ActionRPG
FINAL FANTASY XVI
Give it 35 hours
Gets good by 35h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 60h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 40% of players who started
Started playing 87% of owners
Steam reviews 78% positive of 34,215
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (44%); after 60h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- Fully opens up by hour 60.
- 40% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Awoken” (Rise from your reverie) and “With Great Power” (Inherit a power unknown): from 99% to 85% of starters.
- 87% 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 34,369 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 42.8h for positive, 37.2h 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 (87.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Awoken Rise from your reverie. 99% −1
- With Great Power Inherit a power unknown. Most players quit here 85% −14
- Acceptance Accept your fate. 74% −11
- Lawless Defy your fate. 67% −7
- Legacy Turn the corner. 59% −8
- Twilight Rose Revisit the past. 57% −2
- From Stone to Sand Exact revenge. 53% −4
- Twin Flames Unite the flames. 48% −5
- The Promise Become one. 43% −5
- A Vessel Complete Collect the final piece. 41% −2
- Ashes to Ashes Escape the Darkness. 40% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (69)
story milestone ending side
- Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeift Land 15 Shift Strikes or Shift Shots combined (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 100%
- Awoken Rise from your reverie. 99%
- Punisher Punish 10 enemies (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 90%
- With Great Power Inherit a power unknown. 85%
- Dressed to the Fives Craft or upgrade 5 pieces of gear. 78%
- A Fine Hound Execute and land 5 Precision Sics (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 75%
- Acceptance Accept your fate. 74%
- Lawless Defy your fate. 67%
- Legacy Turn the corner. 59%
- I Am the Thunder Discharge 50 Blind Justice lightning balls (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 58%
- Twilight Rose Revisit the past. 57%
- When You Ride Alone Ride Ambrosia for the first time. 56%
- You Can Pet the Dog Pet Torgal 5 times. 55%
- From Stone to Sand Exact revenge. 53%
- Twin Flames Unite the flames. 48%
- It's Over 50,000 Deal an enemy 50,000 damage while it is staggered (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue and while fully primed as Ifrit). 45%
- The Promise Become one. 43%
- The Pen Is Mightier Open 10 letters at the reading table. 42%
- A Vessel Complete Collect the final piece. 41%
- Made to Be Broken Defeat 20 enemies while semi-primed (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 41%
- Ashes to Ashes Escape the Darkness. 40%
- Think, Mark! Defeat 10 notorious marks. 38%
- Falling Star Fulfill a legacy. 36%
- Untouchable Use Titanic Block to fend off 10 enemy attacks (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 35%
- Every Damn Sinew Land a Lv. 2 or higher Zantetsuken five times (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 35%
- 100 Mfps Land 100 total hits with Lv. 2 or higher Megaflare (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 33%
- With Two Ds Upgrade consumable potency and inventory slots to their maximum. 33%
- The More You Know Help Harpocrates attain a knowledge level of 5. 31%
- And They Opened Up My Mind Collect six signboards. 27%
- Beat Rocking Blocks Land the third punch of a Titanic Counter twice in a single battle (excluding those in the Hall of Virtue). 26%
- Half Past Twilight Craft the legendary sword Gotterdammerung. 25%
- Careful Whisper Obtain all available items from your patrons. 23%
- Yes, Eikon Master all of a single Eikon's abilities and feats. 23%
- A Crystal Darkly Brave the dusk. 23%
- Such Dodge, So Mega Execute a Precision Dodge 3 times while charging a single Megaflare (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 22%
- The Calm Find again what was lost. 22%
- Fatal Attraction Defeat 5 enemies in the air after using Deadly Embrace (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 22%
- Hunter, Hunted Clear the Hunt Board. 22%
- Rod to Redemption Lure an enemy into striking a Lightning Rod 3 times before it dissipates (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 22%
- Here Be Rosfields Visit all areas on the world and local maps. 22%
- Homecoming Enter Mysidia. 22%
- Flow Awaken the storm. 21%
- You're Not the Boss of Me Defeat a boss without taking damage. 21%
- The Only Way Is Up Enter the spire. 21%
- Repercussion Silence the echoes. 21%
- Flood Restore the flow of time. 21%
- My Reward Is with Me Obtain the Omega Weapon. 20%
- Explain That Tamed the tides. 20%
- Cold-blooded Simultaneously defeat three or more enemies frozen using Frostbite, Permafrost, or Diamond Dust (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 19%
- Bit Fit Obtain all Fallen bits. 18%
- Tideslinger Land 300 Tidal attacks combined (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 17%
- Oh, Snap! Inflict Permafrost on 10 enemies by perfectly dodging attacks with Cold Snap (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 17%
- The End Can Wait Complete 10 Mysidian quests. 17%
- Trial Run Complete a chronolith trial. 16%
- Packing Heat Execute and land 2 Heatwave Counters in a single battle (excluding those in the Hall of Virtue). 16%
- Deus Ex Channel the heavens. 13%
- Supersoaker Strike three or more enemies with Tidal attacks while using unlimited ammunition following a Quick Refill. 9.2%
- Fistful of Steel Execute 3 Steel Counters in a single battle (excluding those in the Hall of Virtue). 8.5%
- For the Hoard Obtain all curiosities. 7.7%
- Masterclass Upgrade all feats and abilities to their maximum. 7.5%
- Eureka Spend 36,000 gil at the Tub & Crown. 7.0%
- Still Breathing Complete the Trial by Water. 6.8%
- Never Coming Down Land Gouge, Wicked Wheel, and Rook's Gambit in midair before landing (excluding battles in the Hall of Virtue). 5.7%
- A Most Worthy Vessel Acquire and master all Leviathan and Ultima abilities. 5.6%
- Occasio Calva Complete Kairos Gate. 5.3%
- Fantasy, Finally Complete the game on "Final Fantasy" mode. 3.3%
- OMG Defeat Omega on "Final Fantasy" mode. 3.3%
- Thou Brakest the Head Defeat Leviathan in "Final Fantasy" mode. 3.2%
- The Chronicler And thus did our journey end... 2.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.