Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 35h it's 1 in 45 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 29% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Rice and Ruin” (Complete the game): only 29% of starters get there.
- 80% of owners got the first achievement.
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 5,771 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 31.8h for positive, 7.2h 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 (79.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Rice and Ruin Complete the game. Most players quit here 29% −71
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (40)
story milestone ending side
- Cloud Dancer Swing behind an enemy during an aerial combo twice. 100%
- Balanced Diet Have a dinner comprised of all 5 types of courses. 86%
- Clean Sweep Crash 5 enemies together in one fell swoop. 82%
- Flight of Fancy Swing behind an enemy with the divine raiment 100 times. 82%
- White as Snow Create white rice with the mortar and pestle. 72%
- Rock Solid Successfully parry an enemy attack 30 times. 64%
- Mass Production Achieve an above-standard yield when harvesting. 60%
- Home Run Royalty Achieve a crash combo of 3. 58%
- Pretty Paddy Achieve an above-standard aesthetic when harvesting. 43%
- Dirty Deeds Talk to someone while carrying the manure pail. 35%
- Demolition Deity Achieve a crash combo of 5. 35%
- Martial Mastery Become fully proficient in one fighting skill. 34%
- Hidden Eye Release 30 hidden powers from equipment. 32%
- Lying Down on the Job Rest on the porch in each of the four seasons. 32%
- Compost Surprise Create fertilizer by throwing in over 100 materials. 32%
- Brand Name Bran Trade 1,000 ears with the capital. 32%
- Rice and Ruin Complete the game. 29%
- Wondrous Weaver Create 10 kinds of garments or headgear at the loom. 29%
- Cornucopia Harvest over 500 rice plants at once. 28%
- No Stone Unturned Gather from every gathering spot on the island. 27%
- Farmer on the Roof Climb to the highest roof of the tallest house. 27%
- Toyohana's Token Collect all agricultural scrolls. 27%
- Glutinous Achieve an above-standard taste, stickiness, and hardness when harvesting. 27%
- Goddess of War Deal over 10,000 damage with one attack. 26%
- Bon Vivant Eat 50 different types of food. 26%
- Takeribi's Tribute Collect all combat scrolls. 25%
- Supreme Smith Create 20 kinds of tools at the forge. 25%
- Overkill Debuff an already-debuffed enemy with a raiment skill. 25%
- Aromatic Achieve an above-standard aroma when harvesting. 22%
- Harvest Goddess Raise your rice level to 50. 16%
- Not a Drop to Drink Attempt to have a dinner comprised entirely of water. 15%
- Shrine Maiden Clear the lowest floor of the Amagaeshi Shrine. 13%
- Rice Aficionado Have a dinner comprised of 5 rice dishes. 13%
- Training Montage Practice in the training hall 10 times. 12%
- Pioneer Explore every last inch of Hinoe Island. 11%
- Hinoe Menagerie Gather every animal at your home. 11%
- Sake for Supper Have a dinner comprised of 5 types of alcohol. 10%
- Weather Warrior Pray for every type of weather. 10%
- Just Desserts Have a dinner comprised of 5 desserts. 9.1%
- Sakuna the Efflorescent Clear the aphid invasion. 7.3%