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Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 68% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 12,851
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 7h it's 1 in 50 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 68% 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 12,981 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 6.9h for positive, 3.5h 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 (68.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (33)
story milestone ending side
- Macaco amateurensis They belong to the Club's second level: "Amateur Zoologist." 100%
- Gorilla clubensis minor Obedient and helpful primates. 77%
- Macaco masteriensis They belong to the Club's third level: "Master in Primatology". 70%
- Mandrillus barfii Their appetite knows no limits. It's a good idea to keep a mop near them. 68%
- Petterus supermegafan They are crazy about spotlights, flashes and teen-ape actresses. 56%
- Ateles pencilianus Methodical and obsessive: they don't stop until their pencil is worn down to a stub. 52%
- Macaco doctoriensis They have reached the Club's highest level: "The Cage of the Great Primate." 51%
- Lemur wylonii medus Good, caring, empathetic... These primates are morally acceptable. 49%
- Hapalemur dolarii They like money almost as much as piggybanks do. 45%
- Gorilla clubensis medus Very obedient and very helpful primates. 42%
- Lemur wylonii vulgaris Never trust them: they are the most immoral of all monkeys. 38%
- Prebytis freedonius They organize themselves around charismatic and slightly genocidal alpha males. 31%
- Colobus corsarii They love sports and cleanliness. And, above all, they hate confined spaces. 31%
- Galago cholesterolus Generous by nature, they don't let any member of their group go hungry. 30%
- Lemur wylonii major Apes with unimpeachable morality. ABSOLUTELY unimpeachable. 30%
- Mandrillus collector minor Amateur collectors. They always hold on to something as a souvenir. 28%
- Allocebus darwiniana Monkeys with a passion for natural selection and the struggle between the species. 19%
- Colobus express Now you see 'em, now you don't: these are the fastest monkeys in the jungle. 19%
- Microcebus nudensis They look past appearances: these monkeys look for inner beauty . 17%
- Mandrillus collector medus Experienced collectors. They have a hard time letting go of anything. 15%
- Gorilla clubensis major The most obedient and helpful monkeys: ALWAYS at the service of their keeper. 15%
- Cebus smilenis These monkey put the happiness of their offspring before anything else. 13%
- Propithecus molli Half ape, half mole: these primates cannot keep their mouths shut. 12%
- Aotus chauffeurii They hate moving around the jungle on foot. 12%
- Pongo lostintranslansis They may communicate in a strange manner, but these apes can be very loving and passionate. 10%
- Lepilemur poopoo The most creative and talented, although with a certain tendency towards scatology. 10%
- Mandrillus lupus They transform themselves, howl and change their fur with great ease. 10%
- Callimico oviparus The only primates capable of laying eggs. 8.8%
- Hylobates silensis The most faithful, loyal and discreet primates. 8.8%
- Mandrillus collector major Compulsive collectors. They hold on to everything, absolutely EVERYTHING. 8.4%
- Papio stellaris Their natural habitats include outer space, dreams and rainy cities. 7.5%
- Aotus televisibus They go crazy over the most extreme emotions on the boob tube. 6.0%
- Tarsius amazonius Big fans of maxing out their credit cards without leaving the tree. 5.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.