When does Sun Haven get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 20h it's 1 in 5 (18%). The opening is criticised more than in 84% of games we track.

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Sun Haven

Mar 10, 2023 Steam: Very Positive

The first 3 hours are a test

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 77% of owners

Steam reviews 80% positive of 25,657

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 20h it's 1 in 5 (18%).
The opening is criticised more than in 84% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
77% 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 25,784 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 40.5h for positive, 36h 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 (77.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (190)

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Novice Explorer Reach level 5 Exploration 100%
Novice Farmer Reach level 5 Farming 96%
Jump 100 Times Jump 100 times 95%
Novice Miner Reach level 5 Mining 90%
A Hop, Skip, and a Jump Cast Air Skip 100 times 85%
Chef's Kiss Feed the Farm Snaccoon 82%
Novice Fighter Reach level 5 Combat 82%
Adept Explorer Reach level 15 Exploration 80%
Die Faint by reaching 0 health 76%
Adept Farmer Reach level 15 Farming 74%
Customize your Character II! Pick a cute hair style 73%
Jump 1000 Times Jump 1000 times 73%
Novice Spelunker Reach Treasure Room 1 in the mines 71%
Novice Angler Reach level 5 Fishing 71%
Customize your Character I! Pick a cool hair style 71%
Adept Miner Reach level 15 Mining 70%
Pocket Change Collect 10,000 gold 70%
Small Catch Harvest a small fishing net 68%
Adept Fighter Reach level 15 Combat 65%
Blast Off Cast Air Skip 1000 times 62%
Past Your Bedtime Pass out by being awake at 12:00am 62%
A Second Chance Give Stephen a second chance 62%
Magic Touch Reach 100 Mana 61%
Better with a Friend Play Sun Haven with 1 friend 60%
Wholesome Neighbor Restore the neighborhood dog house 60%
Defender of the Forest Fight The Glorite Miners 57%
Adept Spelunker Reach Treasure Room 2 in the mines 56%
Expert Explorer Reach level 30 Exploration 55%
With a Cluck Cluck Here Place your first chicken 54%
Rock and Roll Defeat Krusty with help 53%
Tree House Unlock Nel'Vari 52%
Adept Fisher Reach level 15 Fishing 51%
Defeat King Slimius XVII Defeat the Slime Boss 51%
Large Catch Harvest a large fishing net 50%
Sizzlin' Summer Reach the Summer Season 48%
And a Moo Moo There Place your first cow 47%
Expert Miner Reach level 30 Mining 47%
Riding into the Sunset Ride a mount 46%
Expert Farmer Reach level 30 Farming 46%
Legendary Fisherman Catch a legendary fish 46%
Big Heart Reach 100 Health 45%
Teleport: Sun Haven Obtain the Sun Haven Teleport Spell 45%
Expert Fighter Reach level 30 Combat 45%
Advanced Spelunker Reach Treasure Room 3 in the mines 45%
Train Skipper Skip Sun Haven's intro and receive the Time Keepsake 42%
The Deeps Unlock the Brinestone Deeps 41%
A Small Fortune Collect 50,000 gold 39%
Create a Human Character Create a Human character 38%
Dungeoneer I Beat Floor 5 in the Combat Dungeon 38%
Create a Demon Character Create a Demon character 38%
Expert Spelunker Reach Treasure Room 4 in the mines 37%
Fashion Icon Restore the Clothing Store 37%
Your New Best Friend Leash a pet 36%
Defeat the Heat Viper Defeat the Heat Viper 35%
Monster House Unlock Withergate 35%
Mana In Hand Collect 1,000 Mana Orbs 34%
Weed Killer Defeat Weedil Alone 32%
Create an Elf Character Create an Elf character 32%
One More Thyme Defeat Weedil with Help 32%
Just a Trim Restore the Salon 31%
Falling Down Reach the Fall Season 31%
A Dream of Adventure Select the Adventure Keepsake 31%
Create an Angel Character Create an Angel character 31%
Overflowing with Magic Reach 300 Mana 31%
Expert Angler Reach level 30 Fishing 31%
A Dream of Romance Select the Romance Keepsake 29%
Create an Amari Character Create an Amari character 29%
Rich Collect 1,000 Tickets 29%
Good Samaritan Restore the Cafe 27%
Better with a Group Play Sun Haven with 2 friends 27%
An Unexpected Friend Reach Commonality with Wesley 27%
Deep Pockets Collect 100,000 gold 27%
Teleport: Nel'Vari Obtain the Nel'Vari Teleport Spell 27%
Dungeoneer II Beat Floor 15 in the Combat Dungeon 26%
A Dream of Peace Select the Peace Keepsake 25%
An Apple a day... Gift an apple to Wornhardt 23%
Extra Big Heart Reach 200 Health 23%
Advanced Miner Reach level 50 Mining 23%
Advanced Farmer Reach level 50 Farming 21%
A Dream of Riches Select the Riches Keepsake 20%
'Tis the Season Reach the Winter Season 20%
Create an Elemental Character Create an Elemental character 20%
Advanced Fighter Reach level 50 Combat 20%
Advanced Explorer Reach level 50 Exploration 19%
To Woo the Archmage Reach 10 hearts with Lucia 19%
To Woo a Blacksmith Reach 10 hearts with Lynn 18%
Teleport: Withergate Obtain the Withergate Teleport Spell 18%
To the Bottom Defeat Dizzy 17%
To Woo a Counselor Reach 10 hearts with Jun 17%
Teleport: Brinestone Deeps Obtain the Brinestone Deeps Teleport Spell 17%
We Have a Winner! Win a carnival Game 17%
Made of Money Pay your way out of the Glorite Miners 16%
I Do Get Married 16%
To Woo a Seamstress Reach 10 hearts with Kitty 16%
Justice Send Stephen to Jail 16%
Rocky Road Defeat Krusty with no help 15%
To Woo a Witch Reach 10 hearts with Catherine 15%
Better with a Team Play Sun Haven with 3 friends 14%
Advanced Angler Reach level 50 Fishing 14%
To Woo a Doctor Reach 10 hearts with Wornhardt 14%
Create a Naga Character Create a Naga character 14%
To Woo a Merchant Reach 10 hearts with Anne 13%
A New Year Reach Year 2 13%
Slime Squisher Free Brinestone Deeps of the mindcontrolling slimes 13%
Defeat Qwiz'lothra Defeat Qwiz'lothra and save Brinestone Deeps 12%
Dynus's Orchard Complete the Fruit Altar 12%
Dynus's Gems Complete the Mining Altar 12%
Dungeoneer III Beat Floor 30 in the Combat Dungeon 12%
To Woo a Musician Reach 10 hearts with Claude 11%
Dynus's World Complete the Exploration Altar 11%
Dynus's Future Complete the Keepsake Altar 11%
Dynus's Hoard Complete the Gold Altar 10%
To Woo a Baker Reach 10 hearts with Liam 10%
Wealthy Collect 500,000 gold 9.8%
To Woo the Captain Reach 10 hearts with Nathaniel 9.6%
Dynus's Harvest Complete the Farming Altar 9.6%
Dynus's City Complete the Tickets Altar 9.6%
Dynus's Fish Complete the Fishing Altar 9.4%
Dynus's Feast Complete the Meals Altar 9.3%
Mana Out of Hand Collect 10,000 Mana Orbs 8.3%
Royalty Collect 10,000 Tickets 8.2%
Treasury Collect 1,000,000 gold 7.5%
The Great City Unlock the Great City 7.4%
Better with a Party Play Sun Haven with 4 or more friends 6.9%
To Woo a Warrior Reach 10 hearts with Shang 6.7%
Snake Slayer I Defeat the level 20 Tyrantviper in the Boss Arena 6.7%
Defeat the Moon Dragon Defeat Dynus in combat 6.7%
Lumberjacked I Defeat the level 20 Tree Guardian in the Boss Arena 6.6%
Candy Crushed I Defeat the level 20 Candy Slime in the Boss Arena 6.5%
Candy Crushed IV Defeat the level 50 Candy Slime in the Boss Arena 6.2%
Lumberjacked IV Defeat the level 50 Tree Guardian in the Boss Arena 6.1%
Snake Slayer IV Defeat the level 50 Tyrantviper in the Boss Arena 6.1%
To Woo an Enchantress Reach 10 hearts with Iris 5.8%
Teleport: The Great City Obtain the ability to teleport to the Great City 5.6%
To Woo an Angel Reach 10 hearts with Miyeon 5.4%
To Woo a Wind Mage Reach 10 hearts with Vaan 5.3%
Appease the Moon Dragon Appease Dynus through an offering 5.3%
Snake Slayer II Defeat the level 30 Tyrantviper in the Boss Arena 5.0%
Candy Crushed II Defeat the level 30 Candy Slime in the Boss Arena 4.9%
To Woo a Prince Reach 10 hearts with Darius 4.8%
To Woo an Adventurer Reach 10 hearts with Donovan 4.7%
Lumberjacked II Defeat the level 30 Tree Guardian in the Boss Arena 4.7%
To Woo an Architect Reach 10 hearts with Xyla 4.5%
Candy Crushed III Defeat the level 40 Candy Slime in the Boss Arena 4.3%
Lumberjacked III Defeat the level 40 Tree Guardian in the Boss Arena 4.3%
Snake Slayer III Defeat the level 40 Tyrantviper in the Boss Arena 3.9%
To Woo the Moon 10 hearts with Lucius 3.4%
To Woo the Assistant Reach 10 hearts with Wesley 3.0%
Master Angler Unlock every skill point in Fishing 3.0%
To Woo an Assassin Reach 10 hearts with Vivi 2.7%
To Woo the Forgetful Reach 10 hearts with Kai 2.7%
Love at First Sight Reach 20 hearts with Lynn 2.6%
Fiery Love Reach 20 hearts with Lucia 2.5%
Artistic Love Reach 20 hearts with Jun 2.5%
Nya Love Reach 20 hearts with Kitty 2.5%
Crime Doesn't Pay Solve the case of the stolen artifacts in the Great City 2.5%
Master Explorer Unlock every skill point in Exploration 2.5%
Heartbreaker Get Divorced 2.3%
Master Farmer Unlock every skill point in Farming 2.3%
Master Miner Unlock every skill point in Mining 2.3%
Master Fighter Unlock every skill point in Combat 2.2%
A Complete Collection Complete the Museum 2.1%
Spell Booster Purchase a staff from the Brinestone staff shop 1.9%
Symphonic Love Reach 20 hearts with Claude 1.8%
Golden Love Reach 20 hearts with Anne 1.7%
Heartfelt Love Reach 20 hearts with Wornhardt 1.7%
Hopping Love Reach 20 hearts with Catherine 1.6%
Valiant Love Reach 20 hearts with Shang 1.4%
Princely Love Reach 20 hearts with Darius 1.3%
Protective Love Reach 20 hearts with Nathaniel 1.3%
Demonic Love Reach 20 hearts with Xyla 1.2%
Sweet Love Reach 20 hearts with Liam 1.2%
To Woo a Hero Reach 10 hearts with Karish 1.2%
To Woo a Corsair Reach 10 hearts with Zaria 1.2%
Magical Love Reach 20 hearts with Iris 1.0%
Worldly Love Reach 20 hearts with Vaan 1.0%
Angelic Love Reach 20 hearts with Miyeon 1.0%
Freeing Love Reach 20 hearts with Donovan 0.9%
Sharp Love Reach 20 hearts with Vivi 0.8%
Sprouting Love Reach 20 hearts with Wesley 0.8%
Cosmic Love Reach 20 hearts with Lucius 0.8%
Long Lost Love Reach 20 hearts with Kai 0.6%
Heroic Love Reach 20 hearts with Karish 0.4%
Bucket of Love Reach 20 hearts with Zaria 0.4%
Legendary Great Sword Wielder Purchase the Legendary Great Sword from the Great Smithery 0.4%
To Woo a Detective Reach 10 hearts with Elyssia 0.3%
To Woo a Historian Reach 10 hearts with Thorian 0.3%
Legendary Hammer Wielder Purchase the Legendary Hammer from the Great Smithery 0.3%
Timeless Love Reach 20 hearts with Elyssia 0.1%
Historic Love Reach 20 hearts with Thorioan 0.1%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.