When does Bum Simulator get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 5h it's 1 in 13 (8%). 8% of players who start reach the ending.

How many players finish Bum Simulator?

8% of players who start reach the ending.

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Bum Simulator

May 12, 2023 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Reach the ending 8% of players who started

Started playing 77% of owners

Steam reviews 88% positive of 4,930

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 5h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
8% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “From Bones to Dust” (Complete the main story): only 8% of starters get there.
77% 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 4,986 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 7.5h for positive, 5.1h 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 (76.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
From Bones to Dust Complete the main story. 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 (105)

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Our Daily Bread Consume your first find. 100%
Skilled Labor Learn to work for change. 91%
I Believe in Change Get Bugzy his due. 88%
Hato Sensei Learn about Shuriken Pigeon. 84%
Level 2 Crook Level up. 82%
Reverse Bribe Try to get money from the BPD. 80%
Bird Culture Meet the Pigeon Lady. 80%
Artiste Achieve a grade of A when drawing. 76%
Short Fused Deliver Mr. Jello's package. 64%
For My Cap Find a feather. 60%
Base Decor Collect a blueprint. 58%
Petty Cash Earn 25$. 54%
Beast of Burden Fill Carl's inventory. 53%
Best Part Listen to the whole main menu song. 50%
Street Cred Earn some respect. 48%
You Can Do That!? Transport a passenger on Carl. 46%
Rewarding Your Rugged Individualism Complete a Richman's side quest. 39%
Go East! Meet the good doctor. 39%
Alcohol Alchemy Complete the presentation of Fus Doh Beer. 39%
Fine! I'll do it Myself! Decide to defend your base. 37%
Art School Reject Get a grade of F when drawing. 37%
Home Field Advantage Defend successfully from a raid. 37%
Level 8 Bum Attain level 8. 36%
Long John Bronze Support John's business. 35%
All His Flavors Are Guaranteed To Satisfy Support Richard's business. 35%
Rage Against the Machine Obtain a free product from a vending machine. 33%
Favorite Machine at the Gym Buy a drink or snack from a vending machine. 33%
Obsolete Technology Interact with a phone booth. 33%
Reach Second Base Liberate another base location. 30%
Lockpicking 100 "Pick" a lock. 30%
Most Wanted Become a five-star player. 29%
As unseen on CCTV Destroy EvilWay's surveillance equipment. 28%
Cover More Ground Blow up. 27%
U Marks the Spot Finish the investigation of the EvilWay secret EvilLab. 27%
Target Practice Complete one shooting gallery side quest. 26%
Al-chemical Genius Smelt aluminum for the first time. 25%
Jokey's Surprise Complete a Mr. Jello's side quest. 25%
This is Just a Tribute Pay off a bug raid. 24%
F Paid (with) your respects. 23%
With the Fishes Throw a Bug into the ocean. 23%
Everybody Knows My Name Earn 10 respect. 22%
Garden Variety Harvest any homegrown plant. 21%
Benjamin Earn 100$. 20%
First Try Find the Safehouse. 20%
Best Laid Plans Collect 10 blueprints. 19%
For Science! Complete a Dr. East's side quest. 19%
Ultimate Hunger Try American cuisine. 19%
Level 15 Creep Attain level 15. 18%
Feel the Force Flow Through You Die as a result of electrical shock. 18%
Cu-rrent Conductor Smelt copper for the first time. 18%
Twice the Pride, Double The Fall Knock a corrupt politician down a peg. 17%
Squatter Recruit a Creep in your base. 17%
Three Minutes Drown. 17%
Mamma Mia Try Italian cuisine. 16%
Secret Ingredient Accelerate plant growth with guano. 16%
Faster than Light Fully upgrade Pigeon Shuriken. 16%
Fine Feathers Find 10 feathers. 16%
Every Penny Counts Pawn 0.01$ worth of items. 15%
Mission Creep Acquire resources from a minion sent on a mission. 15%
Organically Sauced Prepare Hot Dogs for beachgoers. 15%
Extreme Weather Fully upgrade Pigeonado. 14%
Broteins Feed Little Bro. 12%
Heimlich Maneuver Retrieve the EvilWay security key card. 11%
Clever Use of Gameplay Mechanics "Win" the fight on the rooftop. 11%
Secret Stash Complete a Trixie's side quest. 11%
All Your Base are Belong to Us Liberate all base locations. 11%
Project Gutenberg Create paper for the first time. 11%
Roasted Greens Roast a vegetable or a fruit. 10%
Three Weeks Die of hunger. 10%
Sustainable Farming Harvest a sustainable homegrown plant. 9.5%
Not in Kansas Anymore Catch 10 things in a single Pigeonado. 9.4%
Death by a Thousand Cuts Fully upgrade Peckers. 9.3%
Dressed To Kill Apply a costume to your pigeon. 9.1%
In Charge of Charge Charge the battery. 9.0%
Perfect Aim Complete all shooting gallery side quests. 8.6%
TRIANGULATE! Place antennas in three different bases. 8.4%
Instrument of Vengeance Complete all Mr. Jello's side quests. 8.0%
Terminal Velocity Fall from too high. 7.8%
You're A-Maze-ing Solve the EvilWay maze. 7.8%
From Bones to Dust Complete the main story. 7.7%
Hotel du Parc Sleep on a bench for at least 8 hours. 7.7%
Trickle-down Economics Complete all Richman's side quests. 7.7%
Big Tobacco Produce a pack of cigarettes. 7.2%
Summa Bum Laude Complete all Dr. East's side quests. 7.2%
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Urinate on a puking person. 6.1%
Bumelon Musk Earn 500$. 6.1%
She Might Have a Problem Complete all Trixie's side quests. 6.1%
Naked Knight Destroy the armor of a Bug Knight with an exploding projectile. 5.9%
Level 30 Boss Attain level 30. 5.7%
High Hygiene Take a shower. 5.7%
Liquid Lightning Discover the Flash Bourbon recipe. 5.2%
Soylent Green Discover the Green Goo Vodka recipe. 5.2%
Three Days Die of dehydration. 5.1%
In High Feather Find 25 feathers. 5.0%
Vehicular Manslaughter Get into a fatal traffic accident. 4.7%
BFF Hang a tribute for your best friend in your base. 4.6%
Royale Treatment Discover the Clown Royale recipe. 4.6%
Bum Corleone Earn 50 respect. 4.3%
How Dare You! Attempt to interrupt the villain's monologue. 3.9%
Street Food Gourmet Cook the Bum's Special. 3.9%
Chilled Pee Soup Urinate on your own fridge. 3.5%
Grand Design Collect all blueprints. 3.3%
Doversace Collect all costumes for your pigeons. 3.0%
Zap! One-shot a Bug Shaman with an electrifying projectile. 3.0%
In Full Feather Find all feathers. 2.7%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.