A Fisherman's Tale

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 1,573 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 1.6h for positive, 1.2h 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 (88% 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 (29)

• Over there... a pearl! Find your first magical pearl, hidden somewhere in the little puppet's world. 100%
• Prologue Once upon a time... 99%
• The Fearful One Unlock Chapter 1. 86%
• The Famished One Unlock Chapter 2. 69%
• Dare the impossible Try to grab the tiny puppet in the model. 68%
• The Dutiful One Unlock Chapter 3. 58%
• The Lighthouse Unlock Chapter 4. 52%
• Free... at last! ... and so our story ends. 52%
• Flame-bearer A very big matchbox for a very tiny fisherman. 26%
• Hand in hand Give an object to yourself. 25%
• Homerun! Throw an object beyond the limits of your world. 21%
• Pearls of a new beginning Find all the pearls hidden in the Prologue. 20%
• Woops... Throw away the last match in the whole universe. 14%
• Farewell, tiny puppet One last pat on the tiny puppet's shoulder. 10%
• Don't make me say no again! The noble crustacean loses patience. 8.6%
• The tornado A tornado has turned the place upside down, carrying away 25 objects in the whirlwind! 8.3%
• Pearls from the heights Find all the pearls hidden in Chapter 4. 8.1%
• Adamantium crustacean This shell truly is unbreakable! 6.9%
• Pearls from the Father Find all the pearls hidden in Chapter 3. 6.4%
• Pearls from home Find all the pearls hidden in Chapter 1. 6.0%
• Obsessive cleaner The very first model... now spotless! 5.2%
• A steady routine Cheer up the tiny Fisherman... even at the depths of the ocean. 4.9%
• Size does matter Grab one of the very large objects during Chapter 3. 3.5%
• Bad food habits Frustrate the big tuna. 3.2%
• Pearls from the depths Find all the pearls hidden in Chapter 2. 2.7%
• Almost free The little puppet sets sail. 2.2%
• Superior protection for a healthy mouth ! Get these shark teeth all shiny and clean! 2.2%
• Great pearl hunter Find all the magical pearls hidden in the little puppet's world. 1.7%
• Economy of means Finish the game by grabbing less than 150 objects. 1.2%