Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 86% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 20+ hours (85%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 85% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 48% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between ““Massacre on the Amaterasu Express”” and ““The Nail Man Killings””: from 92% to 68% of starters.
- 83% 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 2,450 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 30.2h for positive, 20.8h 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 (83% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- “Massacre on the Amaterasu Express” Completed “Massacre on the Amaterasu Express” 92% −8
- “The Nail Man Killings” Completed “The Nail Man Killings” Most players quit here 68% −24
- “A Silent Curtain Call” Completed “A Silent Curtain Call” 58% −10
- “No Longer a Detective” Completed “No Longer a Detective” 53% −5
- “The Imperfect Insider” Completed “The Imperfect Insider” 50% −3
- “And Then I Was Gone” Completed “And Then I Was Gone” 48% −1
- “RAIN CODE” Completed the game 48%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (38)
story milestone ending side
- The Correct Solution Blade Slashed through a contradictory statement in Reasoning Death Match 100%
- A Moment of Everlasting Summer Completed “Shinigami Puzzle” 98%
- Commence Attack On... Completed “GOD Shinigami” 96%
- Step Right Up, Step Right Up! Completed “Deduction Denouement” 96%
- “Massacre on the Amaterasu Express” Completed “Massacre on the Amaterasu Express” 92%
- First Day on the Job Solved 1 Request 81%
- Call for Reinforcements Used “Assist” during Reasoning Death Match 79%
- Amateur Detective Reached Detective Rank 10 78%
- Crime Scene Psychometry Used Coalescence with Halara 74%
- You’re the Culprit! Completed “Culprit Selection” 70%
- “The Nail Man Killings” Completed “The Nail Man Killings” 68%
- How to Create a Doppelganger Used Coalescence with Desuhiko 60%
- Breaking Through Completed “Reasoning Death Match” 60%
- Conflict Resolution Settled arguments between suspects in a special Reasoning Death Match 60%
- “A Silent Curtain Call” Completed “A Silent Curtain Call” 58%
- Full-Fledged Detective Reached Detective Rank 20 57%
- Momentary Escape Performed “Daring Dodge” 100 times in Reasoning Death Match 56%
- The Power of Observation Found Desuhiko on the first try 56%
- The Detective Who Leapt Through Time Used Coalescence with Fubuki 55%
- Bomb Disposal Unit Defused all bombs 55%
- Untraceable Fugitives Escaped from the Peacekeepers 55%
- “No Longer a Detective” Completed “No Longer a Detective” 53%
- Job Well Done Solved 5 Requests 53%
- Destructive Tendencies Slashed and destroyed “Noise” 200 times during Reasoning Death Match 52%
- Walker of the Afterlife Used Coalescence with Vivia 51%
- Rough Play Withstood Traversed the panel chamber with Ama-Pal 50%
- “The Imperfect Insider” Completed “The Imperfect Insider” 50%
- Why Do You Have...? Learned that Makoto used Coalescence 49%
- “And Then I Was Gone” Completed “And Then I Was Gone” 48%
- “RAIN CODE” Completed the game 48%
- Hot and Steamy Ate a meat bun, a Kanai Ward specialty 38%
- The Perfect Job Solved all Requests 37%
- Detective Duo Unlocked all “Gumshoe Gabs” with one detective 18%
- A Lot of Memories Gathered all Memory Shards 13%
- Kanai Ward’s Top Detective Reached max Detective Rank 6.7%
- Omniscient and Omnipotent Obtained all “Labyrinth Skills” 5.9%
- King of the Mystery Labyrinth Obtained SS rank in all Mystery Labyrinths 5.1%
- Eliminator of All Mysteries Unlocked all achievements 4.9%