When does Papo & Yo get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 4h it's 1 in 30 (3%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

How many players finish Papo & Yo?

45% of players who start reach the ending.

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Papo & Yo

Apr 18, 2013 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 45% of players who started

Started playing 73% of owners

Steam reviews 93% positive of 2,878

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 4h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
45% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Lula Power” and “Calm After the Storm” (Give Monster a rotten fruit): from 100% to 71% of starters.
72% 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 2,900 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 288 reviews: 4.2h for positive, 3.2h 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 (72.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Lula Power Double-jump with Lula to cross the first large gap. 100%
Calm After the Storm Give Monster a rotten fruit. Most players quit here 71% −29
Good as New Revive Lula. 46% −26
Conclusion Finish the game. 45% −1

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (10)

story milestone ending side

Lula Power Double-jump with Lula to cross the first large gap. 100%
Calm After the Storm Give Monster a rotten fruit. 71%
Sharp Splatter Splat a frog right on the bullseye. 67%
Good as New Revive Lula. 46%
Conclusion Finish the game. 45%
Playing Tag Run away from Lula for 20 seconds. 26%
White Frog Massacre Splat 21 frogs at once in the main menu. 20%
The Architect Build and cross the houses bridge with only 3 houses. 12%
Don't Need No Hints Play through the game without reading any hint boxes. 8.7%
Mad Hatter Collect all hats. 7.7%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.