When does Novus Inceptio get good?

The first 2 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (63%); after 7h it's almost 1 in 2 (43%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

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Novus Inceptio

Oct 5, 2015 Steam: Mixed

The first 2 hours are a test

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 77% of owners

Steam reviews 52% positive of 1,313

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (63%); after 7h it's almost 1 in 2 (43%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
77% 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 1,316 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 8.8h for positive, 5.7h 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 (77.4% 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 (58)

Novus Early Access Play Novus Inceptio in a Early Access or later after the game is released. 100%
FORAGER Tier 1 Use skill more than 10 times 89%
BOTANIZER Tier 1 Use skill more than 10 times 57%
FORAGER Tier 2 Use skill more than 100 times 56%
MINER Tier 1 Use skill more than 10 times 53%
Age 30 Ingame character celebrates 30 years 42%
Age 40 Ingame character celebrates 40 years 32%
MINER Tier 2 Use skill more than 100 times 29%
Age 50 Ingame character celebrates 50 years 26%
FORAGER Tier 3 Use skill more than 500 times 26%
Age 60 Ingame character celebrates 60 years 22%
Age 70 Ingame character celebrates 70 years 19%
BOTANIZER Tier 2 Use skill more than 100 times 19%
Merry Christmas Get your reward from random world gift during Christmas event 18%
Generation 2 Ingame character reached 2 generation 17%
FORAGER Tier 4 Use skill more than 1000 times 16%
BOTANIZER Tier 4 Use skill more than 1000 times 13%
Christmas bank I You've earned 10 Christmas tokens 12%
Hunter of presents I You've opened 3 Christmas presents 12%
MINER Tier 3 Use skill more than 500 times 12%
Christmas bank II You've earned 50 Christmas tokens 9.9%
Generation 3 Ingame character reached 3 generation 9.9%
Do not eat me Player tastes toadstool 8.1%
Halloween bank I You've earned 10 Halloween tokens 7.9%
Generation 4 Ingame character reached 4 generation 7.2%
MINER Tier 4 Use skill more than 1000 times 6.8%
Christmas bank III You've earned 100 Christmas tokens 6.5%
Hunter of presents II You've opened 30 Christmas presents 6.3%
Trick-or-Treat Get your reward from Trick-or-Treat during Halloween event 5.9%
Generation 5 Ingame character reached 5 generation 5.4%
BOTANIZER Tier 3 Use skill more than 500 times 5.0%
Hunter of presents III You've opened 60 Christmas presents 4.8%
Halloween bank II You've earned 50 Halloween tokens 4.8%
BOTANIZER Tier 5 Use skill more than 5000 times 4.7%
Christmas bank IV You've earned 250 Christmas tokens 4.5%
Hunter of presents IV You've opened 90 Christmas presents 4.0%
FORAGER Tier 5 Use skill more than 5000 times 3.7%
NI 1st Anniversary Play game in during NI 1st Anniversary or get a 1st anniversary statue at the trade terminal. 3.6%
Statue of the 1st anniversary of Novus Inceptio Proud owner of the 2016 anniversary gift, the statue of the 1st anniversary of Novus Inceptio or get a statue at the trade terminal. 3.5%
Winter Hat You've earned a special hat during Christmas event 3.2%
Halloween bank III You've earned 100 Halloween tokens 3.2%
Hunter of presents V You've opened 150 Christmas presents 3.1%
Christmas bank V You've earned 500 Christmas tokens 2.8%
Generation 10 Ingame character reached 10 generation 2.5%
Halloween bank IV You've earned 250 Halloween tokens 2.3%
NI 2nd Anniversary Play game in during NI 2nd Anniversary or get a 2nd anniversary statue at the trade terminal. 2.2%
Statue of the 2nd anniversary of Novus Inceptio Proud owner of the 2017 anniversary gift, the statue of the 2nd anniversary of Novus Inceptio or get a statue at the trade terminal. 2.2%
Hunter of presents VI You've opened 300 Christmas presents 1.9%
Witch's hat You've earned a special hat during Halloween event 1.8%
Christmas bank VI You've earned 1000 Christmas tokens 1.6%
Halloween bank V You've earned 500 Halloween tokens 1.6%
MINER Tier 5 Use skill more than 5000 times 1.6%
NI 3nd Anniversary Play game in during NI 3nd Anniversary or get a 3nd anniversary statue at the trade terminal. 1.2%
Statue of the 3nd anniversary of Novus Inceptio Proud owner of the 2018 anniversary gift, the statue of the 3nd anniversary of Novus Inceptio or get a statue at the trade terminal. 1.2%
Generation 25 Ingame character reached 25 generation 1.0%
Halloween bank VI You've earned 1000 Halloween tokens 0.9%
Generation 50 Ingame character reached 50 generation 0.8%
Generation 100 Ingame character reached 100 generation 0.6%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.