CasualIndieStrategy
Ichi
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 39% of owners
Steam reviews 85% positive of 667
What the data shows
- 81% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (82%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 78% of games we track.
- Only 39% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 669 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 287 reviews: 3.5h for positive, 2.5h 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 (38.7% 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 (17)
- Bright Beginner Complete 5 levels. 100%
- Savvy Tapper Tap 100 times. 84%
- Clever Leveler Complete 10 levels. 73%
- Tapping Talent Tap 500 times. 37%
- Cunning Puzzler Complete 25 levels. 34%
- Score 100 Get a score of 100 points. 27%
- Expert Tapper Tap 1000 times. 26%
- Witty Thinker Complete 50 levels. 23%
- Publisher Create & Publish 1 level. 21%
- Apprentice Let 10 people play your level(s). 16%
- Experienced Publisher Create & Publish 5 levels. 15%
- Ichi Intellect Complete 75 levels. 14%
- Master Publisher Create & Publish 10 levels. 13%
- Brilliant Brainiac Complete 100 levels. 13%
- Master Let 100 people play your level(s). 12%
- Score 500 Get a score of 500 points. 12%
- Score 1000 Get a score of 1000 points. 11%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.