AdventureRPG
GRANDIA II HD Remaster
Give it 15 hours
Gets good by 15h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 26% of players who started
Started playing 69% of owners
Steam reviews 84% positive of 2,667
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 35h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 26% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “More Than He Could Chew” (Add Roan to the party) and “Bloodhound” (Add Mareg to the party): from 78% to 64% of starters.
- Only 69% 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 2,676 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 29.9h for positive, 20.4h 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 (69.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Bodyguard Add Elena to the party 100%
- Guard for Hire Escort Elena to Garmia Tower 94% −6
- Spicy Lady Add Millenia to the party 81% −12
- More Than He Could Chew Add Roan to the party 78% −4
- Bloodhound Add Mareg to the party Most players quit here 64% −13
- Tasty Freeze Defeat Valmar's Tongue 61% −3
- Eye See You Defeat Valmar's Eye 51% −10
- Claw Your Way to the Top Defeat Valmar's Claw 43% −8
- Reprogrammed Add Tio to the party 43% +1
- Brotherly Love Defeat Melfice 39% −5
- Hot Body Defeat the Body of Valmar 33% −6
- He Has One? Defeat the Heart of Valmar 33%
- Bad Apple Defeat Valmar's Core 27% −6
- Amateur Lepidopterist Defeat Zera Valmar 26% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (36)
story milestone ending side
- The Bodyguard Add Elena to the party 100%
- Growth Spurt Level Up 95%
- Guard for Hire Escort Elena to Garmia Tower 94%
- Spicy Lady Add Millenia to the party 81%
- Anniversary Activated! You must have played Grandia II Anniversary Edition. 79%
- More Than He Could Chew Add Roan to the party 78%
- On the Podium Find Roan's missing medal 74%
- Bloodhound Add Mareg to the party 64%
- Ryudo, Party of 10? Have a party made up of Level 10 or greater characters 64%
- Tasty Freeze Defeat Valmar's Tongue 61%
- Ryudo, Party of 25? Have a party made up of Level 25 or greater characters 53%
- Eye See You Defeat Valmar's Eye 51%
- Gun Show Win an arm wrestling bout 44%
- Reprogrammed Add Tio to the party 43%
- Claw Your Way to the Top Defeat Valmar's Claw 43%
- Brotherly Love Defeat Melfice 39%
- Encyclopedia Max all abilities in a Skill Book 38%
- Geohounded Kill 1000 Monsters across all playthroughs 37%
- Egg Farmer Max all abilities in a Mana Egg 33%
- Hot Body Defeat the Body of Valmar 33%
- He Has One? Defeat the Heart of Valmar 33%
- Old Priest, Young Priest Find the Exorcism Bow in Demon's Law 32%
- All Cracked Up Defeat the Egg Guardian 32%
- Ryudo, Party of 50? Have a party made up of Level 50 or greater characters 29%
- Penny Pincher Have 250,000 gold at one time 29%
- Visited Elmo's World Find Elmo in the Birthplace of the Gods 28%
- Bad Apple Defeat Valmar's Core 27%
- Amateur Lepidopterist Defeat Zera Valmar 26%
- Geohunted Kill 2000 Monsters across all playthroughs 12%
- It's a Family Thing Defeat Melfice with only Ryudo delivering damage 9.5%
- Fashionista Change a character's outfit during combat (Weapon, Accessory & Mana Egg) 9.1%
- Professional Lepidopterist Complete Grandia II with difficulty on Hard the whole time 9.1%
- Put a Notch in It Find the Black, Heracles and Sonic belts 8.8%
- Bling Find the Coral, Demon, Forbear, Friends, Pretty, and Rune Necklaces 8.2%
- Weekend Bender Drink 100 Potions 7.1%
- Nut Grabber Grab 24 nuts on the final test in the Hut of Trials 6.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.