Paper Beast

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 729 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 3.4h for positive, 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 (76.5% 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 (21)

• Another World Begin the adventure for the first time 100%
• Rescue Me Save the Papyvorus from the Predator 56%
• Cube Find the heat block in the first chapter 27%
• This is a Simulation Drop your first entity in the Sandbox 19%
• Thanks for playing Finish the adventure 17%
• Splasher Stay fresh 14%
• Sun Set the sun on the horizon 13%
• Babylon Plant a tree in the Sandbox 11%
• Kaboom! Use a blast capsule 11%
• Dust Use terraformation in God mode 11%
• Up Tie a balloon to a Predator 9.5%
• Hexapoda Have at least 8 insects in the Sandbox 8.1%
• Papyvorus Herd Have at least 8 Papyvorus in the Sandbox 7.7%
• Zarathustra Ground Control to... 6.7%
• Storm Start a storm in the Sandbox 5.6%
• Botanist Uproot a large desert plant 5.1%
• Boy's surface Unlock all entities for the Sandbox 4.4%
• PaperStar Catch a shooting star as it flies 2.1%
• Contemplation Observe the Data Sea 1.4%
• Walkman Carry the tape recorder to the sinkhole area 1.4%
• I don't want a hug Finish chapter 6.4 without the tape recorder getting grabbed 1.3%