The Flame in the Flood
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (46%); after 7h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 28% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “High Ground”: only 46% of starters get there.
- Only 26% 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 7,356 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 285 reviews: 12.4h for positive, 3.5h 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 (26% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- High Ground Reach High Ground in the Campaign Mode Most players quit here 46% −54
- The Path Up Reach Angel Yards in Campaign Mode 33% −13
- The Kingdom Reach The Kingdom in Campaign Mode 28% −5
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (36)
story milestone ending side
- Stay Warm Build a campfire 100%
- Pay It Forward Start a new game with items in Aesop's bag 72%
- The Grey Kill a wolf 61%
- I been everywhere, man Visit every location type 49%
- Snake Charmer Lure a hostile animal into a snake 49%
- High Ground Reach High Ground in the Campaign Mode 46%
- Pack Rat Expand your inventory to the maximum 44%
- Forager Eat every type of plant 43%
- Invincible After 20 days of travel, have every stat at 100% and no afflictions 37%
- The Path Up Reach Angel Yards in Campaign Mode 33%
- Field Medic Cure 30 afflictions in a single playthrough 31%
- Can Bearly Take It Killl a Bear 29%
- The Kingdom Reach The Kingdom in Campaign Mode 28%
- By A Thread Have 10 stacked afflictions 26%
- Seafarer Fully upgrade your raft in a single playthrough 23%
- Locusta Poison 20 wolves with tainted meat 21%
- Chatty Speak with every river resident 19%
- Seamstress Make 50 articles of clothing 17%
- In Wolf's Clothing Equip a full set of Wolf Hide clothing 17%
- Mechanic Repair 1000 points of raft health 17%
- Speed Boat Travel 20 miles with the raft motor running 13%
- Hallelujah Sleep in 20 churches 12%
- Artic Survivor Equip a full set of Bear Hide clothing 11%
- Under the Stars Survive 40 days in Endless Mode without sleeping in a shelter 10%
- Animal Friend Complete the campaign without killing any animals 9.6%
- Death on the Trail Die from dehydration with suffering from dysentery 9.6%
- Terraphobia Travel 10 miles on the river without stopping 9.2%
- The Longest River Survive 100 miles in Endless Mode 9.2%
- Dead-Eye Kill every animal type with arrows 9.2%
- Crafty Craft every item 8.8%
- Iron Stomach Eat all the bad stuff in a single playthrough (tainted bait, spoiled fish, raw meat, spoiled meat, devil's trumpet) 8.8%
- Learned the Hard Way Die in every possible way 8.8%
- Rivergod Survive 200 miles in Endless Mode 8.8%
- Vegetarian Survive the first 20 days in Endless Mode without killing any animals 8.8%
- Paleo Diet Survive the first 40 days in Endless Mode without eating any plants 8.5%
- Sickly Contract Every Affliction 8.5%