When does Shan Gui (山桂) get good?

Best at the start. First-hour reviews are more positive (70%) than after 3h (64%): it wears off over time. Only 56% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Shan Gui (山桂)

Aug 19, 2014 Steam: Mostly Positive

Best at the start

Started playing 56% of owners

Steam reviews 72% positive of 2,281

What the data shows

First-hour reviews are more positive (70%) than after 3h (64%): it wears off over time.
Only 56% 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 2,322 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 1.8h for positive, 1.4h 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 (55.5% 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 (8)

OH LOOK! I'm Not Just Buying to Idle! To prove this, I clicked "Start Game". 100%
A Miserable Debut Here comes the heroine. 97%
Perhaps I was Dazed Meet with the girl. 90%
At Your Service Meet with the manager. 72%
Flowing Time Found out the designer of the teahouse. 71%
Gift From the God of the Mountain Received the gift from the god of the mountain. 71%
A Sweet Journey You've had a sweet journey with the heroine, right? 70%
Bai Qu Congratulations! You found the secret bonus content! 49%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.