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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Reach the ending 52% of players who started
Started playing 91% of owners
Steam reviews 87% positive of 19,617
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 10h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
- 52% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Prologue” and “Final Selection”: from 100% to 86% 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 19,771 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 11.4h for positive, 11.4h 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 (90.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Prologue Complete the Prologue. 100%
- Final Selection Complete Chapter 1: Final Selection. Most players quit here 86% −14
- The Swamp Demon Complete Chapter 2: The Swamp Demon. 75% −11
- Death Match in Asakusa Complete Chapter 3: Death Match in Asakusa. 68% −6
- Echoing Drums Complete Chapter 4: Echoing Drums. 64% −4
- Hinokami Complete Chapter 5: Hinokami. 60% −5
- Hashira Meeting Complete Chapter 6: Hashira Meeting. 57% −2
- The Butterfly Mansion Complete Chapter 7: The Butterfly Mansion. 56% −2
- Mugen Train Complete Chapter 8: Mugen Train. 53% −2
- The Hinokami Chronicles Complete the entire story of the Hinokami Chronicles. 52% −1
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
- Prologue Complete the Prologue. 100%
- Entranced Trigger a Trance Memory. 97%
- Final Selection Complete Chapter 1: Final Selection. 86%
- The Swamp Demon Complete Chapter 2: The Swamp Demon. 75%
- There Can Only Be One Play VS Mode for the first time. 73%
- A Taste for Competition Win in VS Mode for the first time. 70%
- On Second Thought... Perform an Emergency Escape in VS Mode. 69%
- Death Match in Asakusa Complete Chapter 3: Death Match in Asakusa. 68%
- Déjà Vu View a memory fragment. 68%
- Perfect Record Win in VS Mode without losing a single round. 65%
- Echoing Drums Complete Chapter 4: Echoing Drums. 64%
- Prologue Rank S Achieve a chapter rank of S on the Prologue. 61%
- Hinokami Complete Chapter 5: Hinokami. 60%
- I'm On It Clear a special mission for the first time. 59%
- Combo No. 25 Get a 25-hit combo in VS Mode. 59%
- Ultimate Finish Get an Ultimate Art Finish in VS Mode. 58%
- Hashira Meeting Complete Chapter 6: Hashira Meeting. 57%
- Practice Makes Perfect Play Practice mode. 57%
- The Butterfly Mansion Complete Chapter 7: The Butterfly Mansion. 56%
- Smashing Gourds Clear Gourd Breaker in Chapter 7: The Butterfly Mansion for the first time. 55%
- (Don't) Spill the Tea Clear Tea Splasher in Chapter 7: The Butterfly Mansion for the first time. 55%
- Mugen Train Complete Chapter 8: Mugen Train. 53%
- The Hinokami Chronicles Complete the entire story of the Hinokami Chronicles. 52%
- A Fast Learner Clear a Rank 1 challenge in Training. 43%
- One of a Kind Customize your Slayer ID. 42%
- No Panel Unturned Unlock every panel of a single reward board, excluding "Demons." 33%
- Photogenic Collect 200 profile photos, excluding ones from downloadable content. 28%
- In Too Steep Earn an S rank in the Tea Splasher minigame on normal difficulty. 26%
- Memory Lane Collect 200 quotes, excluding ones from downloadable content. 25%
- Reminiscence View 25 memory fragments. 24%
- Audiophile Collect 50 music tracks. 21%
- The Student Becomes The Master Clear a Rank 10 challenge in Training. 20%
- Chapter 1 Rank S Achieve a chapter rank of S on Chapter 1: Final Selection. 20%
- Chapter 2 Rank S Achieve a chapter rank of S on Chapter 2: The Swamp Demon. 18%
- Chapter 4 Rank S Achieve a chapter rank of S on Chapter 4: Echoing Drums. 18%
- A Lotta Hot Air Earn an S rank in the Gourd Breaker minigame on normal difficulty. 17%
- Chapter 3 Rank S Achieve a chapter rank of S on Chapter 3: Death Match in Asakusa. 17%
- Never Forget View 50 memory fragments. 16%
- Chapter 5 Rank S Achieve a chapter rank of S on Chapter 5: Hinokami. 14%
- Special Agent Earn S ranks on five special missions (difficulty: normal). 14%
- Death By a Thousand Cuts Finish off your opponent with a Light Attack: 5-Hit Combo in VS Mode. 14%
- Chapter 6 Rank S Achieve a chapter rank of S on Chapter 6: Hashira Meeting. 12%
- Chapter 7 Rank S Achieve a chapter rank of S on Chapter 7: The Butterfly Mansion. 9.2%
- Chapter 8 Rank S Achieve a chapter rank of S on Chapter 8: Mugen Train. 8.6%
- All Chapters Rank S Achieve a chapter rank of S on every chapter. 7.8%
- Always Be Prepared Clear 10 characters' Rank 10 challenges in Training. 5.5%
- Overachiever Unlock all achievements in Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles. 4.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.