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Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ English Edition

Q: When does Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ English Edition get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (14%); after 10h it's 1 in 12 (8%). The opening is criticised less than in 84% of games we track.

Jul 1, 2016 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 29% of owners

Steam reviews 91% positive of 772

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (14%); after 10h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
The opening is criticised less than in 84% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 28% 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 775 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 12.6h for positive, 9.3h 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 (28.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (27)

Let's look for the treasure of life Complete the prologue 100%
Hell yeeeeeeeah!! Answered all of Tomoyo-sensei's questions correctly 86%
Living too fast Encountered a blonde Takafumi 77%
The Panda in the Forest Wrote the lyrics of "The Panda in the Forest" 69%
Everyone was playing? Made Tomo believe in your lies 61%
DUNGEONS & TAKAFUMIS Play Dungeon & Takafumis 60%
A single conclusion Finished any single bad ending 59%
No. 068, possessor of "Melancholy" Encountered No. 068, who possesses the emotion of "Melancholy"... 55%
*Shake* *Shake* Kissed Tomoyo a hundred times in one day 54%
I've finally come to the land of Japan Encountered all foreigner Takafumis 54%
It's a Wonderful Life Complete the main story 54%
The Great Detective Tomo Performed the drama scenario that Kanako wrote, "The Great Detective Tomo" 46%
No. 071, possessor of "Joy" Encountered No. 071, who possesses the emotion "Joy". Haha. That's funny. 27%
No. 075, possessor of "Surprise" Encountered No. 075, who possesses the emotion "Surprise". Is that true?! 23%
No. 081, possessor of "Fretfulness" Encountered No. 081, who possesses the emotion "Fretfulness". Uh-oh, this isn't looking good... 20%
No. 090, possessor of "Dumbfoundedness" Encountered No. 090, who possesses the emotion "Dumbfoundedness". Ehhhh~?! 20%
No. 054, possessor of all emotions Encountered No. 054, who possesses all emotions 19%
Lucky Takafumi Encountered Lucky Takafumi. Lucky! 19%
Welcome back, Takafumi Completed D&T 15%
Don't fall for me! Won a battle with Tomo still transformed as an adult 14%
Starfish obtained Obtain the rare item "Starfish" in D&T 13%
Excalibur obtained Obtain the legendary weapon "Excalibur" in D&T 13%
Full mastery Learn all job skills in D&T 13%
Seasoned warrior Reach level 99 with any character in D&T 13%
Fuko Master Completed D&T alongside Fuko 13%
Realm of God Reach S rank in D&T 13%
Complete Obtain all achievements 12%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.