Rain World
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 20h it's 1 in 45 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 40% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Ascension” (You have left this world behind): only 40% of starters get there.
- Only 23% 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 58,451 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 33.9h for positive, 5.1h 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 (23.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Ascension You have left this world behind Most players quit here 40% −60
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (47)
story milestone ending side
- The Survivor This land has become your home 100%
- A New Friend You are not the only lost soul in this world.. 49%
- Six Grains of Gravel, Mountains Abound You encountered the echo of Six Grains of Gravel, Mountains Abound 47%
- The Journey “Go west, past the Farm Arrays and then down deep into the earth...” 46%
- The Saint Path of the pacifist 45%
- Ascension You have left this world behind 40%
- The Monk Path of the vegetarian 36%
- Two Sprouts, Twelve Brackets You encountered the echo of Two Sprouts, Twelve Brackets 34%
- Nineteen Spades, Endless Reflections You encountered the echo of Nineteen Spades, Endless Reflections 31%
- The Chieftain Embraced by a new tribe 30%
- The Outlaw Path of aggression 29%
- Droplets upon Five Large Droplets You encountered the echo of Droplets upon Five Large Droplets 28%
- Stolen Enlightenment A significant gain, but at what cost? 26%
- The Dragon Slayer Predator has become prey 26%
- A Bell, Eighteen Amber Beads You encountered the echo of A Bell, Eighteen Amber Beads 24%
- Four Needles under Plentiful Leaves You encountered the echo of Four Needles under Plentiful Leaves 21%
- Closure The consequences of your journey have caught up with you 21%
- Pilgrimage The highest enlightenment, achieved by the hardest path. A feat even the guardians must respect. 20%
- The Scholar History lessons 20%
- The Hunter Path of the carnivore 20%
- Migration You return from scouting a new land 19%
- The Nomad Great strides have been made 19%
- An Old Friend Fates have been flipped 19%
- Messenger You have delivered your most important message 18%
- A Helping Hand A final charitable act 16%
- The Friend One need not travel alone 15%
- The Pilgrim Listened to the conflation of echoes 15%
- The Mother Followed your parental instincts 14%
- The Cycle Everything comes full circle 14%
- The Wanderer Your travels have taken you far 13%
- Within Time You have found another way out 12%
- Astray Astray 10%
- The Martyr Path of self-sacrifice 8.1%
- Spinning Top Spinning Top 6.8%
- Bad Warp Bad Warp 6.0%
- Through the ripple Through the ripple 6.0%
- Pictures of the Past Pictures of the Past 5.1%
- Blossom Blossom 4.7%
- The Weaver The Weaver 4.7%
- Mindless swimmers and floaters Mindless swimmers and floaters 4.3%
- Images and sounds Images and sounds 3.4%
- The Prince The Prince 3.4%
- A path. A purpose. A path. A purpose. 3.4%
- Champion You completed every challenge laid before you 3.0%
- Expedition Leader You completed every expedition laid before you 3.0%
- An understanding. An understanding. 3.0%
- The Choice The Choice 3.0%