YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z

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 1,013 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 5.9h for positive, 4.7h 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 (92.8% 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 (49)

• Slight Turbulence Yaiba has a rude awakening. 100%
• Chain of Command Achieve a 50-hit streak. 98%
• Combination On Lock Achieve a 100-hit streak. 95%
• Armed and Dangerous Yaiba gets an armful. 86%
• Well-Soiled Machine Achieve a 200-hit streak. 68%
• Just the Tip Complete Mission 1. 55%
• Rubble Trouble Yaiba survives quite the tumble. 50%
• Mad Splatter Yaiba reveals a family secret. 43%
• Gate Crasher Destroy an obstacle with elemental effects. 33%
• The City is Slicker Complete Mission 2. 27%
• Snot My Problem Yaiba gets his hands dirty. 25%
• Makes Me Want to Throw Up Throw 50 zombies. 19%
• Ninja Turdle Complete Mission 3. 19%
• Cremation Station Yaiba directs traffic. 18%
• That's a Clown Question Yaiba joins the crowd. 16%
• Card-Carrying Dismember Kill 1,000 zombies. 16%
• Echo Location Complete Mission 4. 14%
• Swords and Swollcery Yaiba brings up a good point. 14%
• That's Pretty Deep Yaiba finds religion. 14%
• I Hate That Guy Complete Mission 5. 12%
• Reheated Leftover Yaiba doesn't sleep well. 12%
• Better Dying Through Chemistry Cause 50 elemental effects. 11%
• The Miracles of Science Yaiba returns to the scene of the crime. 11%
• Lust for Unlife Activate Bloodlust 10 times. 11%
• Staycation Yaiba gets some fresh air. 11%
• All Your Base Complete Mission 6. 11%
• The Accidental Tourist Yaiba sets aside time for traveling. 11%
• Arm Robbery Harvest each type of enemy that can be harvested. 10%
• Stone Carver Complete Mission 7. 8.8%
• Knockout King Execute each type of enemy that can be executed. 6.6%
• Elementary, My Dear Monday Cause each type of elemental effect on zombies and in the environment. 6.2%
• Insert Coin Play Arcade Mode. 6.2%
• Limb Swim Chain 5 or more executions together. 6.0%
• Perky Unlock all of Yaiba's upgrades. 5.8%
• A Legend in His Own Grime Get 25 Legend arena scores. 4.7%
• Izuna Drop the Mic Complete every Mission on Hard difficulty. 2.9%
• Time to Kill Enter Ninja Time 50 times. 2.8%
• Breaking Baddies Congeal 50 enemies with bile crystals. 2.6%
• Cold Shard Cash Collect all the elemental shards. 2.6%
• Flower Power Collect all the health shards. 2.6%
• A Perfect 10 Take no damage and achieve Legend status in 10 arenas. 2.4%
• Too Many Words Collect all of the story collectibles. 2.4%
• Valedictgorian Get 50 Legend arena scores. 2.4%
• An Embarrassment of Liches Kill 5,000 zombies. 2.2%
• Quartermaster Complete Arcade Mode. 2.2%
• Can't Touch This Counter each enemy type. 2.0%
• Ninjacked Complete every Mission on Nightmare difficulty. 2.0%
• Patient 0 Create 7 plague clouds. 2.0%
• Hell or High Slaughter Complete every Mission on Hell difficulty. 1.9%