Terrible Lizards
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 7h it's 1 in 11 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 23% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome to the Underground” (Finish Level 1) and “That's DINO-mite!” (Finish Level 2): from 79% to 52% of starters.
- 99% 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 428 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 315 reviews: 6.4h for positive, 4.8h 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 (99.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Welcome to the Underground Finish Level 1. 79% −21
- That's DINO-mite! Finish Level 2. Most players quit here 52% −27
- Slime-o-saurus Finish Level 3. 28% −23
- Finally Finish Level 4. 23% −5
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (15)
story milestone ending side
- Welcome to Dalton's Dinos Enter the Dinosaur roadside attraction. 100%
- How was the fall? Die from fall damage. 91%
- Welcome to the Underground Finish Level 1. 79%
- Join Us for a Bite A dinosaur ate you. 65%
- Paleo Pal Review Interact with each Paleo Pal character's talk box. 60%
- That's DINO-mite! Finish Level 2. 52%
- Kick the Rock Kick the Rock. 50%
- Globe-fetti Spin the globe. 28%
- Slime-o-saurus Finish Level 3. 28%
- Finally Finish Level 4. 23%
- Audiophile Find all the audio tapes. 0.3%
- Bingo, Dino DNA Find all the amber samples. 0.2%
- Hoarder Find all collectibles. 0.1%
- Pterry's Scrapbook Find all the notes. 0.1%
- You Go Here Place all the stuffed animals. 0.1%
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