R-Type Final 2
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 57% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 7+ hours (57%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 39% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “2nd Mission: The Nightmare Worsens” and “3rd Mission: Lost in Darkness” (Clear 3rd Mission and ward off a great threat): from 80% to 57% of starters.
- 87% 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 833 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 11.2h for positive, 7.7h 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 (87.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- 1st Mission: Fly Once More Clear 1st Mission and embark on a new mission. 100%
- 2nd Mission: The Nightmare Worsens Clear 2nd Mission and prepare for another victory. 80% −20
- 3rd Mission: Lost in Darkness Clear 3rd Mission and ward off a great threat. Most players quit here 57% −23
- 4th Mission: Retribution Clear 4th Mission and make history. 49% −7
- 5th Mission: The Destiny We Choose Clear 5th Mission for the future of humanity. 46% −3
- 6th Mission: Onwards Clear 6th Mission and reach the final chapter of this saga. 42% −4
- Final Mission: Mission Accomplished Clear the Final Mission and bring this great epic to a close. 39% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (82)
story milestone ending side
- 1st Mission: Fly Once More Clear 1st Mission and embark on a new mission. 100%
- Welcome to Team R-TYPE! Register as a pilot of a craft and start your mission. 83%
- 2nd Mission: The Nightmare Worsens Clear 2nd Mission and prepare for another victory. 80%
- Invincible Blow Defeated 10 or more Bydo with one Wave Cannon blast.1 79%
- Whirlwind on the Battlefield Defeated a Huge Bydo in a blink of an eye. 76%
- Get Developing You have resumed craft development. This will be an achievement for humanity. 63%
- Unleash the Force You used a special weapon. Witness the power of the Force! 62%
- 3rd Mission: Lost in Darkness Clear 3rd Mission and ward off a great threat. 57%
- Forever in the Annals of History You have flown with various crafts and armaments. Usage rates reflect your individuality as a pilot. 51%
- 4th Mission: Retribution Clear 4th Mission and make history. 49%
- 5th Mission: The Destiny We Choose Clear 5th Mission for the future of humanity. 46%
- Good Night, Beast You've defeated 10,000 Bydo. Bye-bye, Bydo! 43%
- 6th Mission: Onwards Clear 6th Mission and reach the final chapter of this saga. 42%
- Veteran Medalist Your remarkable work has not gone unnoticed and you have amassed many medals. 40%
- Final Mission: Mission Accomplished Clear the Final Mission and bring this great epic to a close. 39%
- POW Armor, Always in My Heart You got 500 items from POW Armor. That is pow, pow, WOW! 39%
- Development Is IN OrD3r Craft development has started. The plan is moving forward. 37%
- Nightmare of Human Invention Much research on the Bydo has been completed at the Bydo Lab. We have learned... 33%
- Ultimate Blow Fired a Wave Cannon with a GREAT gauge or better. 31%
- Across a Sea of Stars Fought in various battles and fulfilled your missions. 29%
- The Miracle of R You have collected many records in the Gallery. In the future, these will tell the legend of R. 28%
- Development is n0T ComPl3te You have developed multiple craft. The next thing is... 27%
- Fully Armed! You fully upgraded your armaments and the DOSE gauge is at FULL. 26%
- Abundant Research Resources You've earned 100,000 R Points. I can't wait to see how you use them. 26%
- Demonic Rhapsody Re-experience Delta: records of the "Demonic Rhapsody" battle. A tragedy incited by a former hero. 19%
- Last Dance Re-experience FINAL: records of the mission codenamed "Last Dance." The end to a long fought battle. 19%
- Third Bydo Mission Re-experience III: records of humanity's third nightmare—a mission codenamed "The Third Lightning." 18%
- First Bydo Mission - Battleship Blitzkrieg Re-experience I: records of the battle against a massive battleship during the first Bydo mission. 17%
- Pilot Training Complete You have confirmed the operations of the craft with the R Manual. It's time to move out! 17%
- Extra Mission: Top-Secret Area You have completed the missions at the newly discovered battlefield, but your story is not over yet. 15%
- Eden Paradox Re-experience LEO: records of the "Eden Paradox" conflict that occurred in a parallel dimension. 13%
- First Bydo Mission - Encounter Re-experience I: battle records of the "First Bydo Mission." This is where it all began. 11%
- Final Frontier of Fashion You've obtained 30 Pilot Suits. That's a formidable wardrobe. 11%
- Second Bydo Mission Re-experience II: battle records of the "Second Bydo Mission." Shred the boundaries of reality. 10%
- High-speed Death Race Pursued the highspeed giant Bydo in Re-experience II to the very end. Blink and you'll miss it. 10%
- Second Bydo Mission - Grotto Re-experience II: records of a battle with aquatic creatures on the Second Bydo Mission. 9.8%
- Mission Command You have switched the stages with the Original Course Editing feature. Let's get going! 9.8%
- Virtual Space - Hologram Fight Special Mission: battle records from the virtual space that has materialized due to Bydo pollutants. 9.4%
- Mission: Geirrod Fortress Capture Re-experience Tactics II: records of the battle between the allies and insurgents at the fortress. 8.7%
- Last Dance - Silent Laboratory Re-experience FINAL: records of the mission at the laboratory facility, code-named "Last Dance." 8.6%
- Demonic Rhapsody Corrosion Re-experience Delta: records of the Demonic Rhapsody battle at Fortress Aegis—the tragedy's genesis. 8.4%
- Mission: Glitnir Strategic War Re-experience Tactics II: records of the battle between the allies and insurgents at the Pluto base. 8.2%
- First Bydo Mission - Bio Void Re-experience I: records of the Bio Void of the First Bydo Mission and the creature of furious rage. 7.1%
- Battleship Blown to Smithereens Destroyed all of the parts attached to the massive battleship bringing an end to Re-experience I. 7.1%
- Whenever, Wherever You have been involved in 300 battles and fought with distinction. 6.8%
- Space Patrol: Green Planet Special Mission: Records from a chaotic battle on a planet visited by a space patrol. 6.5%
- Apex of Distorted Ecosystems Brought Re-experience FINAL to a close by suppressing all kinds of strange lifeforms. 6.5%
- Last Dance - The City That Sleeps Re-experience FINAL: records of the mission at the space city, code-named "Last Dance." 6.4%
- First Bydo Mission - Front Line Base Re-experience I: records of the First Bydo Mission at the front line—a fierce operation. 6.4%
- Ocean Warfare: Earth Guardians Special Mission: Records from a battle in underwater ruins. Horrifying statues bear down on you. 6.1%
- Honorable R-TYPER Cleared the R-TYPER hard difficulty. A new challenge awaits! 5.5%
- Second Bydo Mission - Auxiliary Base Re-experience II: battle records of the "Second Bydo Mission" at the space base. 4.8%
- Demonic Rhapsody - Awakening Re-experience Delta: records of the Demonic Rhapsody battle at the Development Base. 4.6%
- Combat Mission - Lunar Base Special Mission: records of the battle at the Lunar Base that challenged a courageous pilot. 3.9%
- Top Pilot Absolutely outstanding! You've scored 1,000,000 points! 3.9%
- Remarkable R-TYPER Cleared the Final Mission on R-TYPER 2 elite difficulty. You excel amongst your peers. 3.6%
- Dose System Extraordinaire Your adept use of Special Weapons brought Re-experience Delta to a close. Turns out big guns ARE better. 3.2%
- Incomparable R-TYPER Cleared the Final Mission on R-TYPER 3 ultimate difficulty. No Bydo could ever defeat you. 3.1%
- True Dopkera Buster Destroyed the latching eyes in Re-experience I on R-TYPER difficulty or higher. The nightmare is over. 3.1%
- Dantalion's Flute Witnessed an ominous trans-dimensional fighter during subspace travel. 3.0%
- Spacecraft Carrier Pursuit Destroyed all fleeing carriers at BYDO difficulty or higher and finished Re-experience Tactics II. 2.4%
- Flawless R-TYPER Started with a difficulty of R-TYPER or higher and cleared the Final Mission without crashing once. Unbelievable! 2.4%
- Trans-Dimensional Cleaner The extermination of more than 2400 of the multitudinous spores brings an end to Re-experience I. 2.1%
- Valiant R-TYPER Forging Ahead You have defeated all the formidable enemies in your path and cleared the Boss Rush course. Our utmost praise goes to the pilot who achieved this remarkable feat. 2.1%
- Mega W. Cannon Brought Re-experience III to a close with the full-charge Mega W. Cannon's annihilating blast. 1.6%
- A Worldline Without Force Completed Re-experience LEO without equipping any Force, and bore witness to humanity's heroics. 1.4%
- Battle of Our Time Re-experience II ends with the Diffusion W. Cannon defeating a giant Bydo in the grotto's depths. 1.0%
- POW Armor! Move out! Used the TP-2 craft to draw a close to Re-experience Delta. It's more formidable than it looks. 1.0%
- Pod Shoot Striker You completed the special mission by firing over 20 Pod shots at ships on BYDO difficulty or higher! 0.9%
- The Fall of the Space Fortress Cleared all fortress levels on R-TYPER or higher and drew the curtain on Re-experience Tactics II. 0.9%
- Beating Them at Their Own Game Finished Re-experience FINAL by using a prototype with Bydo elements at BYDO difficulty or higher. 0.8%
- Get the Crystal You used the asteroid survey sentry to destroy 300 stone blocks and complete the special mission. 0.8%
- Improper Rendezvous Witnessed the two giant shadows at R-TYPER difficulty or higher, bringing an end to Re-experience I. 0.7%
- Foredawn Encounter Re-experience FINAL ends in the rays of the summer sun with the threat to the planet eliminated. 0.7%
- Misfortune to Fortune You used the submarine fighter to rain blocks down on the defenders and finish the special mission. 0.6%
- Moonbase Report Completed a special mission using an Orbital Strike Unit on R-TYPER difficulty or harder. 0.6%
- Have A Great Journey Ahead! You have defeated a formidable enemy with a craft adorned with a decal commemorating the 4th anniversary of the 'R-TYPE FINAL 2 / 3' mission. Our utmost gratitude to the pilots who continue to carry out their duties to this day. 0.6%
- Let's Do This, Admiral! You have been promoted to Admiral. But there is also an urgent communication... 0.6%
- Legendary R-TYPER You've unlocked the complete R-TYPE FINAL 2 Achievements. 0.5%
- Sabotage Report The curtain closes on Re-experience II without a single destructive drone being destroyed. 0.5%
- Emergency Alien Neo-Organism Extermination You used the "Into the Dusk" craft and brought a close to Re-experience Delta. 0.5%
- Waiting for orders, Fleet Admiral! You have been promoted to Fleet Admiral. With you on the side of humanity, hope is not lost. 0.3%
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