When does Arkanoid - Eternal Battle get good?

Hooks you right away. 56% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (56%). Only 26% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Arkanoid - Eternal Battle

Oct 27, 2022 Steam: Mixed

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 26% of owners

Steam reviews 63% positive of 389

What the data shows

56% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (56%).
Only 26% 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.

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Based on all 392 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 288 reviews: 1.3h for positive, 0.6h 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 (26.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (23)

Final square (Eternal Battle) Confront DOH 100%
Chain Reaction Destroy the explosive Space Wall first 80%
Sense of Priorities Destroy the Antimatter Space Wall first 79%
Final chance Destroy the Helpful 74%
Combo Pro Keep the Combo Gauge full for 60 seconds 43%
Victory Royale Win a game (Eternal Battle) 35%
Business Acumen Destroy the Yellow Magic Space Wall first 33%
Sound Barrier Bounce the Energy Ball until it reaches its maximum speed 27%
Pacifist Win a game without using a single Power Up (Eternal Battle) 26%
Juggler Keep at least 3 Energy Balls for 30 seconds 25%
I'll be back Finish 25th 15%
Versus Victory Win a game against one or more AI (Versus) 15%
Semi-pro Get a total of 3 wins (Eternal Battle) 11%
Neo Victory Complete the Mode (Neo) 8.8%
Arcade Room King Complete the Mode (Retro) 8.8%
Pro Get a total of 5 wins (Eternal Battle) 8.0%
Expert Get a total of 7 wins (Eternal Battle) 6.9%
Champion Get a total of 10 wins (Eternal Battle) 6.1%
Flawless Round Complete the Neo mode without using a continue 5.4%
Insatiable Win a game by collecting all the Item-Capsules 4.6%
Legend Get a total of 20 wins (Eternal Battle) 4.6%
Purist Win a game without collecting a single Item-Capsule 4.2%
Collector Unlock all skins 3.4%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.