ActionAdventureRPG
NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 51% of players who started
Started playing 80% of owners
Steam reviews 88% positive of 28,628
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 35h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 51% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Book of Legend” (Grimoire Weiss joined your party) and “The Wild Companion” (Kainé joined your party): from 100% to 78% of starters.
- 80% 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 28,788 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 39.2h for positive, 21.2h 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 (80.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Book of Legend Grimoire Weiss joined your party. 100%
- The Wild Companion Kainé joined your party. Most players quit here 78% −22
- The Mellow Companion Emil joined your party. 63% −15
- Release You freed Kainé from her petrification. 62%
- Key Collector You completed the key to the Shadowlord's castle. 52% −10
- A World in Flux You defeated the Shadowlord. 51% −1
- Call Her Back You viewed the first ending (Ending A). 51%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (47)
story milestone ending side
- The Book of Legend Grimoire Weiss joined your party. 100%
- Combo Fanatic You pulled off a 50-hit combo. 80%
- The Wild Companion Kainé joined your party. 78%
- The Magic Man You learned every type of magic. 65%
- Village Handyman You completed 10 quests. 63%
- Material Hunter You collected 50 types of raw materials. 63%
- The Mellow Companion Emil joined your party. 63%
- Release You freed Kainé from her petrification. 62%
- Key Collector You completed the key to the Shadowlord's castle. 52%
- A World in Flux You defeated the Shadowlord. 51%
- Call Her Back You viewed the first ending (Ending A). 51%
- A True Friend You stopped the berserk Kainé within one minute. 50%
- Jack of All Trades You completed 20 quests. 45%
- A Dirge for the Hero You defeated Goose within two minutes. 44%
- Combo Master You pulled off a 100-hit combo. 44%
- Go-To Guy You completed 30 quests. 35%
- Lingering Memories You viewed the second ending (Ending B). 34%
- Wordsmith You collected 50 percent of all words. 33%
- Protector of Facade You defeated Roc within three and a half minutes. 32%
- Permission Granted You drove off Devola and Popola within three minutes. 31%
- Dear Diary You completed the "Recycled World" quest. 30%
- Weapons Collector You found every weapon. 29%
- Boss of the Junk Heap You defeated P-33 within four and a half minutes. 28%
- Gratitude You gave Louise's letter to the postman. 27%
- Educated Warrior You read all novel segments about your friends' pasts. 26%
- Book Burner You defeated Grimoire Noir within one and a half minutes. 26%
- Something Very Special You viewed the fourth ending (Ending D). 25%
- Scourge of The Aerie You defeated Wendy within eight and a half minutes. 24%
- Thank You You viewed the third ending (Ending C). 24%
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- King of the Lost Shrine You defeated Gretel within three minutes and twenty seconds. 22%
- The Once and Final King You defeated the Shadowlord within four minutes and twenty seconds. 20%
- Soul Crusher You defeated Devola and Popola within three and a half minutes. 19%
- Upgrade Apprentice You upgraded 5 weapons to their maximum level. 17%
- The Strongest Bond You defeated the berserk Kainé within three and a half minutes. 16%
- The Sheep Whisperer You killed 100 sheep. 14%
- Man of Means You accumulated 1,000,000 pieces of gold. 12%
- Fish of Legend You caught a rhizodont. 11%
- Reform Specialist You upgraded 15 weapons to their maximum level. 11%
- Legendary Gardener You successfully cultivated the legendary flower. 10%
- Daredevil You risked life and limb 10 times to discover someone's secret. 9.5%
- All Aboared! You rode a boar for at least five minutes. 9.4%
- Lightspeed Fighter You completed the game within fifteen hours. 9.2%
- The Little Mermaid You defeated Louise within five minutes. 9.1%
- A Round by the Pond You caught one of every type of fish. 8.4%
- Forging Master You upgraded 33 weapons to their maximum level. 7.7%
- The Final Verse Congratulations! Thank you for playing! 4.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.