When does Nexomon: Extinction get good?

Give it 2 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 20h it's 1 in 25 (4%). Fully opens up by hour 20.

How many players finish Nexomon: Extinction?

24% of players who start reach the ending.

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Nexomon: Extinction

Aug 28, 2020 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 2 hours

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 24% of players who started

Started playing 92% of owners

Steam reviews 90% positive of 4,069

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 20h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
Fully opens up by hour 20.
24% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “My First Day at Work”: only 59% of starters get there.
92% 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 4,101 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 27.3h for positive, 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 (91.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
My First Day at Work Survive your first Tyrant encounter! It can't possibly get any worse than that. Most players quit here 59% −41
So Predictable Protect Eliza from the minions. 50% −9
Renegade Jin Defeat Jin and Mulcimer in the city of Ignitia! 44% −6
Silver Tamer Receive a Silver Badge after saving the city of Ignitia. 43% −1
Renegade Lydia Defeat Lydia and Eurus in Drake Isles! 37% −6
Welcome Back Retrieve Atlas from the time capsule in the Frozen Tundra. 33% −3
Renegade Atlanta Defeat Atlanta and Nivalis in the Frozen Tundra! 32% −1
I Hate My Job Survive the double dragon attack in the Cursed Tower. 32%
Gold Tamer Receive a Gold Badge for bringing peace to the Frozen Tundra. 32%
Renegade Logan Defeat Logan and Bolzen in Cadium! 29% −3
Omnicron's Legacy Uncover your origins, and embrace your new self! 29% −1
Renegade Celine Defeat Celine and Petram near Lateria! 28%
Downfall Watch helplessly as Vados eradicates the Tyrants! 28% −1
Grandmaster Become one of the greatest tamers in Nexomon history. 25% −3
Grandmaster Xanders Defeat Xanders for once and for all! 25%
Grandmaster Edward Defeat Edward at the top of the Tamer's Guild! 25%
Grandmaster Amelie Defeat Amelie, the strongest tamer of the Guild! 24%
Ascension Complete the main story. Claim your rightful place among the Nexomon, and shape the future of our world! 24%

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (56)

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My First Nexomon Obtain your very first companion for life! 100%
Learning the Ropes Capture a Nexomon for the first time! 97%
Full Team Fill up your party with 6 Nexomon. It's time to take on the world! 76%
Bronze Tamer Register at the Tamer's Guild and receive your bronze badge. 68%
My First Day at Work Survive your first Tyrant encounter! It can't possibly get any worse than that. 59%
A Dozen Down Beat a dozen tamers around the world! 58%
So Predictable Protect Eliza from the minions. 50%
Own 30 Nexomon Capture 30 unique Nexomon. 47%
Element of Fire Receive the remainder of Fenrir's power. 44%
Renegade Jin Defeat Jin and Mulcimer in the city of Ignitia! 44%
Power of Science Craft your first Core at Bonnie's lab. With this, your Nexomon will become stronger! 44%
Silver Tamer Receive a Silver Badge after saving the city of Ignitia. 43%
Element of Wind Receive the remainder of Nadine's power. 37%
Renegade Lydia Defeat Lydia and Eurus in Drake Isles! 37%
Welcome Back Retrieve Atlas from the time capsule in the Frozen Tundra. 33%
Renegade Atlanta Defeat Atlanta and Nivalis in the Frozen Tundra! 32%
I Hate My Job Survive the double dragon attack in the Cursed Tower. 32%
Element of Water Receive the remainder of Merida's power. 32%
Gold Tamer Receive a Gold Badge for bringing peace to the Frozen Tundra. 32%
Locally Sourced Nexotraps Craft your first Nexotrap using Elemental Shards. 32%
Own 60 Nexomon Capture 60 unique Nexomon. 31%
Element of Thunder Receive the remainder of Zetta's power. 30%
Renegade Logan Defeat Logan and Bolzen in Cadium! 29%
Are We The Baddies? Somehow, get arrested and end up behind bars. Now you've done it! 29%
Omnicron's Legacy Uncover your origins, and embrace your new self! 29%
Renegade Celine Defeat Celine and Petram near Lateria! 28%
Element of Earth Receive the remainder of your mentor's power. 28%
Downfall Watch helplessly as Vados eradicates the Tyrants! 28%
Element of Life Awaken the power inherited from Deena! 27%
Fully Powered Up Have an entire team of Nexomon fully equipped with cores! 27%
Anger Management Break 500 boulders. 26%
Shopping Spree Spend over 50,000 coins in your adventure. 25%
Grandmaster Become one of the greatest tamers in Nexomon history. 25%
Grandmaster Xanders Defeat Xanders for once and for all! 25%
Grandmaster Edward Defeat Edward at the top of the Tamer's Guild! 25%
That's Messed Up Hit Vados with an airship in the middle of his monologue. 25%
Grandmaster Amelie Defeat Amelie, the strongest tamer of the Guild! 24%
Ascension Complete the main story. Claim your rightful place among the Nexomon, and shape the future of our world! 24%
Beam Me Up, Coco! Activate every warpstone. 22%
Own 90 Nexomon Capture 90 unique Nexomon. 22%
You're a Celebrity! Participate in all TV interviews. 16%
This Should Be Illegal Discover and break into all nine of Spencer's hidden vaults. 13%
Own 150 Nexomon Capture 150 unique Nexomon. 13%
A Pretty Coin Accumulate over 100,000 coins in your adventure. 11%
Children of Omnicron Revive and capture each of the ancient primordial Tyrants. 10%
The Greater Drakes Encounter and tame every Greater Drake of Lydia. 9.5%
They Can't Run On A Full Stomach Toss over 100 meals at wild Nexomon. 8.3%
Never Forget Find the tombstone of the four Mandrasses. You know what you did! 8.1%
Peak Nexomon Performance Have a Nexomon reach level 99, because why not. 7.5%
Workaholic Complete all quests. 7.0%
It's Honest Work Sell over 200 elemental shards to Claive. 6.1%
Vanity Issues Nickname a Nexomon the same as your own name. 5.6%
Show Them Who's Boss Beat every tamer in the world of Nexomon at least once! 4.4%
Capture the Tyrants Find and capture every Tyrant. 3.7%
Haven't You Had Enough?! Beat every tamer in the world of Nexomon, again! 3.0%
Own every Nexomon! Find and capture every Nexomon in the game! 3.0%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.