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Castlevania Advance Collection
Give it 2 hours
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 44% of players who started
Started playing 45% of owners
Steam reviews 92% positive of 2,627
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 15h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- At least 44% of players who start reach the ending.
- Only 45% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 2,650 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 26h for positive, 1.7h 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 (44.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Victory Over Yourself Defeat Chaos -- Aria of Sorrow ≥44% −56
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (48)
story milestone ending side
- The Grudge of a Dead Soldier Defeat the Creaking Skull -- Aria of Sorrow 100%
- A Deadly Chimera Defeat the Manticore -- Aria of Sorrow 82%
- Hell's Gatekeeper Defeat Cerberus -- Circle of the Moon 79%
- Iron Fist in an Iron Glove Defeat the Great Armor -- Aria of Sorrow 77%
- Breaking the Stone Ceiling Defeat the Big Golem -- Aria of Sorrow 70%
- Added to the Collection Defeat the Headhunter -- Aria of Sorrow 68%
- Speaker for the Dead Defeat the Necromancer -- Circle of the Moon 67%
- Spins and Charges Defeat the Giant Bat -- Harmony of Dissonance 66%
- Postponing the Inevitable Defeat Death -- Aria of Sorrow 60%
- Stronger than Clay Defeat the Iron Golem -- Circle of the Moon 59%
- Corpses of the World, Unite ! Defeat Legion -- Aria of Sorrow 55%
- Bat Avenger Defeat Balore -- Aria of Sorrow 54%
- Fullmetal Enemy Defeat the Living Armor -- Harmony of Dissonance 54%
- Battle for the Throne Defeat Graham -- Aria of Sorrow 51%
- Demon in the Chapel Tower Defeat Adramelech -- Circle of the Moon 51%
- What a Great Shield Defeat the Skull Knight -- Harmony of Dissonance 46%
- A Friend's Promise Defeat Julius -- Aria of Sorrow 46%
- Not One but Two Defeat the Dragon Zombies -- Circle of the Moon 45%
- Victory Over Yourself Defeat Chaos -- Aria of Sorrow 44%
- Danger! Falling Rocks Defeat the Golem -- Harmony of Dissonance 44%
- Vade Retro! Defeat the Devil -- Harmony of Dissonance 42%
- A Quixotic Substance Defeat the Max Slimer -- Harmony of Dissonance 41%
- A Scythe of Life Defeat Death -- Circle of the Moon 41%
- Back to the Labyrinth Defeat the Minotaur -- Harmony of Dissonance 41%
- A Beautiful Vampiress Defeat Carmilla -- Circle of the Moon 40%
- Unholy Water Defeat the Giant Merman -- Harmony of Dissonance 40%
- An Eye for an Eye Defeat Peeping Big -- Harmony of Dissonance 40%
- For We Are Many Defeat Legion (saint) -- Harmony of Dissonance 39%
- Moth, Panther and Sword Defeat Shadow -- Harmony of Dissonance 37%
- A Long-Awaited Victory Defeat Hugh Baldwin -- Circle of the Moon 37%
- Grimmest Of All Time Defeat Pazuzu -- Harmony of Dissonance 34%
- This Time for Good Defeat the Minotaur Lv2 -- Harmony of Dissonance 34%
- For We Are Dead Defeat Legion (corpse) -- Harmony of Dissonance 33%
- One Vein, One Nail Defeat Talos -- Harmony of Dissonance 33%
- Dracula's Trusted Ally Defeat Death -- Harmony of Dissonance 33%
- In the Country of the Blind Defeat the Cyclops -- Harmony of Dissonance 32%
- The Full Moon of Demise Watch the ending -- Circle of the Moon 32%
- Friend or Foe Defeat Maxim -- Harmony of Dissonance 31%
- Ending of Dissonance Save Lydie & Maxim, beat the game -- Harmony of Dissonance 28%
- Home Sweet Home Collect all the furnitures -- Harmony of Dissonance 22%
- Omnipotent Dark King Collect all the souls -- Aria of Sorrow 18%
- Richter is Back Beat the game -- Dracula X / Vampire's Kiss 15%
- It's Time to DSS Nathan collects all the cards -- Circle of the Moon 15%
- Maria, You're Safe Now Save Maria -- Dracula X / Vampire's Kiss 14%
- A Belmont's Destiny Beat the game as Julius -- Aria of Sorrow 13%
- Lovers' Reunion Save Annet -- Dracula X / Vampire's Kiss 12%
- Maxim Mirage ! Beat the game as Maxim -- Harmony of Dissonance 9.6%
- Holding all the Cards Watch the ending in Magician Mode -- Circle of the Moon 9.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.