ActionAdventureRPG
Cris Tales
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Started playing 75% of owners
Steam reviews 65% positive of 554
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 20h it's 1 in 3 (33%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 75% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 75% 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 562 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 21h for positive, 6.9h 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 (74.6% 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 (46)
- Through time itself Get the power of the crystals 100%
- Natural talent Recruit Willhelm 79%
- Apothecary team Save the Apothecary in Narim 65%
- Puppeteer First encounter with the Empress (Defeat Enzo) 38%
- Machina recovery Help Adri develop a new Crystalarium based mechanism to help St Clarity 33%
- Memory to the fallen Help Noah honor the memory of those that fell during the war against the Empress 32%
- Miller team Save Ms. Miller's house in Narim 31%
- 3720 to 1 Recruit JKR721 30%
- The Witness Discover what happened to Peter... 29%
- Dear old grandma Defeat Buki, the guardian 28%
- Birds of a feather flock apart Defeat Rhallus 28%
- Old memories Open the strange book found inside the Museum storage to reveal its mysteries. 27%
- Jackpot Recruit Zaz 26%
- In good hands Form the Council of the hand in St. Clarity 25%
- Unlucky at heart Change the attitude of Joseph Oroitz towards little Sol 24%
- Fiery temper, steely resolve Defeat Galley and Volcano, the Empress' generals 23%
- Academic Change the future of Neva Tulira's university 23%
- Blazen fire Defeat Nasar, the living forge 23%
- Paulina would be proud Obtain all the Keychains in the game 23%
- The work of a lifetime Find a cure for Glass Lung 22%
- At the peak of celebration Help Dreena change how the floats of the parade will look in the future! 22%
- The shadow and the animal Defeat Kari Hudo, the Soulweaver 22%
- Learn from the past Change the future of Neva Tulira's museum 22%
- The tide rises Put little Fira's mind and heart at ease by helping Takna repair the leeves. 21%
- Small but dangerous Recruit Kari Hudo 21%
- Setting the basses With the help of Oropen, change the future of the cathedral inside the Salt Mines 21%
- Healing hearts Reunite Jaru with his long lost wife, Kimber 21%
- A grim end Defeat the Time Empress 20%
- Royal decree Help Fenia repair her broken relationship with Galley and Volcano. 19%
- Under the rubble Save Cinder from the lava wave 19%
- A friendly hand Save Volcano from impending doom 19%
- Terminator Deactivate all terminals 18%
- The high class Make Sophia become the Mayor of St Clarity 18%
- Revolutionary cry Make Armando become the Mayor of St Clarity 16%
- Old friends, eternal enemies Defeat the Final Boss 16%
- Bullseye Do 500 "Perfect hits" 14%
- Technical problems Accidentaly kill your entire party with JKR-721's overheat. 11%
- Learn from the past, act in the present and change the future. Defeat the Final Boss after completing all optional content. 10%
- A somber destiny... You gave up while trying to stop Ardo... 9.9%
- How did we get here? Apply 5 status effects to a single enemy. 8.8%
- Loot aficionado Open every chest in the game! 7.6%
- Rena armory Upgrade all weapons to their perfect form. 7.0%
- Walking armory chest Obtain one of every equipment in the game 6.2%
- The best, like no one ever was. Capture all enemy souls with Kari Hudo 6.0%
- Not bad, kid Do 500 "Parries" 4.4%
- Rainbow mess Kill 20 of each slime 4.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.