RPG
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
Give it 2 hours
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 37% of players who started
Started playing 91% of owners
Steam reviews 88% positive of 3,787
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 20h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 37% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Crossing the Sea” (Crossed the ocean and reached the continent) and “Mysterious Creature...?” (Met Fi): from 100% to 68% of starters.
- 91% 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 3,817 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 48.2h for positive, 35.1h 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 (91.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Crossing the Sea Crossed the ocean and reached the continent. 100%
- Mysterious Creature...? Met Fi. Most players quit here 68% −32
- Forgotten Ruins Discovered the Maiden's Catacombs crystal. 59% −10
- Submerged Star Discovered the Sunken City of Stars crystal. 54% −5
- Fire People's Workshop Discovered the Ancient Mana Workshop crystal. 48% −6
- Misty Forest Discovered the Mirage Land crystal. 41% −6
- Into the Dragon's Belly Discovered the Dragonbone Valley crystal. 39% −2
- Ancient Ruler Defeated the Legendary Monarch. 37% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (49)
story milestone ending side
- Crossing the Sea Crossed the ocean and reached the continent. 100%
- My Alchemy! Synthesized an item for the first time. 80%
- Mysterious Creature...? Met Fi. 68%
- Giant Hunter Defeated a giant enemy. 64%
- Beyond the Cliff Found the Emerald Band. 62%
- Shadow Exorcism Defeated an enemy shrouded in darkness. 61%
- Riding on Your Back Found the Spirit Beast Whistle. 59%
- Forgotten Ruins Discovered the Maiden's Catacombs crystal. 59%
- Deeper, Deeper! Created an Air Drop. 58%
- Ruins Explorer Completed first ruin in the Exploration Diary. 58%
- Submerged Star Discovered the Sunken City of Stars crystal. 54%
- Eternal Torch Obtained the Mana Lantern. 51%
- Leave It to Me! Earned max reputation with any one group. 48%
- Fire People's Workshop Discovered the Ancient Mana Workshop crystal. 48%
- Breaking the Limit Created an item with 999 quality. 43%
- Misty Forest Discovered the Mirage Land crystal. 41%
- Best Friends Forever Completed all of Klaudia's character events. 41%
- Into the Dragon's Belly Discovered the Dragonbone Valley crystal. 39%
- Ancient Ruler Defeated the Legendary Monarch. 37%
- Again, Another Day Obtained an everlasting treasure on a grand adventure. 36%
- Alchemy Compilation Unlocked all alchemy skills in the Skill Tree. 36%
- Drawing a Crowd Completed all of Zephine's character events. 36%
- Essence User Used an essence during synthesis. 36%
- Plentiful Harvest Completed all of Cassandra's character events. 35%
- Courage by Your Side Completed all of Patricia's character events. 35%
- Research Enthusiast Completed everything on the research list. 34%
- Back to Normal Completed all of Bos's character events. 33%
- One Dependable Bro Completed all of Lent's character events. 32%
- Overflowing Passion Completed all of Tao's character events. 32%
- We'll Win Next Time! Completed all of Dennis's character events. 31%
- Stronger and Stronger! Created an Evolved Item. 29%
- Core Element Released! Unlocked a Core Element. 28%
- Guided by the Compass Collected all Ruin Fragments and Memory Vestiges. 27%
- 100% Mystery Solver Completed all ruins in the Exploration Diary. 26%
- True Treasure Completed all of Clifford's character events. 26%
- Budding Friendship Completed all of Serri's character events. 24%
- City Superstar! Earned max reputation with all groups. 23%
- Top-Notch Adventurer Obtained all gathering and adventure tools. 22%
- Romy the Merchant Completed all of Romy's character events. 20%
- Great Business Maximized the Development Level of any category. 18%
- Seasoned Alchemist Created a level 99 item. 17%
- Elemental Master Used all essences. 17%
- Puni Master Raised a rare Puni. 17%
- Decoration Master Obtained all decoration items. 16%
- Final Bastion Defeated the Last Sentinel. 15%
- Fatal Rush! Unleashed all Fatal Drives. 9.7%
- Accessory Collector Obtained all decoration accessories. 7.9%
- New Super Move Activated all Core Drives. 7.7%
- Secret Fairy Unlocked All Achievements. 7.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.