Ice Lakes

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,673 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 288 reviews: 6.8h for positive, 3.4h 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 (76.7% 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 (60)

• Catch a Fish Catch your first fish. 100%
• Fish Machina Catch a fish from every hole you drill during a competition. 69%
• Fish Story Catch the biggest fish in any competition. 53%
• The Last Stand Catch a fish during the last minute and reach the starting zone in time. 39%
• First Contact Catch 15 different species 21%
• Epic Fish Catch a fish weighing more than 10 kg. 21%
• Zander Catch 25 Zanders 17%
• Fished Here and There Fish from 10 different maps 16%
• Koi Catcher Catch Koi 13%
• 2 kg whitefish Catch a 2 kg whitefish. 10%
• Flounder Catch 25 Flounders 9.6%
• Fishmonger Earn 5000 coins from selling fishes. 9.5%
• Second Contact Catch 20 different species 8.6%
• Wormicide Use 100 baits. 7.8%
• Common Carp Catch 30 Common Carps 7.4%
• Barracuda Catch 20 Barracuda 6.3%
• Hoarder Collect 40 items. 5.9%
• Bighead Carp Catch 30 Bighead Carps 4.7%
• It was this big! Lose 25 fishes. 3.9%
• Sturgeon Catch 10 Sturgeon 3.9%
• Salmon Catch 50 Salmons 3.1%
• Third Encounter Catch 25 different species 3.0%
• Crucian Carp Catch 30 Crucian carps 3.0%
• Whitefish Catch 50 Whitefishes 2.9%
• Fishing Royale Win a battle royale game 2.7%
• Bream Catch 50 Breams 2.7%
• Battle Royale Win a battle royale game in multiplayer 2.6%
• Night-time Fisher Catch 100 fishes at night 2.6%
• Muskellunge Catch 30 Muskellunges 2.3%
• Marathon Fishing Reach top three in 3 h competition. 2.1%
• Champion Win all the competitions in one tournament. 2.1%
• Pike Catch 75 Pikes 2.1%
• Perch Catch 200 Perches 2.0%
• Asp Catch 25 Asps 1.7%
• Burbot Catch 10 Burbots 1.7%
• Fish-O-Matic! Catch 50 fishes during one competition. 1.7%
• Tench Catch 30 Tenches 1.7%
• Eel Catch 20 Eels 1.4%
• Night-time Champion Win 10 competitions at night 1.4%
• Bluegill Catch 200 Bluegills 1.3%
• Brown Trout Catch 50 Brown trouts 1.3%
• Koi Catch 30 Koi 1.3%
• Fishing Royale Win 5 battle royale games 1.2%
• Brook Trout Catch 25 Brook trouts 1.2%
• Catfish Catch 25 Catfish 1.2%
• Drills of Steel Drill 1000 holes. 1.2%
• Largemouth Bass Catch 30 Largemouth Bass 1.2%
• Smelts Catch 30 Smelts 1.2%
• Chub Catch 25 Chubs 1.0%
• Crappie Catch 200 Crappies 1.0%
• Ide Catch 20 Ides 1.0%
• Prussian Carp Catch 30 Prussian carps 1.0%
• Rainbow Trout Catch 30 Rainbow Trouts 1.0%
• Roach Catch 250 Roaches 1.0%
• Rudd Catch 50 Rudds 1.0%
• Ruffe Catch 300 Ruffes 1.0%
• Smallmouth Bass Catch 30 Smallmouth Bass 1.0%
• Walleye Catch 30 Walleyes 1.0%
• Battle Royale Win 5 battle royale games in multiplayer 0.9%
• Chinese Perch Catch 30 Chinese Perches 0.9%