Karateka

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 395 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 1.2h 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 (82.7% 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 (12)

• Make a Big Splash Defeated the bully on the bridge 100%
• Palace Garden Reached the palace garden 84%
• Palace Gates Reached the palace gates 74%
• Path of Righteousness Earned the respect of a brother monk 68%
• Mariko Rescued Mariko from the evil warlord Akuma 61%
• Swift Victory Rescued Mariko in under 30 minutes 25%
• Fast Start You reached the Bamboo Forest in under 6 minutes 16%
• Righteous Victory Rescued Mariko as the Monk 15%
• Freedom from Need Defeated Akuma without collecting any of Mariko's flowers 7.0%
• Path to Mastery Surmounted the Great Wall without getting hit once 6.9%
• Love Conquers All Rescued Mariko as the True Love 5.7%
• Way of the Karateka Challenged Akuma, untouched by his minions 3.6%