Life is Hard

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 558 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 5h 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 (36% 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 (31)

• Roof over your head You've built your first building. 100%
• Young magician You've casted a spell for the first time. 83%
• Beginning of the beginning Gain 10 wood. 59%
• The Architect Choose the god of architecture. 59%
• Let's get acquainted! You met Nords ambassador at first time. 59%
• Water wears away the stone Gain 50 stone 58%
• The foundation Gain 10 stone. 57%
• Firewood for winter Gain 50 wood 56%
• Builder You've built 10 buildings. 52%
• Building materials Gain 100 wood 48%
• Popcorn! Plant corn on the farm. 48%
• The power of nature! Choose the god of nature. 46%
• Rains of Northtamere You've refused to pay a tribute for the first time. 46%
• The stone age Gain 100 stone. 44%
• Sunrising Choose the god of sun. 44%
• Mokosh Choose the god of fertility. 44%
• The darkness comes... Choose the dark side. 43%
• Obedience You've paid a tribute for the first time. 40%
• Some pork for lunch Hunt down 10 animals. 36%
• Loot & Burn! Choose the god of war. 34%
• Life is not all beer and skittles Brew some beer in tavern 30%
• Wagon wheels, wagon wheels... Your wagon returned back 28%
• Royal hunt Hunt down 50 animals 21%
• Purge the unclean Kill Tenebris the necromancer. 21%
• Conquer the conqueror Make nords pay tributes to you 18%
• Happy New Year! You've survived for 36 days. 18%
• Winter supplies Hunt down 100 animals. 18%
• Punish the punisher Destroy the nordic town 17%
• Meteorite-killer from open space A meteorite has fallen on one of your people's head. 17%
• Architect You've built 100 buildings. 16%
• You shall not pass! You've used magic for 100 times. 16%