RONIN
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (67%); after 10h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 94% of games we track.
- At least 22% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Old Man”: only 76% of starters get there.
- 92% 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 2,481 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 10.6h for positive, 3.7h 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 (92.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Old Man Kill the Old Man. Most players quit here 77% −23
- Wisegal Kill the Wisegal. 54% −22
- Doctor Kill the Doctor. 42% −12
- Officer Kill the Officer. 34% −8
- Happy Ending Finish the game with happy ending. ≥22% −12
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 (8)
story milestone ending side
- Second Blood Kill an enemy. 100%
- Old Man Kill the Old Man. 77%
- Wisegal Kill the Wisegal. 54%
- Doctor Kill the Doctor. 42%
- Officer Kill the Officer. 34%
- Happy Ending Finish the game with happy ending. 22%
- Sad Ending Finish the game with sad ending. 20%
- New Game Plus Finish the game in new game plus. 7.5%