Cat Quest III
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (13%); after 10h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised less than in 86% of games we track.
- 49% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Rock on, Supurrstar!”: only 66% 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 4,380 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 10.7h for positive, 6.5h 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 (80% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Rock on, Supurrstar! Defeated Captain Meowtallika, the leader of the Meowtallika crew. Most players quit here 66% −34
- Furry Spicy yet Supurr Sweet Defeated Captain Takomeowki, the leader of the Spicy Squids! 65% −1
- King of Pi-rats No More Defeated the Pi-rat King, the leader of the pi-rats, in his hideout. 58% −7
- Quack Goes the Ducky Defeated the Duck of Doom, the ruler of the seven seas! 52% −6
- Paws Over Tentacles Defeated Cathulhu, the menace of the ocean. 49% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (30)
story milestone ending side
- Armeowry Amateur Collected 10 different pieces of equipment! 100%
- Furst Secret Found a hidden item! 95%
- Ship Miewtenant Collected your first ship blueprint! 93%
- Purrzzler Completed a set of puzzle stones! 91%
- Treasure Rummeowger Opened 20 Treasure Chests! 90%
- Treasure Pouncer Opened 50 Treasure Chests! 77%
- Furst Bounty Claimed a wanted poster's bounty! 76%
- Ship Furst Mate Collected 5 ship blueprints! 75%
- Armeowry Enjoyer Collected 40 different pieces of equipment! 74%
- Treasure Expurrlorer Opened 80 Treasure Chests! 70%
- Love is Furever Completed the Lovepurr dungeon! 66%
- Rock on, Supurrstar! Defeated Captain Meowtallika, the leader of the Meowtallika crew. 66%
- Furry Spicy yet Supurr Sweet Defeated Captain Takomeowki, the leader of the Spicy Squids! 65%
- My North Star was Always You Found the North Star Treasure! 60%
- King of Pi-rats No More Defeated the Pi-rat King, the leader of the pi-rats, in his hideout. 58%
- Once Bitten, 8 Times Shy Completed the 8-bit dungeon! 58%
- Quack Goes the Ducky Defeated the Duck of Doom, the ruler of the seven seas! 52%
- Paws Over Tentacles Defeated Cathulhu, the menace of the ocean. 49%
- A Painful Pawst, Avenged Completed the Mama Milka questline! 48%
- Bounty Domiewnator Claimed all wanted poster bounties! 46%
- Purrsitively Golden Completed the Golden Tower! 45%
- Spellmewster Learned all 10 spells! 40%
- No Necromeowncy Here! Completed the Mage Bonny questline! 40%
- Commewnity Helper Returned all lost items to their rightful owners! 39%
- Ship Mewster Collected all the ship blueprints! 39%
- Meowsterwork Completed the Kidd Cat questline! 38%
- Armeowry Furshionista Collected all equipment in the Purribean! 35%
- Purroblem Solver Completed all 12 sets of puzzle stones! 34%
- Secret Purrlunderer Found all the hidden items! 31%
- Happurrly Ever After Witnessed the Purrmaid find her Prince Charming! 29%
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