clearly now Completed Stilton's Story 19%
- Completed Barkley's Story Found his voice 17%
- Chomper has Chomped! Unlock Chomper's Potential 16%
- Completed Bodega's Story Just here for snacks. 16%
- Set 20 Fires Firestarter 15%
- Completed Noodle's Story Noodles go with everything 15%
- Completed Fin's Story Do you trust me? 15%
- Discover all the gear We're gonna need a bigger sled 14%
- Completed Gale's Story And weathered the storm (and quills) 14%
- Completed Slayer's Story Black Magic 13%
- See a bunny fly My dad is a bird 12%
- Pondered if you got rabies Squirrel problems 11%
- Discovered the scratching tree They really do that! 11%
- Complete all the dog stories Every dog deserves a home (and an accessory) 7.3%
- Pet the dogs 100 times at camp You can most definitely pet the dogs 7.2%
- Completed the journal Nature is fun! 4.8%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.