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STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
The first hour is a test
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 78% of owners
Steam reviews 78% positive of 1,400
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (63%); after 10h it's 1 in 9 (12%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
- 78% 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 1,411 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 23.5h for positive, 4.5h 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 (78.1% 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 (34)
- Reached Chapter 1: Beginnings. Started Chapter 1 and got the "Nice to Meetcha, Nature Sprites!" wonder. 100%
- Made 10,000G. Obtained a total of 10,000G and got the "Tiny Wallet" wonder. 56%
- Had an animal born on the farm. Had an animal born on the farm and got the "A Little Fluff" wonder. 45%
- Cleared 10 requests. Cleared 10 requests and got the "Hero in Training" wonder. 36%
- Maxed out your first animal or bird's LP. Maxed out an animal/bird's LP and got the "My First Best Friend" wonder. 35%
- Reached Chapter 2: Branching. Started Chapter 2 and got the "Newfound Family" wonder. 34%
- Made 100,000G. Obtained a total of 100,000G and got the "Big Wallet" wonder. 32%
- Obtained 5 fish. Obtained 5 fish and got the "So-fish-ticated" wonder. 32%
- Obtained 8 total birds. Obtained a total of 8 birds and got the "Poultry in Motion" wonder. 25%
- Looked in the mirror 3 times. Looked in the mirror 3 times and got the "Fashion-Forward Farmer" wonder. 25%
- Obtained 8 total animals. Obtained a total of 8 animals and got the "A Full Barn is a Happy Barn" wonder. 23%
- Obtained 10 dishes. Obtained 10 different dishes and got the "Faintly Appetizing" wonder. 22%
- Obtained 2 gold treasures. Discovered 2 golden treasures and got the "As Good as Gold" wonder. 21%
- Discovered 10 hybrid crops. Discovered 10 hybrid crops and got the "The Fortunate Farmer" wonder. 17%
- Made 500,000G. Obtained a total of 500,000G and got the "Stuffed Wallet" wonder. 17%
- Reached Chapter 3: Blessings. Started Chapter 3 and got the "A Happy Family" wonder. 16%
- Cleaned the grave for the first time. Cleaned the grave once and got the "My Fair Ladybug" wonder. 12%
- Reached Chapter 4: Blooming. Started Chapter 4 and got the "Family Drama" wonder. 9.6%
- Discovered 5 rare crops. Discovered 5 rare crops and got the "Heck, That's a Hybrid!" wonder. 8.7%
- Obtained 7 total records. Obtained a total of 7 records and got the "Record Keeper" wonder. 7.0%
- Got 10 additional facilities. Obtained 10 additional facilities and got the "Super-Duper Awesome Farm" wonder. 6.9%
- Reached Chapter 5: Traversal. Started Chapter 5 and got the "A Family Without Worry" wonder. 5.8%
- Discovered 20 rare crops. Discovered 20 rare crops and got the "Encyclopedia Hybridtannica" wonder. 5.4%
- Discovered all hybrid crops. Discovered all hybrid crops and got the "The Capable Cultivator" wonder. 4.5%
- Fished up the golden axe. Fished up the golden axe and got the "True of Heart" wonder. 4.4%
- Obtained the Blade of Legend. Obtained the Blade of Legend and got the "The Chosen One" wonder. 4.4%
- Obtained the message in a bottle. Obtained the message in a bottle and got the "I'll Never Tell" wonder. 4.4%
- Obtained all fish. Obtained all fish and got the "Fish Fear Me" wonder. 4.1%
- Obtained 5 tablets. Discovered 5 tablets and got the "Once Upon a Curry" wonder. 4.1%
- Reached Chapter 6: Twilight. Started Chapter 6 and got the "A Family That Stays Together" wonder. 3.7%
- Obtained all blessed tools. Obtained all Blessed Tools and got the "Pan-paka-PAAAN!" wonder. 3.3%
- Reached Chapter 7: Beyond. Started Chapter 7 and got the "It Was a Wonderful Life" wonder. 2.6%
- Obtained 100 dishes. Obtained 100 different dishes and got the "Captain of the Cookbook" wonder. 2.2%
- Cleared 100 requests. Cleared 100 requests and got the "Charismatic Superhero" wonder. 1.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.