IndieSimulationStrategy
Depraved
The first hour is a test
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 92% of owners
Steam reviews 61% positive of 1,256
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (64%); after 10h it's 1 in 3 (32%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 92% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 92% 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 1,262 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 14.2h for positive, 8.6h 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 (91.7% 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 (13)
- Howdy Partner! Build your first city 100%
- First blood One resident died 83%
- Tycoon Build 50 buildings 75%
- Manufacturer Produce 1000 resources 62%
- Timber! Cut 250 trees 61%
- Something to eat Skin 50 animals 58%
- Destroying the beauty Cut 500 trees 49%
- Governor Build five cities 41%
- Poor creatures Skin 150 animals 35%
- Time flies Survive 5 years 25%
- The West is not for everyone 100 residents died 16%
- Hard West 250 residents died 7.1%
- Survival expert Survive 25 years 5.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.