AdventureCasualIndieRPG
ARIDA: Backland's Awakening
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 51% of owners
Steam reviews 88% positive of 794
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (18%); after 3h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 77% of games we track.
- Only 51% 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 808 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 3.5h for positive, 2.8h 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 (51.4% 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 (30)
- Harvest Sun Do the harvest shake. 100%
- Gotcha! Found the first collectible. 94%
- Welcome to the village Local population: 2 inhabitants. 88%
- Prepare to die Are you ready for Death Valley? 70%
- Dig hunter Dig all type of itens with the hoe. 68%
- Get hood "True Gamers" play until the end. 67%
- Tresure hunter Found eight collectibles. 60%
- The last waterhole You have dug all the waterholes. Use with wisdom. 57%
- Mountain Found the mountain trail. 54%
- Banners Saga Got it? 52%
- Moo! It's a secret to everybody. 52%
- HM 01 Cicera used CUT on everything. It's super effective! 51%
- This is Arida See you in the next game. 48%
- It’s super effective Cicera used a trap. It's super effective! 43%
- I'll miss you You said goodbye to a loved one. 34%
- Looter Did you ask for it? 31%
- Extra Credits Watch Credits until the end. 27%
- It hurts! Take care. Hitting 10 cactus may hurt! 27%
- Stay awhile and listen He stopped to rest on the benches. 21%
- Splash! You got dirty with 10 goat poop. 21%
- Mourning Granted a special wish. 20%
- Knowledge is Power. Read the Artbook! 18%
- I miss you Reflected one last time in the benches. 16%
- Backlands' Explorer Found alll collectibles. 14%
- Vegan Power For Earth, for the animals, for the nature. 14%
- Quality seal Interacted with all objects. 11%
- No missions left behind. Finished all game missions. 8.6%
- GG easy! Finished the game in hard mode. 7.0%
- More than a wild hunt! Captured three different animals. 6.2%
- Safe and sound Finished the game in fearless mode. 3.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.