Pesticide Not Required

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 967 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 9.4h for positive, 4h 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 (80.7% 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 (103)

• The Lickening Reach max level on Tongue Lash 100%
• It's Joever Win a run as Joe 100%
• Dr. Hopps Collect 20 apples in a single run 98%
• Billybob Plant 50 crops in one day 98%
• Fresh Fruit Survive Summer I 98%
• Mignon Get 10 pets in a single run 95%
• Plotty Occupy all 48 farming plots at once 90%
• Weeds? Whacked. Reach max level on Weed Wacker 88%
• Grim Reaper Reach max level on Twin Scythes 86%
• Collier Mine 50 Ore in a single run 86%
• Flowers Bloom Survive Spring I 85%
• It's H2Over Reach max level on Water Beam 83%
• Holey Moley Reach max level on Mole Turret 80%
• Lawn Care Extraordinaire Reach max level on Mower Blades 79%
• Boi-oi-oing Reach max level on Bouncy Ball 77%
• Witch-Hunt Reach max level on Pitchfork 77%
• Finn Catch 50 fish in a single run 75%
• Hey! Listen! Reach max level on Fairy Dance 75%
• Sweater Weather Survive Autumn I 75%
• Bomber? I Hardly Know Her Reach max level on Bombs 75%
• Blademaster Reach max level on Katana 74%
• Death By 1000 Tadpoles Reach max level on Tadpole Spew 73%
• Off The Grid Reach max level on Wood Axe 71%
• You Always Come Back Reach max level on Boomerang 71%
• Geologically Gifted Find each unique ore type 71%
• What a Mess... Reach max level on Toad Oil 70%
• BONK! Reach max level on Bonk Hammer 69%
• On My Go Eliminate a boss while WUMBO 67%
• Swifty Reach 75% or higher Crop Growth Speed 66%
• Walkin' the Dog Reach max level on Yoyo 66%
• Chilly Survive Winter I 65%
• Outstanding In His Field Reach max level on Crow Boom 65%
• Turf Management Reach max level on Lawnmower 63%
• Not Just For Horses Reach max level on Haybale 62%
• Sir Hopselot Reach 75% or higher Resistance 61%
• Polyculture Harvest at least 1 of each unique crop in a single run 55%
• Bubba Reach 200 or higher Max Health 55%
• River Diver Find every unique Spring fish 55%
• Keeper of the Lake Find every unique Summer fish 55%
• Stripe Win a run with under 100 crop harvests 52%
• Sprout Reach 75% or higher Crop Yield 52%
• Return of the Leaves Survive Spring II 49%
• Farmer Knows Best Win a run as Billybob 47%
• Fantastic Finn Win a run as Finn 44%
• Pumpkin Land a triple critical hit 44%
• Hue Mann Reach 100% or higher Projectile Speed 44%
• Warm Air Survive Summer II 44%
• Pelagic Perfection Find every unique Autumn fish 44%
• Ice-Fishing Aficionado Find every unique Winter fish 44%
• Bean Harvest 500 crops in a single run 43%
• Loyal Pals Win a run as Mignon 43%
• You Rock! Win a run as Collier 42%
• Greg From Accounting Reach 75% or higher Coin Gain 42%
• Squeegee Reach 20 water capacity 41%
• Monoculture Fill all 48 plots with the same crop 39%
• Shorter Days Survive Autumn II 38%
• Truffle Reach 50% or higher Enemy Spawns 35%
• Penelhoppe Reach 75% or higher Move Speed 30%
• Furog Win a run while under 10% health 30%
• Icy Fresh Survive Winter II 30%
• Froggy Friends Buy 5 pet cosmetics 29%
• Pesticide Never Required Eliminate 10,000 or more pests in a single run 29%
• Expert Reach level 70 in a single run 29%
• In Shining Armor Win a run as Sir Hopselot 29%
• The Captain Win a run as Bubba 26%
• The Doctor Is In Win a run as Dr. Hopps 25%
• Muddy Boots Survive Spring III 24%
• Most Definitely Not a Frog Win a run as Hue Mann 23%
• Stripe and Stars Win a run as Stripe 23%
• True Outdoorsman Fill out the entire compendium 23%
• Plotting Something Win a run as Plotty 22%
• Day Off Win a run without eliminating any pests on Day 1 21%
• Bean is Best Win a run as Bean 21%
• Down Payment Win a run as Greg From Accounting 20%
• Melted Ice Cream Survive Summer III 20%
• The Waterboy Win a run as Squeegee 20%
• The Goodest Boy Pet Rosco 100 times during a single run 19%
• Opulent Win a run with 500,000 or more coins remaining 18%
• It's Getting Cold Survive Autumn III 18%
• Small And Mighty Win a run as Pumpkin 17%
• Die Hard Fan Win a run as Swifty 17%
• Interior Designer Buy 10 pieces of decor 17%
• Triple Threat Win a run with 3 or less weapons 16%
• Triumphant Truffle Win a run as Truffle 15%
• All Grown Up Win a run as Sprout 15%
• Master Reach level 90 in a single run 14%
• Frigid Survive Winter III 14%
• 5 Seconds to Paradise Eliminate a boss within 5 seconds of it spawning 14%
• World's Best Frog Win a run as Furog 14%
• Downpour Survive Spring IV 13%
• Perfect Penelhoppe Win a run as Penelhoppe 13%
• Heatstroke Survive Summer IV 12%
• James Pond Finish a run without getting hit 12%
• No-Fly Zone Win a run without scaring any ducks 11%
• Look Ma, No Hands! Stand still for 100 seconds 11%
• Winter is Coming Survive Autumn IV 11%
• Dangerous Duo Win a run with 2 or less weapons 10%
• Absolute Zero Survive Winter IV 9.5%
• Alone, As a God Win a run with only 1 weapon 8.8%
• Big Yawns Win a run as Potato 8.4%
• The Name's Pond Win a run as James Pond 8.2%
• Who Took My Frog Win a run as Hopkin Green Frog 5.7%
• Tribal Warrior Win a run as Trieb 5.2%