Narcissu 1st & 2nd
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 11 reviews are negative (9%); after 3h it's 1 in 70 (1%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 92% of games we track.
- At least 100% of players who start reach the ending.
- Only 21% 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 5,557 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 4.5h for positive, 0.9h 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 (20.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Finished Narcissu 1st (voiced) Finished Narcissu 1st (voiced) ≥100%
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (5)
story milestone ending side
- Finished Narcissu 1st (voiced) Finished Narcissu 1st (voiced) 100%
- Finished Narcissu 2nd (voiced) Finished Narcissu 2nd (voiced) 68%
- Finished Narcissu 1st (unvoiced) Finished Narcissu 1st (unvoiced) 61%
- Finished Narcissu 2nd Epilogue Finished Narcissu 2nd Epilogue 61%
- Finished Narcissu 2nd (unvoiced) Finished Narcissu 2nd (unvoiced) 55%