SEASON: A letter to the future

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 2,123 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 8.2h for positive, 3.8h 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 (83.4% 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 (16)

• Home Leaver A journey of a thousand seasons begins with a single step. 100%
• Journal Beautifier Completely customize a page in your journal. 99%
• Outside World Seer See the outside world before it's gone. 81%
• Stranger Encounterer Encounter a stranger and have a pleasant interaction. 54%
• Grey Hands Praxis 101 Begin your political education. 42%
• Deep Listener Find a hidden botanical voice. 41%
• Music for Cows Play a herd of cows their favorite genre of music. 32%
• Emotional Baggage Handler Help Sophon pack the last of her things. 29%
• Dream Listener Listen to your friend's weird but meaningful dream. 27%
• Artist Assistant Capture Tieng Valley in a moment. 24%
• Tour de Tieng Follow a little kid on a bike tour of the valley. 24%
• Shrine Arriver Arrive at the Shrine. 22%
• Goodbye Tieng Valley Exit the Valley before the flood enters it. 21%
• The End Witness the end of a season. 21%
• Love Uncoverer Uncover some kind of secret romance. 18%
• Graffiti Artist Leave a mark on Tieng Valley. 17%