RPG
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake
Give it 1 hour
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 2h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 49% of players who started
Started playing 93% of owners
Steam reviews 78% positive of 5,041
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 20h it's 1 in 4 (25%).
- Fully opens up by hour 2.
- 49% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Dishonourable Defeat” (Awarded for defeating Robbin' 'Ood): only 81% of starters get there.
- 93% 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 5,068 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 35.1h for positive, 27.6h 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 (93.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Dishonourable Defeat Awarded for defeating Robbin' 'Ood. Most players quit here 81% −19
- Ripper Ripped Awarded for defeating the Ripper of the Rift. 75% −6
- Double Defeat Awarded for defeating Robbin' 'Ood...again. 71% −4
- Sea Legs Awarded for obtaining your very own ship. 71% −1
- Orochi Ousted Awarded for defeating Orochi. 66% −5
- Playing with the Dead Awarded for defeating the dying fires. 64% −1
- Chiromassacre Awarded for defeating the Chiromancer. 64%
- Mirror, Mirror... Awarded for defeating the boss troll that had disguised itself as Manoza's ruler. 63% −1
- Grudge Match Awarded for defeating the Garboyle. 61% −2
- Everbird Awakened Awarded for reviving Ramia. 61% −1
- Baramos Bested Awarded for defeating Baramos. 58% −2
- Deeper Underground Awarded for setting foot in Alefgard. 58% −1
- The Almighty Awarded for freeing Rubiss. 53% −4
- Rainbow, Rainbow Awarded for summoning forth the bridge of the rain's bow. 52% −1
- Seeds of Salvation Awarded for completing the game's story. 49% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (42)
story milestone ending side
- Join the Party Awarded for adding someone to your party for the first time. 100%
- Adventure Underway Awarded for leaving Aliahan. 99%
- The World Awaits Awarded for leaving the Shrine of Promise. 89%
- Dishonourable Defeat Awarded for defeating Robbin' 'Ood. 81%
- Ripper Ripped Awarded for defeating the Ripper of the Rift. 75%
- Double Defeat Awarded for defeating Robbin' 'Ood...again. 71%
- Sea Legs Awarded for obtaining your very own ship. 71%
- Metallic Masher Awarded for defeating a metal slime or liquid metal slime for the first time. 70%
- Wakey-Wakey, Rise and Shiiine Awarded for removing the curse placed on Norvik. 69%
- Juggling Jobs Awarded for changing vocations for the first time. 68%
- Tonnes of Treasure Awarded for opening 100 treasure chests. 66%
- Orochi Ousted Awarded for defeating Orochi. 66%
- Playing with the Dead Awarded for defeating the dying fires. 64%
- Chiromassacre Awarded for defeating the Chiromancer. 64%
- Much Ado about Money Awarded for earning 100,000 gold coins over the course of your adventure. 64%
- Mirror, Mirror... Awarded for defeating the boss troll that had disguised itself as Manoza's ruler. 63%
- Sage Advice Awarded for obtaining the sage vocation. 63%
- Regal Ruler Awarded for acquiescing to the king's request to become ruler of Romaria. 62%
- Grudge Match Awarded for defeating the Garboyle. 61%
- Everbird Awakened Awarded for reviving Ramia. 61%
- Baramos Bested Awarded for defeating Baramos. 58%
- Deeper Underground Awarded for setting foot in Alefgard. 58%
- Sparkle Spotter Awarded for interacting with 100 sparkly spots on the world map. 56%
- The Almighty Awarded for freeing Rubiss. 53%
- Rainbow, Rainbow Awarded for summoning forth the bridge of the rain's bow. 52%
- Seeds of Salvation Awarded for completing the game's story. 49%
- Stately Sword Awarded for obtaining the Sword of Kings. 47%
- Puffection Awarded for enjoying a puff-puff. 46%
- Rip-Off Merchant Awarded for being ripped off. 42%
- Brilliant Battler Awarded for winning 1000 battles. 42%
- Finders Keepers Awarded for obtaining the golden claws and escaping the great pyramid's basement. 42%
- Heroic Headwear Awarded for obtaining the auroral helm. 41%
- Item Aficionado Awarded for obtaining 250 items. 39%
- Monster Champion Awarded for winning the rank-11 monster arena tournament. 21%
- Undoing Death Awarded for reviving yourself at a church for the first time. 20%
- Able Conjurer Awarded for learning all spells and abilities. 14%
- Many a Medal Awarded for getting all Morgan Minimann's prizes. 14%
- Monster Monitor Awarded for rescuing all friendly monsters. 13%
- Grand Designs Awarded for obtaining the grand medal. 13%
- Farewell, Mortal Awarded for having Xenlon grant every one of your wishes. 12%
- Mate of the Monsters Awarded for filling up the Defeated Monster List. 8.4%
- A Legend Is Born Awarded for unlocking all other achievements. 7.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.