Aragami 2
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (58%); after 10h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 87% of games we track.
- 16% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Awakening” (Complete the Prologue) and “Revenant” (Complete Chapter 1): from 100% to 60% of starters.
- 86% 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 4,692 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 18.4h for positive, 4.4h 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 (85.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Awakening Complete the Prologue 100%
- Revenant Complete Chapter 1 Most players quit here 60% −40
- Lady Complete Chapter 2 41% −19
- Embers Complete Chapter 3 31% −10
- Burning Complete Chapter 4 26% −5
- Family Complete Chapter 5 22% −3
- Ruse Complete Chapter 6 19% −3
- Hatching Complete Chapter 7 17% −2
- Bonds Complete Chapter 8 17% −1
- Denouement Complete Chapter 9 16% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (44)
story milestone ending side
- Awakening Complete the Prologue 100%
- First Steps Complete your first mission 89%
- Control the Shadows Unlock a Shadow Power 86%
- Secret Seeker Find a hidden collectible 74%
- Apprentice Unlock an Ability 74%
- Tools of the Trade Purchase a Support Item for the first time 73%
- I don’t Care! Skip a cinematic 72%
- Forge of Assassins Craft your first Equipment piece 68%
- Revenant Complete Chapter 1 60%
- Engraved with Power Apply your first Essence Runes 54%
- Bird of Prey Eliminate 25 enemies while airborne 53%
- Apex Predator Eliminate 10 enemies while hiding in tall grass 43%
- Lady Complete Chapter 2 41%
- Fashionable Assassin Apply a Dye for the first time 38%
- Soul Reaver Kill 300 enemies 38%
- Wall Lizard Eliminate 10 enemies while clinging to a wall 37%
- Sleeping on the Job Knock out 100 enemies 33%
- Clinging to Life Eliminate 25 enemies while grabbed to a ledge 33%
- Embers Complete Chapter 3 31%
- Look Behind You Perform a Stealth Assassination on a Nenshö Aragami 26%
- Burning Complete Chapter 4 26%
- Master Ninja Obtain an S-Rank in 10 missions 25%
- Signature Move Perform a Shadow Kill 23%
- Family Complete Chapter 5 22%
- The Hidden Village Find all collectibles in Kakurega Village 20%
- A Pleasant Stay Find all collectibles in Distant Countryside 20%
- War Engines Find all collectibles in Big Akatsuchi Mine 19%
- Ruse Complete Chapter 6 19%
- Get Over Here Perform a Shadow Pull on a Gatekeeper 18%
- Hatching Complete Chapter 7 17%
- Pilgrimage Find all collectibles in Lone Mountain 17%
- Bonds Complete Chapter 8 17%
- Denouement Complete Chapter 9 16%
- The Lookout Find all collectibles in Highcastle 14%
- Hollow Find all collectibles in Isolated Village 13%
- Secrets of the Earth Find all collectibles in Daikizo Mine 12%
- Left Behind Find all collectibles in Devastated Village 11%
- Heart of Fire Find all collectibles in Akatsuchi’s Capital 10%
- The Spirit of Vengeance Reach Level 30 10%
- Forest Spirits Find all collectibles in Woods of Memory 8.8%
- The Lion’s Den Find all collectibles in Akatsuchi Palace 8.6%
- Legacy Equip the armor of a legendary hero 7.2%
- Hot Potato Counter a fireball thrown by a Scorcher 6.4%
- Anger Management Charm an enraged Fanatic 6.4%