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Hooks you almost right away
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 42% of players who started
Started playing 66% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 4,905
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (13%); after 4h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 2.
- The opening is criticised less than in 86% of games we track.
- 42% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Hologram Summer Replay” (Clear ARCADE mode): only 42% of starters get there.
- Only 66% 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 4,954 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 5h for positive, 4.3h 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 (66.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Hologram Summer Replay Clear ARCADE mode. Most players quit here 42% −58
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (53)
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- Get out of my way! Finished a combo with a Reverse Beat. 100%
- It's nothing! Performed ground recovery. 98%
- I've read this Performed EX guard. 90%
- I saw through this! Performed EX Shield. 61%
- Corporal Punishment! Performed Shield Bunker. 59%
- Here we go! Performed Shield Cancel with an attack. 57%
- Hologram Summer Replay Clear ARCADE mode. 42%
- Keep going at it til I'm satisfied Stayed in TRAINING mode for 15 minutes consequtively. 42%
- That was a good work-out Played one match in "PLAYER MATCH". 38%
- It's not my fault that I'm too strong! Chose and played all 3 styles of a character. 30%
- Did you enjoy? Won a round with an Arc Drive. 30%
- You're an eyesore Performed Shield Counter. 30%
- Charge-up! Charged more than 100% worth of gauge in a single round. 29%
- Just enjoying myself Stayed in the air for over 15 counts of the timer in a single round while using Archetype:Earth. 28%
- Let me devour you completely…! Won a round with an Another Arc Drive. 22%
- Set! Fired the pistol over 30 times in a single round while using Sion. 20%
- This is HOW you do(kill) things Activated Last Arc. 15%
- Resistance is futile Set a total of 15 counts of both "Scorch the Beast" and "Scorch the Gallopping Beast" added up while using Akiha Vermilion. 11%
- Pure Brute Force Never even jumped a single time in a round while using Powered Ciel. 10%
- I'm counting on you~♪ Swapped the characters before the start of a round while using Hisui&Kohaku. 9.0%
- Don't worry, it's painful Landed "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception Seven Worlds End" at close range while using Ryougi Shiki. 8.7%
- Perish, ye who dreams of the untold Clear ARCADE mode with the highest difficulty setting. 8.6%
- An Easy Victory-nya! Won your first match in "RANK MATCH". 8.4%
- Let's enjoy this fight to the last second! Performed a combo with over 100 hits. 8.3%
- KishiMAX Activated Ex-Edge five times in a single round while using Kishima Kouma. 8.0%
- Dear Earth, I have returned to Steam… Spawned over 20 necoarcs in a single round. Necoarc wars? 7.2%
- Genes of the Beasts Accumulated a total of 666 normal hits over the course of the game using Nrvnqsr Chaos. 7.1%
- About time you get me a special ending cutscene god Burn you opponent with crawling. Do not try this at home. 7.1%
- Raw, medium or well-done? Landed "Crimson Lord: Hair Cage" in total close proximity distance while using School Uniform Akiha. 6.0%
- You will die if you just stay there, worthless thing (master) Attacked your Necoarc partner over 10 times in a single round while using Neco&Mech. 5.9%
- What you're lacking is CURRY! Landed "Seventh Holy Scripture" successfully as a counter-hit while using Ciel. 5.6%
- I am… thirsty…! Sucked over 2000hp from the opponent in a single round while using Sion TATARI. 5.6%
- Don't lump me in together with those clowns! Changed form into a cat while using White Len. 5.6%
- Entertain Me Meet Archetype in ARCADE mode. 4.8%
- Praise… the maginificent Crimson Moon…! Activated "Pluto die Schwester" twice in a single round using while Red Arcueid. 4.7%
- Phantastic Starry Omega Mecha-Hisui Used the chainsaw, saber, harisen, burning widget and shotgun in a single round while using Mech Hisui. 4.4%
- Bountiful Nights Played in all stages. 4.1%
- Kickin' through! Landed "Flashing Sprint: Six Hares" twice in a single combo while using Nanaya Shiki. 3.9%
- You liarrrr!!! Landed "I'm Angry, You know!" on either Tohno Shiki or Nanaya Shiki, while using Satsuki. 3.6%
- It's not like I like to make mistakes Landed "Fake Reality Marble: Twirling Hisui World" successfully while using Hisui. 3.5%
- I'll have you take responsibility for killing me, okay Divided Arcueid into "Seventeen Dissections" while using Tohno Shiki. 3.5%
- Dream combination ♪ Activated "Multi-Weapon Service" 10 times in a single round while using Koha&Mech. 3.5%
- I have trained in Kung-fu for this! Landed 2 EX-Edges in a single combo while using Miyako. 3.2%
- Lightning! Used "Secret Coat of Arms: Thunder Isolation" and charged over 20 lightning stocks in a single round while using Roa. 3.2%
- I'm not pulling no punches~ Used "Repeat Magic" twice in a single round while using Aozaki Aoko. 3.0%
- 18-part Dissections Landed "How About I Play With You For a Bit?" successfully on either Tohno Shiki or Nanaya Shiki, while using Arcueid. 2.9%
- All of yours shall belong to me Absorbed over 100% worth of Magic Circuit off the opponent in a single round while using Tohno Akiha. 2.7%
- After this tea, let's have a reeeeaaaaaaally long chat, shall we? Listened in to the full plot of the "Grand Scheme to Take Over the Tohno's" while using Kohaku. 2.7%
- Cutcutcutcutcutcutcutcutcutcuuuuuuuutttttttt! Activated "Night On the Blood Liar(Unzanity)" thrice in a single round while using Warachia. 2.7%
- Nobody told me the lore is THIS big! Clear all characters' ARCADE mode. 2.4%
- Reduced Sugar Landed "Cream Puff Dream REM" on White Len, while using Len. 2.4%
- My fists can deal five ton, er no, two tons of force Dealt over 7000 damage in a combo while using Riesbyfe. 2.4%
- I'm feeling good, good, oh so good! Won 50 times in "RANK MATCH". 2.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.