Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)
Give it 15 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 35h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 24% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Gone Adventuring with the Wind” (Defeat Djinn and obtain the Wind Crystal) and “Some Like It Hot” (Defeat Salamander and obtain the Fire Crystal): from 100% to 58% of starters.
- Only 59% 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 3,604 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 24.9h for positive, 11.7h 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 (58.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Gone Adventuring with the Wind Defeat Djinn and obtain the Wind Crystal. 100%
- Some Like It Hot Defeat Salamander and obtain the Fire Crystal. Most players quit here 58% −42
- Release the Kraken Defeat Kraken and obtain the Water Crystal. 50% −8
- Quelling the Tremors Defeat Titan and obtain the Earth Crystal. 35% −15
- Warriors of Light Defeat the Cloud of Darkness. 24% −11
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (18)
story milestone ending side
- Gone Adventuring with the Wind Defeat Djinn and obtain the Wind Crystal. 100%
- Some Like It Hot Defeat Salamander and obtain the Fire Crystal. 58%
- For a Rainy Day Save up 50,000 gil. 52%
- Release the Kraken Defeat Kraken and obtain the Water Crystal. 50%
- My Little Esper Obtain a summonable creature. 40%
- Nose for Treasure Open 50% of all treasure chests. 40%
- Collecting is Half the Battle Complete 50% of the Bestiary. 38%
- Who Wants to Be a Gillionaire? Save up 500,000 gil. 35%
- Quelling the Tremors Defeat Titan and obtain the Earth Crystal. 35%
- Glutton for Arms Obtain every weapon in Eureka, the Forbidden Land. 30%
- When I Grow Up I Want to Be... Attain level 99 with any job. 28%
- No Such Thing as Too Many Obtain all the summonable creatures. 25%
- Warriors of Light Defeat the Cloud of Darkness. 24%
- One Sword to Slay Them All Obtain the Ultima Weapon from the Legendary Smith. 19%
- Steely Resolve Defeat Iron Giant. 6.6%
- I, My, Me, Mine Open every treasure chest. 5.6%
- Filling Up the Grotesquerie Complete the entire Bestiary. 4.9%
- Jack of All Trades Attain level 99 with all jobs for all characters. 4.8%