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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Reach the ending 74% of players who started
Started playing 84% of owners
Steam reviews 95% positive of 12,836
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (13%); after 20h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 86% of games we track.
- 74% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Hidden Dragon” (Completed Chapter 1) and “Castle on the Water” (Completed Chapter 2): from 100% to 85% of starters.
- 84% 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 12,920 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 22h for positive, 15.1h 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 (84.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Hidden Dragon Completed Chapter 1. 100%
- Castle on the Water Completed Chapter 2. Most players quit here 85% −15
- The Man Who Knew Too Much Completed Chapter 3. 81% −4
- The Laughing Man Completed Chapter 4. 77% −4
- The Man Who Erased His Name Completed the Final Chapter. 74% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (62)
story milestone ending side
- Hidden Dragon Completed Chapter 1. 100%
- Untouchable Used Ultimate Counter 5 times. 95%
- Fledgling Dragon Obtained 10 abilities through Upgrade Abilities. 92%
- Neighborhood Watch Completed 10 Stroll n' Patrol missions. 91%
- Silver Tier Earned a Silver rank at the Castle. 87%
- Respectable Dragon Obtained 20 abilities through Upgrade Abilities. 85%
- Castle on the Water Completed Chapter 2. 85%
- Gold Tier Earned a Gold rank at the Castle. 84%
- Gotta Catch Some Balls! Obtained some Balls. 81%
- The Man Who Knew Too Much Completed Chapter 3. 81%
- Neighborhood Defender Completed 30 Stroll n' Patrol missions. 80%
- Ferocious Dragon Obtained 30 abilities through Upgrade Abilities. 79%
- Like a Spider Activated the Spider gadget during battle 50 times. 78%
- The Laughing Man Completed Chapter 4. 77%
- Rookie Fighter Reached 1,000 fans. 75%
- Taking Requests Completed 5 requests for Akame. 75%
- The Man Who Erased His Name Completed the Final Chapter. 74%
- Welcome to the Family Recruited 10 members to the Joryu Clan. 74%
- Always Prepared Obtained 10 types of equipment items. 73%
- Extremely Heated Used Extreme Heat 30 times. 72%
- Drinkin' and Linkin' Bonded completely with Akame. 70%
- Legendary Dragon Obtained 50 abilities through Upgrade Abilities. 69%
- At Your Service Completed 10 requests for Akame. 68%
- Like a Bee Activated the Hornet gadget during battle 100 times. 67%
- Up-and-Coming Fighter Reached 3,000 fans. 65%
- Platinum Tier Earned a Platinum rank at the Castle. 63%
- Go-To Guy Completed 15 requests for Akame. 62%
- Bullseye Won a game of darts. 62%
- Neighborhood Hero Completed 50 Stroll n' Patrol missions. 62%
- Fashion Scrub Obtained 15 types of outfit items. 59%
- Like a Snake Activated the Serpent gadget during battle 50 times. 55%
- Strength in Numbers Recruited 20 members to the Joryu Clan. 54%
- Favored Fighter Reached 10,000 fans. 53%
- First King Dethroned Defeated the first of the Four Kings. 50%
- Hell's Keeper Completed all matches with a Silver rank. 50%
- Second King Dethroned Defeated the second of the Four Kings. 48%
- Like a Firefly Detonated the Firefly gadget during battle 50 times. 44%
- Hell's Patron Completed all matches with a Gold rank. 43%
- To Train in Life Bonded completely with a Joryu Clan member. 43%
- Prizefighter Reached 30,000 fans. 42%
- Locked Up Obtained 30 items from coin lockers. 40%
- Third King Dethroned Defeated the third of the Four Kings. 39%
- Fourth King Dethroned Defeated the fourth of the Four Kings. 39%
- Rising Superstar Went to karaoke with Akame and sang a duet. 37%
- To Train in Death Bonded completely with 5 Joryu Clan members. 37%
- They Can't Stop Us All Recruited 30 members to the Joryu Clan. 36%
- Fashionista Obtained 30 types of outfit items. 34%
- Left in the Dust Won 3 Rival Matches in Pocket Circuit. 32%
- To Train Beyond Bonded completely with 10 Joryu Clan members. 30%
- Hell's Champion Completed all matches with a Platinum rank. 29%
- The Man Who Had Too Many Hobbies Played 10 minigames. 29%
- The World's Strongest Defeated Amon. 27%
- Pocket Circuit Pro Unlocked the Masters Circuit in Pocket Circuit. 26%
- Whip-Splash Threw an enemy into the river with the Spider gadget. 26%
- Surgical Precision Completed a 1-Shot Challenge on normal difficulty. 25%
- Royal Gambler Played at the casino and gambling hall in the Castle. 24%
- Heavenly VIP Completed all hostess missions at Club Heavenly. 24%
- Trendsetter Obtained 50 types of outfit items. 23%
- Castle VIP Completed all hostess missions at Castle Cabaret. 21%
- Retro Gamer Played 5 different games on the SEGA Master System. 18%
- Arcade Dweller Played 6 different games at the arcade. 15%
- The Dragon of Dojima Obtained all achievements. 12%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.