AdventureIndie
The Unfinished Swan
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 68% of owners
Steam reviews 84% positive of 2,041
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 3h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- Only 68% 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 2,073 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 3.2h 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 (67.7% 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 (10)
- Painter Finish the Garden chapter. 100%
- Climber Finish the Unfinished Empire chapter. 66%
- Night Owl Finish the Nighttime chapter. 58%
- Dreamer Finish the King's Dream chapter. 57%
- Telescopic Look at the sleeping King. 51%
- Page Turner Reveal every storybook page in the game. 31%
- Balloonist Release all balloons. 14%
- Rocketeer Launch a blueprint box 15 meters high. 11%
- Spaceman Launch a blueprint box 30 meters high. 10%
- Minimalist Reach the Watchtower without throwing more than 3 balls. 8.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.