When does Mighty No. 9 get good?

Give it 5 hours. In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (77%); after 7h it's 1 in 4 (27%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

How many players finish Mighty No. 9?

14% of players who start reach the ending.

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Mighty No. 9

Jun 21, 2016 Steam: Mixed

Give it 5 hours

Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 14% of players who started

Started playing 72% of owners

Steam reviews 50% positive of 3,463

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (77%); after 7h it's 1 in 4 (27%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
The opening is criticised more than in 98% of games we track.
14% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Beginner” (Complete the opening stage) and “Together Again”: from 93% to 23% of starters.
72% 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 3,484 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 6.6h for positive, 3.1h 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 (72.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Beginner Complete the opening stage. 93% −7
Together Again Complete 8 main stages and rescue all Mighty Numbers. Most players quit here 23% −70
Super Fighting Robot Complete the game on NORMAL difficulty. 14% −9

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (70)

story milestone ending side

3 Combo Get 3 100% Absorption combos in a row. 100%
Beginner Complete the opening stage. 93%
Mighty Collector Score 10,000 points in total. 91%
5 Combo! Get 5 100% Absorption combos in a row. 88%
Beefed Up Activate all ability boosts at the same time. 54%
10 Combo! Get 10 100% Absorption combos in a row. 51%
You Only Live Twice Complete any stage with just a single death. 48%
Eternal Battle Defeat any Mighty Number without letting them heal. 42%
FINE PLAY! (Mighty No. 1) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Mighty No. 1 boss battle. 35%
Everlasting Love for My Boost Maintain ability boosts for 60 seconds in any stage. 33%
Mighty Hoarder Score 100,000 points in total. 29%
FINE PLAY! (Opening Boss) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Opening Stage boss battle. 29%
Built to Last Get more than 10 game overs in your play lifetime. 28%
Together Again Complete 8 main stages and rescue all Mighty Numbers. 23%
20 Combo!! Get 20 100% Absorption combos in a row. 21%
Good Call! Complete a stage with Call. 20%
FINE PLAY! (Mighty No. 8) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Mighty No. 8 boss battle. 17%
FINE PLAY! (Prison Boss) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Prison boss battle. 17%
Heart Attack Defeated a boss with 1% or less health on Beck. 15%
Diffused! Defeat Mighty No. 5 before he detonates his special attack. 15%
Super Fighting Robot Complete the game on NORMAL difficulty. 14%
Smooth dive Drop 100m without touching anything. 13%
Wonderful! Achieve a WONDERFUL! technical bonus. 12%
30 Combo!!! Get 30 100% Absorption combos in a row. 11%
Please, I Beck You Get defeated by a boss at less than 10% health. 10%
FINE PLAY! (Mighty No. 2) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Mighty No. 2 boss battle. 8.7%
40 Combo!!!! Get 40 100% Absorption combos in a row. 6.9%
FINE PLAY! (Last Boss) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Last Stage boss battle. 6.9%
FINE PLAY! (Mighty No. 4) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Mighty No. 4 boss battle. 6.2%
Maximum Result Achieve an S rank result. 5.4%
50 Combo!!!!! Get 50 100% Absorption combos in a row. 4.8%
FINE PLAY! (Mighty No. 7) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Mighty No. 7 boss battle. 4.7%
A Mighty Helping Hand Witness every helping event by Mighty Numbers. 4.3%
FINE PLAY! (Mighty No. 3) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Mighty No. 3 boss battle. 4.1%
Mighty Millionaire Score 1,000,000 points in total. 3.3%
FINE PLAY! (Mighty No. 6) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Mighty No. 6 boss battle. 3.2%
We Can Work It Out Don't attack for the first 30 seconds of a boss battle. 2.9%
Absorptionist Achieve an A rank or higher and 100% Xel absorption rate result. 2.6%
Cleared Story (Fast) Complete the game within 120 minutes. 2.5%
Lemon Pellets Defeat all Mighty Numbers with only normal attacks. 2.3%
Sie das Ziel, ich der Jäger Attack and absorb enemies 5 times in the air before landing. 2.3%
I'll See You In Xel Beat the final boss with zero lives remaining and low health. 2.2%
7 Golden Letters Complete any stage with a 100% absorption rate. 2.1%
FINE PLAY! (Mighty No. 5) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Mighty No. 5 boss battle. 1.9%
Conserving Energy Complete any stage without using healing items. 1.8%
Invincible No. 9 Complete the City stage without taking damage. 1.8%
Aerodynamic Ascend 100m without touching anything. 1.8%
Warm Jacket Complete the Water Plant stage without being frozen. 1.8%
Mighty Survivor Complete every QUICK CLEAR! And NICE CLEAR! technical bonus. 1.7%
Mighty Anniversary Complete Mighty No. 9 on the 9th. 1.7%
Mighty Amazing Complete every AMAZING! technical bonus. 1.5%
Fuel is Expensive Complete any stage by dashing only 9 times or less. 1.5%
Self-imposed Challenge Defeat all bosses with only normal attacks. 1.5%
Super Hardcore Fighting Robot Complete the game on HARD difficulty. 1.5%
Cleared Story (Super Fast) Complete the game within 60 minutes. 1.5%
With the feet on the ground Complete any stage by jumping only 30 times or less. 1.5%
All I Need is Win Complete any stage without absorption combos or technical bonuses. 1.4%
Boss Rush Mode Cleared Complete Boss Rush Mode for the first time. 1.4%
Dashing Star Complete any stage without pressing normal movement inputs for longer than 1 sec. at a time. 1.4%
Ex-Xel-lent Marksman Complete any stage without using a ReXelection or missing an attack. 1.4%
FINE PLAY! (Robot Factory Boss) Achieve all FINE PLAY! technical bonuses in the Robot Factory boss battle. 1.4%
Mighty Dash 9 Complete the Factory stage within 9 minutes with all transformations. 1.4%
Unbreakable Complete any stage without taking damage. 1.4%
Mighty Sprinter Complete every SPRINTER! technical bonus. 1.2%
Super Boss Killer Complete Boss Rush Mode in less than 20 minutes. 1.2%
Brave the Gauntlet Complete all themes in single-player Challenge Mode. 1.2%
Legendary Peacekeeper Complete the game without restarting on HARD difficulty. 1.2%
One of These Has to Work... Attack the final boss with every single Mighty Number ability. 1.2%
Super Turbo Hyper Fighting Robot Complete the game on HYPER difficulty. 1.2%
The Floor is Lava Complete any stage with Beck's feet touching the ground for no more than 1 second. 1.2%

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