ActionAdventure
Yakuza 3 Remastered
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Reach the ending 67% of players who started
Started playing 78% of owners
Steam reviews 81% positive of 10,279
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 20h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- 67% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Snake Charmer” (Defeat Rikiya in Chapter 2) and “With Family Like Mine...” (Defeat Tamashiro in Chapter 3): from 96% to 88% of starters.
- 78% 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 10,338 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 26.4h for positive, 18.1h 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 (78.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Mad Dog Tamed Defeat Majima in Chapter 1. 100%
- Snake Charmer Defeat Rikiya in Chapter 2. 96% −4
- With Family Like Mine... Defeat Tamashiro in Chapter 3. Most players quit here 88% −8
- The Dust Settles Defeat Hasebe in Chapter 4. 80% −8
- Right Up My Alley Defeat the man in black in Chapter 5. 79% −1
- King of Pleasure Defeat Kanda in Chapter 6. 77% −3
- Just Like Old Times Defeat Majima again in Chapter 7. 74% −2
- Wilting Flower Defeat Lau Ka Long in Chapter 8. 74% −1
- Pole Position Defeat Joji Kazama in Chapter 10. 70% −4
- The End of Ambition Defeat Mine in Chapter 12. 69% −1
- Thank You! Complete the game. 67% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Mad Dog Tamed Defeat Majima in Chapter 1. 100%
- Snake Charmer Defeat Rikiya in Chapter 2. 96%
- With Family Like Mine... Defeat Tamashiro in Chapter 3. 88%
- Blogging Debut Have your first Revelation. 81%
- The Dust Settles Defeat Hasebe in Chapter 4. 80%
- Right Up My Alley Defeat the man in black in Chapter 5. 79%
- Compulsive Vandal Break 30 weapons picked up in battle. 77%
- Heat Action Pro Finish 10 battles with Heat Actions. 77%
- King of Pleasure Defeat Kanda in Chapter 6. 77%
- Just Like Old Times Defeat Majima again in Chapter 7. 74%
- Wilting Flower Defeat Lau Ka Long in Chapter 8. 74%
- Pole Position Defeat Joji Kazama in Chapter 10. 70%
- The End of Ambition Defeat Mine in Chapter 12. 69%
- Thank You! Complete the game. 67%
- Substory Dabbler Complete 10 substories. 65%
- Key Collector Open a total of 10 lockers in Kamurocho and Downtown Ryukyu. 63%
- Substory Fan Complete 30 substories. 44%
- Marathon Runner Run 42.195km. 41%
- Power Driver Hit a 350-yard drive during a tournament in golf. 36%
- Substory Enthusiast Complete 50 substories. 29%
- Path of the Warrior Encounter all the masters. 19%
- Substory Addict Complete 80 substories. 19%
- Tinkerer Make a modded weapon. 17%
- Touchy-Feely Play both massage modes. 15%
- Karaoke King Sing all songs at karaoke. 13%
- Fat Cat Spend 300,000 yen in one visit to a hostess club. 13%
- Walking Bank Accumulate 10,000,000 yen. 12%
- Volunteer Pick up 5 pieces of trash from the beach in front of Morning Glory. 12%
- Big Tuna Catch a tuna. 11%
- Fashionista Create a fashionable hostess. 11%
- Bounty Hunter Apprehend all hitmen. 11%
- Chip Hoarder Earn a combined total of 3,000 points in poker, roulette, and blackjack. 10%
- Fowl Play Get a turkey while bowling. 9.7%
- Hat Trick Get a hat trick in darts. 8.5%
- Nice Hitter Hit 2 panels with one ball in the Hard Game at the batting cage. 8.3%
- Tag Hoarder Earn a combined total of 3,000 points in cee-lo, cho-han, koi-koi, and oicho-kabu. 7.9%
- People Watcher Initiate 3 battles using first-person mode. 7.5%
- Substory Completionist Complete all substories. 7.0%
- Legendary Champion Claim victory in all Coliseum tournaments. 7.0%
- Gourmet Aficionado Order the most expensive item in all restaurants. 6.9%
- Careless Dragon Knock over 100 people. 6.5%
- Unwavering Shogi Player Win a game of shogi without ever moving your king. 6.2%
- Break Ace Get a break ace in nine-ball pool. 5.7%
- Pro Gamer Win 5 stuffed animals in UFO Catcher and get a high score in a shooting game. 5.6%
- Exposed Dragon Win a hand of mahjong when you only have 1 tile concealed. 5.6%
- Ultimate Challenger Play all rounds in Ultimate Match mode after beating the game. 5.6%
- Testament to Strength Beat the game on Legend difficulty. 5.1%
- Master Environmentalist Pick up 30 pieces of trash from the beach in front of Morning Glory. 5.1%
- Minigame Master Complete all minigames. 4.6%
- World's Greatest Dad Earn all other achievements in the game. 4.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.