When does Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling get good?

Give it 20 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 20h it's 1 in 120 (1%). The opening is criticised less than in 83% of games we track.

How many players finish Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling?

31% of players who start reach the ending.

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Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

Nov 21, 2019 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Give it 20 hours

Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans

Reach the ending 31% of players who started

Started playing 70% of owners

Steam reviews 97% positive of 6,104

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 20h it's 1 in 120 (1%).
The opening is criticised less than in 83% of games we track.
31% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Chapter 1 Complete” (Finished Chapter 1!) and “Chapter 2 Complete” (Finished Chapter 2!): from 100% to 66% of starters.
Only 70% 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 6,136 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 42.7h for positive, 8.1h 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 (69.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Chapter 1 Complete Finished Chapter 1! 100%
Chapter 2 Complete Finished Chapter 2! Most players quit here 66% −34
Chapter 3 Complete Finished Chapter 3! 50% −16
Chapter 4 Complete Finished Chapter 4! 41% −9
Chapter 5 Complete Finished Chapter 5! 38% −4
Chapter 6 Complete Finished Chapter 6! 34% −4
Chapter 7 Complete Finished Chapter 7! 31% −2

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (30)

story milestone ending side

Chapter 1 Complete Finished Chapter 1! 100%
Chapter 2 Complete Finished Chapter 2! 66%
Vicious Spider Defeated Chapter 1's boss in Hard Mode! 65%
Chapter 3 Complete Finished Chapter 3! 50%
The Guardian Defeated Chapter 2's boss in Hard Mode! 46%
Chapter 4 Complete Finished Chapter 4! 41%
Chapter 5 Complete Finished Chapter 5! 38%
Reconciliation Helped a friend out! 36%
The Truth Found the truth! 36%
Heavy Duty Defeated Chapter 3's boss in Hard Mode! 35%
Chapter 6 Complete Finished Chapter 6! 34%
Plant Enchanter Met a new ally! 31%
Chapter 7 Complete Finished Chapter 7! 31%
Always Watchful Defeated Chapter 4's boss in Hard Mode! 29%
The Terror Defeated Chapter 5's boss in Hard Mode! 27%
Good Deed Gave something expecting no reward! 27%
Bounty Hunter Defeated all bounty bosses! 26%
Battle Ready Reached max rank! 26%
All Geared Up Defeated Chapter 6's boss in Hard Mode! 24%
The End Defeated Chapter 7's boss in Hard Mode! 22%
Music Collector Purchased all music! 17%
Ultimate Team! Defeated a VERY powerful opponent! 16%
Pro Explorers Found all discoveries! 16%
Field Researcher Filled the bestiary! 15%
Cooking Maestro Cooked all recipes! 15%
Helping Hand Completed all quests! 15%
Gamer Indulged in games! 13%
Crystal Collector Found all crystal berries! 12%
Medal Collector Found all medals! 9.9%
Our job's done! Saw all there was to see! 9.2%

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Steam page Updated: 2026-10-27.