A Highland Song

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 705 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 5h for positive, 2.7h 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 (94.1% 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 (36)

• Finder Confirmed a map 100%
• Walker Climbed your first peak 98%
• "Yas!" Complete a flawless run 86%
• Searcher Confirmed 3 maps 73%
• Voices... Found a goshawk 64%
• Wanderer Climbed 5 peaks 55%
• Explorer Confirmed 5 maps 46%
• Student Correctly named 5 peaks 46%
• Hiker Climbed 10 peaks 32%
• Memories... Found 3 goshawks 31%
• The Sea! Reached the lighthouse 29%
• Orienteer Confirmed 10 maps 23%
• Journalist Correctly named 10 peaks 23%
• The Cliffs! Reached the lighthouse just after Beltane 23%
• "What are you doin' here?" Met a spelunker 18%
• Stories... Found 5 goshawks 17%
• Beltane! Reached the lighthouse for Beltane 16%
• "Do you live here?" Met an ice climber 15%
• Historian Correctly named 15 peaks 11%
• Take flight! Fly on golden wings 9.6%
• Navigator Confirmed 20 maps 9.4%
• "Hello up there!" Met a giant 8.4%
• Mythologist Correctly named 20 peaks 6.9%
• Climber Climbed 25 peaks 6.1%
• Histories... Found 10 goshawks 5.7%
• Expert Confirmed 30 maps 5.7%
• Local Legend Hear the fisherman's tale in full 5.4%
• "What happened to you?" Met an old soldier 5.4%
• Secrets... Found 15 goshawks 3.1%
• Flying Fish Reach the Lighthouse within 3 days 2.9%
• "Your Majesty!" Talked to a king 2.8%
• "I wish..." Made a wish 2.7%
• Mountaineer Climbed all the peaks 2.3%
• Storyteller Correctly named every peak 1.9%
• Queen of the Land Blessings on every peak 1.7%
• Indefatigable Reach the Lighthouse without sleeping 1.6%