The Wild at Heart

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 932 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 16.7h for positive, 7.1h 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 (92.3% 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 (29)

• The Adventure Begins Successfully run away from home. 100%
• Welcome to The Deep Woods Reach The Grove, the home of the Greenshields. 72%
• Trainee Tinkerer Craft your first item. 70%
• S’more the Merrier Build your first camp. 61%
• Freezy Pops Get 5 or more Spritelings frozen in ice simultaneously. 51%
• All-Nighter Stay up through the night until daybreak, outside of The Grove. 49%
• A Fractured Order Recall all wayward Greenshields to The Grove, uncovering the details of their missions. 47%
• Herd is the Word Befriend the 5 main Spriteling types. 39%
• Bargain Bin Make a trade with Rubbish. 37%
• Nutriment Whiz Craft every type of Meal. 36%
• The Final Passage Open the way to Umbral Lethea, using the power of the Greenshield Artifacts. 35%
• Mix Master Craft every type of Tonic. 34%
• Resealed and Restored Defeat The Never. 33%
• Pathfinder Fully reveal the maps for every known area of the Deep Woods. 32%
• Home is where the Hearth is Purchase every Spriteling Cap upgrade. 30%
• Now This Sparks Joy Purchase every Bag Slot upgrade. 19%
• Cat-astrophe Averted Safely return all of Litterbox's cats to the Grove. 19%
• Trove Trustee Completely fill out the Grove Trove, finding every last missing treasure. 18%
• Hal Jordan Who?! Purchase every Warden's Way upgrade. 17%
• Back off man, I'm a scientist Purchase every Gustbuster upgrade. 16%
• FAQ Finder Hear all of Scrap Heap's tips and tricks. 16%
• Pagemaster Find all the Lost Journal Pages missing from "Book". 15%
• The Totally Full at Heart Purchase all health upgrades. 14%
• Hot Goss Listen to all the juicy gossip that the Twins have to dish. 13%
• Nature Bath Take a moment of thoughtful meditation by the waterfall in Heartlands. 12%
• GOOOOAAAALLL! Kick an item directly into the Stash Box. 12%
• Look Ma, No Hands! Break a crystal with Barblings without throwing them. 12%
• This is the Way Complete every beastie bounty from Toothpicks. 12%
• Geography Buff Learn about every area of the Deep Woods from Toothpicks. 10%