When does Spirit of the Island get good?

The first 2 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (52%); after 5h it's almost 1 in 3 (30%). The opening is criticised more than in 80% of games we track.

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Spirit of the Island

Aug 17, 2022 Steam: Mixed

The first 2 hours are a test

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

Started playing 38% of owners

Steam reviews 66% positive of 1,907

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (52%); after 5h it's almost 1 in 3 (30%).
The opening is criticised more than in 80% of games we track.
Only 38% 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 1,931 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 8.8h for positive, 5.2h 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 (37.8% 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 (49)

Respect Your Elders Talk to the Elder 100%
The Herbalist Collect Each Plant in the Game 64%
Master Craftsmen Get Crafting level 5 47%
Survivalist Get Foraging level 5 44%
Boar Mountain island Visit Boar Mountain island 43%
The Golden Swamp island Visit The Golden Swamp island 37%
Sharp Cliffs island Visit Sharp Cliffs island 35%
Rocks, Stones and Hard Work Get Mining level 5 35%
Forever Ruins island Visit Forever Ruins island 33%
Golem Eye island Visit Golem Eye island 29%
Blue Shell beach Visit Blue Shell beach 28%
The Combatant Get Combat level 5 28%
Long Live The King Defeat the Pirate Boss 23%
The Engineer Get Electronics level 5 23%
Sand Cliffs island Visit Sand Cliffs island 22%
Green Valley island Visit Green Valley island 20%
Grey Rocks island Visit Grey Rocks island 20%
Wood Alley island Visit Wood Alley island 19%
The Island of Six Visit The Island of Six 19%
Everyone is Here! Meet All NPCs 18%
Dungeon Crawler Find All Caves 18%
Pathfinder Get Exploration level 5 18%
Two is Better than One Fix the abandoned house 16%
Sometimes Bigger is Better Buy a Luxury boat 16%
The Workhorse Get Farming level 5 16%
Best Chef Get Cooking level 5 15%
Monster Hunter Defeat Every Creature 11%
The Key to Your Past Create a Key of Elements 8.5%
Home, Sweet Home Upgrade your house to level 3 7.9%
The Persuader Get Social level 5 7.4%
So it Was There! Find a map for Alina 7.1%
Master Fisher Get Fishing level 5 6.6%
A Journey Around the World Visit All Islands 6.3%
Treasure Hunter Find 50 Treasures 6.3%
A Farm to Rule Them All Plant All Types of Crops 5.8%
Megapolis Build Every Building 5.6%
To Know Your Past Finish the main Story 5.3%
Time Sure Flies! Live on Your Island for a Year 5.0%
Millionaire Earn a total of 1 million credits 5.0%
CEO Hire 15 tourists 4.5%
Jack of All Trades Get all skills to level 5 3.7%
Why Walk? Build all the vehicles 3.2%
Entomologist Collect All Types of Insects 2.6%
The Historian Collect all treasures in the Museum 2.6%
Ichthyologist Catch All Types of Fish 2.1%
Smooth Talker Max Out the Relationship with All NPCs 2.1%
Busy Life See All Events 1.9%
The Creator Craft EVERY Item in Game 1.9%
You Did It! Unlock All Achievements 1.3%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.