ActionAdventure
Bayonetta
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 25% of players who started
Started playing 77% of owners
Steam reviews 92% positive of 32,886
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (20%); after 10h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 25% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “A Primer In The Magical Arts” (Complete the Vestibule) and “Fortitudo, Bringer Of Flame” (Defeat Fortitudo on any difficulty): from 94% to 48% of starters.
- 77% 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 33,121 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 11.4h 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 (77.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- A Primer In The Magical Arts Complete the Vestibule. 94% −6
- Fortitudo, Bringer Of Flame Defeat Fortitudo on any difficulty. Most players quit here 48% −47
- Temperantia, Manipulator Of Wind Defeat Temperantia on any difficulty. 37% −11
- Iustitia, Giver Of Life Defeat Iustitia on any difficulty. 31% −6
- Sapientia, Controller Of Seas Defeat Sapientia on any difficulty. 29% −1
- Master Of The Heavens Defeat Father Balder on any difficulty. 27% −3
- Taste Of The Witching Hour Complete all Chapters on any difficulty. 25% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- I'm A Bit... I Mean Witch. Execute a Torture Attack. 100%
- A Primer In The Magical Arts Complete the Vestibule. 94%
- You Want To Touch Me? Engage Witch Time successfully 10 times. 84%
- Wicked Weaver Execute a Wicked Weave attack while using Dodge Offset. 67%
- Just In The Nick Of Time Dodge the runaway streetcar during Chapter 2. 57%
- Fortitudo, Bringer Of Flame Defeat Fortitudo on any difficulty. 48%
- Seeker Of Magic Purchase three new techniques. 46%
- Record Collector Obtain three complete Angelic Hymn Gold LPs. 45%
- Chapters 1-4 (Normal) Complete Chapters 1 through 4 on Normal difficulty. 40%
- Temperantia, Manipulator Of Wind Defeat Temperantia on any difficulty. 37%
- Platinum! Earn 10 Platinum Medals. Must be earned in 10 different battles. 36%
- A Mother's Love Defend Cereza during the out of body experience, ensuring she takes no damage. 34%
- Iustitia, Giver Of Life Defeat Iustitia on any difficulty. 31%
- Nice Try Engage Witch Time successfully 10 times consecutively. 31%
- Chapters 5-7 (Normal) Complete Chapters 5 through 7 on Normal difficulty. 29%
- Feels Good, Doesn't It? Execute 50 Torture Attacks. 29%
- Sapientia, Controller Of Seas Defeat Sapientia on any difficulty. 29%
- Treasure Collector Discover half of all the Umbra Witches' final resting places. 28%
- Master Of The Heavens Defeat Father Balder on any difficulty. 27%
- Taste Of The Witching Hour Complete all Chapters on any difficulty. 25%
- Chapters 8-11 (Normal) Complete Chapters 8 through 11 on Normal difficulty. 24%
- Chapters 12-13 (Normal) Complete Chapters 12 and 13 on Normal difficulty. 23%
- Tread Not So Softly Kill an enemy by jumping on top of them. 21%
- Chapters 14-Epilogue (Normal) Complete Chapters 14 through the Epilogue on Normal difficulty. 20%
- Umbra Witch Complete all Chapters on Normal difficulty. 19%
- Wicked Weave Master Execute 20 Wicked Weave attacks while using Dodge Offset. 19%
- Commander Of Magic Purchase all techniques. 15%
- Double, Double, Toil And Trouble Create 20 Concoctions. 8.3%
- Truth In Its Purest Form Collect all of Antonio's Notes. 8.0%
- The Deepest Cut Kill 20 enemies using only Iai-Jutsu with Shuraba. (Iai-Jutsu performed by holding the Y button.) 7.3%
- Nice And Relaxed Avert 10 enemy attacks with the Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa equipped. 6.7%
- Come Here, Little Boy Taunt and defeat five plus angered enemies while taking no damage. Gaze of Despair may be equipped. 6.0%
- New Testament: Ch. 1-4 (Hard) Complete Chapters 1 through 4 on Hard difficulty. 4.9%
- Angel May Cry Complete half of all Alfheim portals. 4.8%
- New Testament: Ch. 5-7 (Hard) Complete Chapters 5 through 7 on Hard difficulty. 4.5%
- Touch And It Will Hurt Counter 10 enemy attacks with the Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa equipped. 4.4%
- Higher And Higher While never setting foot on the ground, grab enemies 10 times using Kulshedra. 4.4%
- Record Fanatic Obtain seven complete Angelic Hymn Gold LPs. 4.3%
- New Testament: Ch. 8-11 (Hard) Complete Chapters 8 through 11 on Hard difficulty. 4.1%
- New Testament: Ch. 12-13 (Hard) Complete Chapters 12 and 13 on Hard difficulty. 4.0%
- New Testament: Close The Book Complete Chapters 14 through the Epilogue on Hard difficulty. 3.9%
- Umbra Elder Complete all Chapters on Hard difficulty. 3.9%
- The Path To The Heavens Discover all Alfheim portals. 3.8%
- Angel Slayer Complete all Alfheim portals. 3.8%
- Fire The Afterburners Earn Platinum Medals during Verse 1 and Verse 2 of Chapter 14. 3.8%
- Naughty Tentacles Destroy all the tentacles that drop down together during in single sequence in Chapter 9. 3.2%
- The Ice Witch Freeze 20 enemies while wearing Odette. 3.0%
- Legendary Dark Witch Complete all Chapters on ∞ Climax difficulty. 2.8%
- Treasure Fanatic Discover all of the Umbra Witches' final resting places. 2.8%
- Touch And It Will REALLY Hurt Counter three enemy attacks consecutively with the Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa equipped. 2.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.