RPG
Soul Hackers 2
Give it 35 hours
Gets good by 35h then rated almost like by veterans
Reach the ending at least 15% of players who started
Started playing 92% of owners
Steam reviews 66% positive of 3,344
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (44%); after 35h it's 1 in 4 (28%).
- At least 15% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Soul Hacked” (Hacked Arrow's soul) and “Arrow's Memories”: from 100% to 72% of starters.
- 92% 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 3,370 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 36.6h for positive, 21.5h 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 (91.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Soul Hacked Hacked Arrow's soul. 100%
- Arrow's Memories Neutralized the abnormality in the Soul Matrix. Most players quit here 72% −28
- A Long Farewell Defeated the threat waiting in the Central Line. 53% −19
- Comeback Gambit Defeated the threat waiting at Ozaki Hope Towers. 33% −20
- Beyond the Infinite Watched over Ringo and her teammates' departure. ≥15% −18
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 (47)
story milestone ending side
- Soul Hacked Hacked Arrow's soul. 100%
- The Sabbath Begins Performed a sabbath. 99%
- Friends in Low Places Received a gift from a demonic ally. 93%
- Blade Novice Knocked down 10 or more enemies on the field. 81%
- Artisan's Craft Upgraded a COMP at COMP Smith. 79%
- Hanging In There, Team? Talked with demonic allies on recon 15 times. 77%
- Trek Novice Unlocked 4 or more Portals in dungeons. 74%
- Arrow's Memories Neutralized the abnormality in the Soul Matrix. 72%
- Element of Surprise Performed 10 or more bonus attacks. 71%
- New Summoner in Town Completed 3 or more requests/Aion Directives. 69%
- One Fell Swoop Eliminated 4 enemies or more in a single attack. 68%
- Blade Master Knocked down 50 or more enemies on the field. 67%
- First Meal Experienced a meal. 66%
- Moment of Respite Went to a Hangout Event. 65%
- A Profane Performance Performed a Normal Fusion. 65%
- Bounty Hunter Achieved victory against a Rare Enemy. 64%
- Thanks for Everything Talked with demonic allies on recon 70 times. 58%
- Superb Command Used a Commander Skill. 58%
- A Mythological Marvel Performed a Special Fusion. 55%
- Witch-Queen of Demons Performed 100 sabbaths or more. 55%
- Brimming with Curiosity Chatted with pedestrians in the city 50 times or more. 54%
- A Long Farewell Defeated the threat waiting in the Central Line. 53%
- Summoners' Past Completed 1 Vision Quest for all teammates. 52%
- Giantkiller Achieved victory over a Risky Enemy. 51%
- Just Set it with the Rest Received 30 or more gifts from demonic allies. 43%
- Calculated Defeated an enemy via repelled damage. 38%
- The Invisible Hand Spent over 2,000,000 yen on shopping, COMP upgrades, fusion, and Compendium costs. 38%
- Destroyer Dealt over 1,000 damage to an enemy in a single hit. 35%
- Business is Booming Performed 30 or more fusions. 35%
- Comeback Gambit Defeated the threat waiting at Ozaki Hope Towers. 33%
- Hedonist-in-Training Bought items at all shops and vending machines. 32%
- Trek Master Unlocked 70 or more Portals in dungeons. 25%
- Walpurgisnacht Performed a sabbath with a Stack of 10 or more. 23%
- Past and Present Entwined Completed 4F of someone's Soul Matrix. 21%
- Tara's Magnum Opus Performed 150 or more COMP upgrades at COMP Smith. 16%
- Beyond the Infinite Watched over Ringo and her teammates' departure. 15%
- Paradise Lost Watched over the dawn of a new era for Aion and humanity. 15%
- A Mitama Masquerade Performed a Mitama Fusion. 14%
- Legendary Summoner Completed 85 or more requests/Aion Directives. 13%
- It's Great to Have a Body! Experienced 30 or more different meals. 9.0%
- A Toast to Us Went to over 40 Hangout Events. 8.8%
- Hardcore Hacker Won the final battle on HARD difficulty or higher. 8.7%
- Battle-Scarred Commander Used all Commander Skills. 6.1%
- Soul Matrix Transcension Completed 5F of someone's Soul Matrix. 5.4%
- It Had to be You Created a Pixie with Megidolaon. 5.3%
- Compendium Completionist Filled the Demon Compendium's registry to 100% completion. 4.5%
- Soul Hackers 2 Obtained all achievements, and completed Soul Hackers 2 in its entirety. 3.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.