AdventureIndie
The Little Acre
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 60% of owners
Steam reviews 88% positive of 891
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 3h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 83% of games we track.
- Only 60% 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 908 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 2.6h for positive, 2.2h 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 (59.7% 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 (27)
- Welcome to The Little Acre Get dressed without waking Lily 100%
- All this power … from a crystal? Got the generator working 75%
- Avoided the consequences Let Dougal take the blame 74%
- I did this all by myself Make breakfast 72%
- Welcome to Clonfira Travelled to Clonfira as Aidan 72%
- Never suspected a thing Took out the informant 69%
- Godspeed Sir Fuzzlepuff Travelled to Clonfira as Lily 67%
- Merrrrrr? Helped Merr fix a machine and return home 64%
- I'm gonna call you Bugsy Made a new friend 63%
- Involving a certain microwave casserole Ruined lunch 61%
- Dam! Overcome hurdles at the dam 61%
- Arthur Found Arthur 61%
- Not too late Saved Aidan 61%
- Now, I am alone Gave Merr wanted he wanted… sort of 60%
- There and back again Complete The Little Acre 60%
- Silly Doggy Distracted Dougal once only 47%
- It's dangerous to go alone Ask for a solution 44%
- But if you turn it this way... Only placed the orb once 39%
- Let go of my hand Didn't ask for any solutions 39%
- Didn't Panic Attacked the swamp monster in less than 5 seconds 38%
- Probably used a walkthrough Didn't ask for any hints 33%
- When in doubt, dance it out Solved the dance puzzle on your 1st try 20%
- Phone home Where did you get that pattern? 15%
- Wibble wobble Apparently you’re ready for this jelly 14%
- Blind goes up! Ok, we get it 13%
- No way to treat an ancient manuscript Tried to lose the cavity magnetron 12%
- The Little Speedrun Beat the game in less than 1 hour 11%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.