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Oct 4, 2023 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 28% of players who started
Started playing 81% of owners
Steam reviews 95% positive of 2,700

What the data shows

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 2,719 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 34.4h for positive, 12.7h 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 (81.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

  1. Started playing 100%
  2. Doom (hopefully) Averted Complete the first Prophecy page Most players quit here 79% −21
  3. Clarity Complete the second Prophecy page 68% −11
  4. The truth Complete the third Prophecy page 58% −10
  5. Sentience Complete the fourth Prophecy page 53% −5
  6. Is this a joke? Complete the fifth Prophecy page 48% −5
  7. The Apocalypse Reach the Apocalypse 34% −14
  8. The Survivor Survive the apocalypse 28% −6

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (157)

story milestone ending side

  • A doomed village See the Apocalypse Vision 100%
  • All that glitters Get a Lucky event 87%
  • Why don't you get a job Find a Professional Pip 80%
  • Doom (hopefully) Averted Complete the first Prophecy page 79%
  • For me? Get a Boon 75%
  • I like turns Play 100 turns 72%
  • Clarity Complete the second Prophecy page 68%
  • Better luck next time Lose a game 67%
  • Time flies Play for 5 hours (300 minutes) 65%
  • It's getting cold Reach the first Winter 61%
  • The truth Complete the third Prophecy page 58%
  • Is this... love? Have a Pip get in love 54%
  • Sentience Complete the fourth Prophecy page 53%
  • Is this a joke? Complete the fifth Prophecy page 48%
  • I have more stories Unlock a new elder 45%
  • Beyond the valley Start an Exploration 44%
  • Just in case Build a burial site 44%
  • Not the usual Pip Find a VIP 41%
  • A rich Pip Get a Bourgeois Pip 39%
  • Friends forever Have two Pips become friends 34%
  • The Apocalypse Reach the Apocalypse 34%
  • Kitty! Find the Cat VIP 32%
  • Heaven & Hell Reach temperature threat level 7 30%
  • I remember well Unlock 50% of Memories 30%
  • The burning trio Have 3 Pips burning at the same time 28%
  • Never trust anybody Reach fear threat level 7 28%
  • Back to school Build a school 28%
  • The Survivor Survive the apocalypse 28%
  • The folkways Get a Folk event 27%
  • The dawn of a golden empire Complete your first Trade 27%
  • It's me, Matus! Win a game with Matus 26%
  • Should have avoided that Die of a Deadly event 25%
  • Skeptic Doubt the Domain 24%
  • Faithful Trust the Domain 24%
  • A Crowded Place Reach 50 Pips in a single game 24%
  • Drama queen Build a theater 23%
  • Good job! Get 100 Good events 21%
  • Explosive Diarrhea Find the Diarrhea event 21%
  • Alcohol is bad for you Produce 1 beer 20%
  • I don't feel so well... Reach sickness threat level 7 20%
  • A long journey Play 1000 turns 19%
  • He's not so bad after all Have a Fishpip join 19%
  • The ground is shaking Reach nature threat level 7 16%
  • Exploring is my passion Send an Explorer out to explore (duh) 14%
  • Perfectness Win a game without losing a single Risk event 14%
  • Everything is awesome Produce 100 serenity resistance per turn 13%
  • Safe at home Complete the rescue of a Pip 12%
  • What is time? Play for 50 hours (3000 minutes) 11%
  • I smell smoke Have 10 buildings burning at once 11%
  • Knowledgeable Complete the research tree in a single run 11%
  • The Seer Predict 200 events 9.1%
  • The allure of the exotic Build an Exotic building 9.0%
  • Uncomfortable Ride Ride a horse 9.0%
  • Listen to the Trees Win a game with the Shaman 9.0%
  • Why me? Have 1 Pip afflicted by four ailments at once 8.1%
  • Attuned with the forest Produce 100 nature resistance per turn 8.1%
  • A kindergarten Have 10 children in your village at once 7.9%
  • A cure for everything Produce 100 sickness resistance per turn 7.6%
  • Mountain King Win a game with Trisavolo 6.1%
  • The heart is not of stone Make a Dwarf mourn a friend 5.3%
  • The greatest scientist Produce 100 Knowledge in a single turn 5.3%
  • I remember everything! Unlock 100% memories 5.3%
  • Not so foolish at the end Win a game with Yugong 5.2%
  • A cursed village Watch 100 Pips die 5.0%
  • Meow time! Win a game with Ronomy 4.8%
  • Priscilla the Persian Get a Bourgeoise Cat 4.7%
  • Charting the uncharted Complete 30 Expeditions in a single story 4.7%
  • Don't be proud of this Choose an Evil Boon 4.4%
  • Happy at home Win a game with Granny 4.4%
  • Population overload Reach 100 Pips in a single game 4.1%
  • Tale from the Sea Win a game with the Captain 4.1%
  • Plenty of space Have 10 warehouses at once in your village 3.7%
  • Everybody gets a carrot! Produce 50 carrots in a single turn 3.6%
  • This is addicting Play for 100 hours (6000 minutes!) 3.6%
  • Uncharted no more Win a game with Darwin 3.3%
  • Have you seen my cat? Lose a Cat in an Expedition 3.2%
  • Artistic fishbone Activate the Painter's Corner 3.1%
  • Just in time! Meet the Hero 2.9%
  • The Princess! Get a Princess to join the village 2.8%
  • Good job, Dad! Win a game with Dad 2.8%
  • A place for exchange Win a game with Wanna 2.8%
  • He's still here Keep the idiot alive until you win a game 2.8%
  • Stay right there! Get a Pillored Pip 2.7%
  • Flowery Have 10 Flower Fields at once in your village 2.6%
  • On a diet Get a Pip to eat Manure 2.5%
  • A real boy! Get a Pipbot to join your village in a non-Dad story 2.5%
  • Where does that come from Get Manure from a Pipbot 2.5%
  • Come back soon! Start trading using Boats 2.3%
  • This belongs in a museum Activate the Rock Museum 2.1%
  • Vegan Life Win a game with Shaman without killing any animal, nor using any animal produce 2.1%
  • Seedlings Get a Dryad Pippin 2.0%
  • Christmas is saved! Win a game with Santa 2.0%
  • Gilded Obsession Win a game with Trisavolo while holding 1000 Gold Ore 1.8%
  • It's in the bank Use the Bank to get A LOT of Money 1.5%
  • Share the craziest stories Build the Explorers' Guild 1.5%
  • Melting Pot Have 5 different Pipfolks in a single village 1.5%
  • Up at 3 AM Produce 150 Bread in a single turn 1.5%
  • One more turn! Play 5000 turns 1.5%
  • Be not afraid Cure a Pip of the Terrified ailment 1.4%
  • A Long Way Home Complete the Odyssey successfully 1.4%
  • The Unluckiest Pip Have a Pip die due to a Thunderstrike 1.2%
  • Correction Facility Have a Pip die while Imprisoned 1.2%
  • Ooooooooh! Win a game with Randolph 1.2%
  • He eats small brains Get a Zombie Cat 1.2%
  • All that money, lost! Have a Banana Stand burning 1.1%
  • Darwin Award Get a Pip killed by a bear 1.1%
  • The Golden Temple Win a game with Darwin after removing the Golden Temple 1.1%
  • No time for love! Win a game with Granny without ever using the Make a Baby action 1.1%
  • Trisavolo: Harder Win a Harder game with Trisavolo 1.0%
  • Alchemic Dream Turn Ore into Gold 0.9%
  • Hammer of War Get two Dwarves to play a wargame 0.9%
  • The Forbidden Book Find the Forbidden Book 0.9%
  • Ronomy: Harder Win a Harder game with Ronomy 0.9%
  • The coolest explorer Win a Harder game with Darwin 0.9%
  • It's all about money Win a game with Wanna without ever transforming a physical resource into another 0.9%
  • Fertilisation Bury a Dryad 0.7%
  • Flower Party Get a Dryad drunk 0.7%
  • Do they give out free cookies? Get a Cultist 0.7%
  • No Space Left Build something on each free flat tile 0.7%
  • Matus: Harder Win a Harder game with Matus 0.7%
  • Money brings happiness Win a Harder game with Wanna 0.7%
  • On a Diet Win a game with Yugong without eating any food apart from Soy Beans 0.7%
  • All Alone Win a game with Dad and only one Pipbot at the end 0.7%
  • Lumberjack King Clear the whole terrain from wood 0.6%
  • Full Jails Have 20 Imprisoned Pips at once 0.6%
  • The tree of life Activate the Life Tree 0.6%
  • They don't stop growing! Have 50 Potato Fields in the village 0.6%
  • Compulsive hoarder Gain 5000 coins in a single turn 0.6%
  • Dad: Harder Win a Harder game with Dad 0.6%
  • Despite the difficulties Win a Harder game with Granny 0.6%
  • A village for ants Win a game with Matus without having more than 10 Pips in total 0.6%
  • That hurt Get a crippled Pip 0.5%
  • Finally, a cure! Cure the Plague 0.5%
  • One last joke Execute the Jester 0.5%
  • Apocalypse isn't that bad after all Get a Grand Master 0.5%
  • Horse Fever Get 20 animals mounted at once in a village 0.5%
  • Harness the Volcano Transform a tile into Lava, manually 0.5%
  • Yugong: Harder Win a Harder game with Yugong 0.5%
  • An Old War Win a game with Ronomy with an Imprisoned Dog 0.5%
  • Zombie Apocalypse Enter the Apocalypse with only Zombie Pips 0.4%
  • My number is 24601 Make a Prisoner work in a Clothmaker 0.4%
  • Venetian Cuisine Butcher a Cat 0.4%
  • Never too many chickens Have 50 chickens in the village at the same time 0.4%
  • Thanks but no thanks Exile a Racist Pip 0.4%
  • The secret of Pipkey Island Bring the lost treasure to the village 0.4%
  • Maximum Efficiency Sell 50 Barrels at once with a single Exporter 0.4%
  • The Village of Pipsmouth Have 20 Fishpips in a village, and no other folk 0.4%
  • Money, money, money! Get 20 Goldlings to enter your village at the same time 0.4%
  • Shaman: Harder Win a Harder game with Shaman 0.4%
  • No Swimming Allowed Win a game with Captain without using buoys 0.4%
  • It was him all along! Find the Monster Reveal event 0.2%
  • Captain: Harder Win a Harder game with Captain 0.2%
  • Santa: Harder Win a Harder game with Santa 0.2%
  • My precious pet Win a game with Randolph without losing the pet Egg (or any Egg, for that matter) 0.2%
  • For Christmas! Win a game with Santa after losing the first 3 Doom events 0.2%
  • Completionist's heaven Get ALL agepedia entries 0.1%
  • Randolph: Harder Win a Harder game with Randolph 0.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.

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