Mr. Prepper
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (55%); after 20h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 84% of games we track.
- 8% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Perfect Ending” (Get full ending): only 8% of starters get there.
- 96% of owners got the first achievement.
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 5,538 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 24.9h 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 (96.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Perfect Ending Get full ending Most players quit here 8% −92
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (124)
story milestone ending side
- Mr. Prepper's Path Press START GAME after selecting a slot 100%
- Sleepyhead Nap during the day 96%
- Prepp's Kitchen Cook your first dish 83%
- Obvious from the beginning Finish the tutorial 72%
- Little Prepp Riding Hood Kill all the wolves around Jenny's forest hut 59%
- White Sands Farm Visit the farm for the first time 55%
- The Lake Discover the lake 47%
- The Way of the Plant Eater Don't eat any meat for 7 days 46%
- First Tool Craft a pickaxe 42%
- Fair Trial Get arrested 42%
- It's just a start! Get to day 15 41%
- Government Property Keep your house unchanged for 7 days 40%
- Nuclear Power Plant Visit the nuclear power plant for the first time 37%
- Mountain Visit the mountain location for the first time 34%
- Employee of the Month Repair everything that can be repaired on the farm 32%
- Expander Build more than 7 rooms in the bunker 31%
- Novice Fisherman Reach the novice fisherman rank 29%
- Novice Prepper Survive 1 month 29%
- Car Mechanic Fix the car in the junkyard 28%
- Atlas Build an underground rocket silo 26%
- The Cook Cook 50 dishes 26%
- Scavenger Loot 25 boxes 26%
- The Builder Read a book about building 26%
- Egg Hunt Collect 60 eggs from chickens 25%
- Extreme Shelter Makeover Upgrade a room 25%
- Kung Fu Fighting Kill a wolf with your fists only 24%
- The Tinkerer Read a book about fuel saving 24%
- Dog Owner Reach the 1st friendship level with Xeno 23%
- Vampire Hunter Kill 60 bats 23%
- Slacker Nap 3 times on 1 day 23%
- Stay Healthy Read a book about healthy eating 22%
- Radioactive Geocaching Find 20 radioactive items with geiger counter 21%
- Comics & Mining Convention Reach max level of trust with Bob 21%
- Arm Wrestler Reach max level of strength 21%
- Abduction Get abducted by the UFO 21%
- Prize Collector Get 20 prize boxes from the crane machine 20%
- Lab Assistant Finish stage 1 of scientist fetch quests 20%
- If I Were a Rich Man Have 1000 coins in your pocket 20%
- Until Dawn Escape the UFO 20%
- The Way of the Meat Eater Eat only meat for 7 days 20%
- Project Iceworm Read a book about surviving in low temperatures 20%
- Wolf Slayer Kill 100 wolves 20%
- Dog Person Reach the 2nd friendship level with Xeno 19%
- Intermediate Prepper Survive 2 months 19%
- I'll Do It Myself Reach max level of DIY skill 19%
- Chupacabra Approved Reach max level of trust with Joe 19%
- The Agricultural Expert Reach max level of gardening skill 18%
- Straight to the Grandma's House Reach max level of trust with Jenny 18%
- When Life Gave You Lemons Buy 20 lemonades 18%
- No time to waste, there's prepping to do! Do not nap for 7 days 18%
- The Negotiator Reach max level of negotiation skill 17%
- Prepper 101 Read a guide to prepping 17%
- No Time to Sleep Read a book about sleep 17%
- Karate Prepper Reach max level of martial art skill 17%
- Junior Researcher Finish stage 2 of scientist fetch quests 16%
- Sleepless Get a drug to stay awake through the night 16%
- Skub the Shoemaker Destroy the UFO 16%
- Apprentice Fisherman Reach the apprentice fisherman rank 16%
- Gunslinger Fire 6 bullets in 3 seconds with a revolver 15%
- Novice Climber Climb through any mountain zone past Railway Station 2 without getting a Climbing Strain debuff 15%
- Miner Use 50 units of fuel in the mining machines 15%
- Uranium Mines Enter uranium mines 15%
- Golden Fish Catch golden fish 15%
- Best Friend Reach maximum friendship level with Xeno 15%
- Home Decorator Have lamps in all colors at the same time 15%
- Nuclear Weapons Testing Find a mannequin on the desert 14%
- Observing the Past Reach Fort Observer 14%
- Booksmart Read all the skills books 14%
- Field Research Specialist Finish stage 3 of scientist fetch quests 13%
- Meltdown Threshold Reach max level of irradiation 13%
- Rocketman Build the rocket 13%
- Nuclear Energy Craft nuclear generator 13%
- Search and Rescue Find all the missing animals 13%
- Two Birds, One Claw Win two prize boxes in a single crane machine move 13%
- The Poacher Catch 50 animals with traps 12%
- Environmental Consequences Find a mutated plant in the forest 12%
- The Best Penpal Reach max level of trust with Minuteman 11%
- Masterchef Cook 200 dishes 11%
- Snowy Mountain Reach level 4 of the mountain location 11%
- Camping Spend a night on the mountain 11%
- Old McDonald Had a Ranch House... Build 5 greenhouses 11%
- Crane Machine Veteran Reach level 10 in the crane machine 10%
- Chief Science Partner Finish stage 4 of scientist fetch quests 10%
- Milkman Collect 100 milk units by milking animals 10%
- Talked Him Off the Tesla Coil Save scientist from himself 9.8%
- Expedition 33 Complite expedition on all locations at max level 9.2%
- Blueberrylicious Survive 7 days on blueberries only 8.8%
- Hamster-powered Have the whole shelter powered by hamsters only 8.7%
- Popular Kid Reach max level of trust with all sellers 8.7%
- Mountaineer Equip the Hiking Backpack and Hiking Clothes 8.6%
- Beekeeper Collect 30 units of honey from beehives 8.5%
- Perfect Ending Get full ending 8.3%
- Advanced Prepper Survive 4 months 8.0%
- Advanced Fisherman Reach the advanced fisherman rank 7.5%
- Gotta Pet 'Em All Pet all the animal types 6.1%
- Big Boom Detonate Nuclear bomb 6.0%
- Maze Runner Unlock maximum maze level 6.0%
- Expert Fisherman Reach the expert fisherman rank 5.5%
- Icy Mountain Reach level 7 of the mountain location 5.3%
- Bridge Build a bridge 4 platforms wide across a gap in the mountain location 5.0%
- The Fisher King Catch all the fish types 4.8%
- Highlander Read all mountain-related skill books 4.6%
- Master Fisherman Reach the master fisherman rank 4.2%
- Cryo Sleep Spend a night in a Cryo Sleep Pod 3.7%
- Experienced Climber Climb through any mountain zone past Railway Station 5 without getting a Climbing Strain debuff 3.7%
- Counting Stars Collect all names in the credits 3.6%
- Night Runner Finish the 5th level of the night maze 3.6%
- Long Rope Place a rope that is at least 7 floors long 3.3%
- Invincible Complete the game without fainting 3.0%
- Peak Reach the mountain peak 2.5%
- Expert Climber Climb through any mountain zone past Railway Station 8 without getting a Climbing Strain debuff 2.1%
- Halloween Halloween achievement 1.8%
- Ice Man Climb through any zone past Railway Station 7 without wearing any warm clothes 1.8%
- The Ice Cream Machine Is Broken Try to use the ice cream machine without any ice 1.6%
- Frozen Have your stamina bar become fully frozen 1.5%
- Gentleman Do not run for 7 days 1.5%
- Speedrunner Finish the game in 30 days 1.5%
- Save Diane Save Diane's life 1.3%
- True Ice Man Climb from Railway Station 7 to Railway Station 8 without wearing any warm clothes 1.2%
- Everything is Bob Inspect every plant in the game 1.1%
- The Original Prepper Survive 1 year 0.7%
- Snowman Build a snowman 0.5%
- Well-Chalked Hands Climb with chalked hands for a total of 10 minutes 0.2%
- Ultimate Weapon Craft a Cryo Tesla Coil Gun 0.2%