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Fate/EXTELLA
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 25% of players who started
Started playing 93% of owners
Steam reviews 91% positive of 4,495
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 15h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- 25% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Dawn of Extella” (Cleared the 1st stage of the Flame Poem Arc) and “Conquest of the Millennium Capital” (Defeated Tamamo no Mae in the Flame Poem arc): from 88% to 63% of starters.
- 93% 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 4,522 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 16.1h for positive, 12.7h 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 (93.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Dawn of Extella Cleared the 1st stage of the Flame Poem Arc. 88% −12
- Conquest of the Millennium Capital Defeated Tamamo no Mae in the Flame Poem arc. Most players quit here 63% −25
- Duel with the Strongest Swordswoman Defeated Altera in the Flame Poem arc. 51% −12
- Beyond the Applause Cleared the Flame Poem arc. 50%
- I'm the True Heroine Defeated Nero Claudius in the Orchid Poem arc. 38% −13
- Curry Rice of Bliss Cleared the Orchid Poem arc. 34% −3
- Fall of the Millennium Capital Defeated Tamamo no Mae in the Dawn arc. 31% −4
- Like a Star Traveling in the Night Sky Cleared the Dawn arc. 29% −2
- To the New World Cleared the Golden Poem arc. 25% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (53)
story milestone ending side
- Extella Maneuver Performed an Extella Maneuver for the first time. 100%
- The Dawn of Extella Cleared the 1st stage of the Flame Poem Arc. 88%
- Golden Rule Equipped an Install Skill for the first ime. 81%
- Secret Power of the Regalia Performed a Moon Crux/Drive for the first time. 73%
- Role of a Master Equipped a new Mystic Code. 70%
- True Name Revelation Revealed the true name of your Noble Phantasm for the first time. 67%
- Switching Partners Switched with a vice general for the first time. 65%
- Conquest of the Millennium Capital Defeated Tamamo no Mae in the Flame Poem arc. 63%
- Top Servant Obtained an EX rank in the results. 58%
- Duel with the Strongest Swordswoman Defeated Altera in the Flame Poem arc. 51%
- Seeker Upgraded one Install Skill by +10. 50%
- Beyond the Applause Cleared the Flame Poem arc. 50%
- Collector Succeeded 25% completion rate in the gallery. 50%
- I'm the True Heroine Defeated Nero Claudius in the Orchid Poem arc. 38%
- Not Even Once Defeated Altera in the Orchid Poem arc. 34%
- Curry Rice of Bliss Cleared the Orchid Poem arc. 34%
- Master of Lightspeed Performed 200 Extella Maneuvers. 34%
- Fall of the Millennium Capital Defeated Tamamo no Mae in the Dawn arc. 31%
- Expanding Territories Conquered a total of 100 sectors. 31%
- The Sun Sets on Rome Defeated Nero Claudius in the Orchid Poem arc. 29%
- Like a Star Traveling in the Night Sky Cleared the Dawn arc. 29%
- Formation of a Rival Alliance Allied with Tamamo no Mae in the Golden Poem arc. 27%
- To the New World Cleared the Golden Poem arc. 25%
- Power to its Limit Upgraded one Install Skill by +20. 25%
- Collector EX Recorded all Install Skills in the gallery. 24%
- Moon Soldier Defeated a total of 1,000 Aggressors. 22%
- Final-Point Convergence: Moon Crux Performed 50 Moon Crux/Drives. 20%
- Knight of the Land Cleared Artoria Pendragon's hidden side mission, then defeated her, once. 20%
- Pari Tenu Blauserum Revealed the true name of your Noble Phantasm 20 times. 20%
- Impeccable Timing Prevented a Sector Trap for the first time. 16%
- Of Course I Want Extra Rice! Completely cleared Artoria Pendragon's sidestory. 16%
- Your Heart Is Mine Completely cleared Cú Chulainn's sidestory. 13%
- To the World of Possibilities Completely cleared Nameless' sidestory. 11%
- Flag of the Holy Maiden Completely cleared Jeanne D'Arc's sidestory. 11%
- To the Bottom of All the World's Evil Completely cleared Gilgamesh's sidestory. 11%
- Punishing the Evil Fox Completely cleared Medusa's sidestory. 11%
- My Gaze Will Take Down the Titan Completely cleared Karna's sidestory. 9.8%
- I Knew It! Completely cleared Elizabeth Bathory's sidestory. 9.8%
- Another Promise to the Round Table Completely cleared Gawain's sidestory. 9.6%
- Full Fury of the Restless Soul Completely cleared Lü Bu's sidestory. 8.9%
- Let's Compare Our Skills Completely cleared Li Shuwen's sidestory. 8.9%
- Extella Prologue Completely cleared Archimedes' sidestory. 8.4%
- Glory Lies Beyond the Horizon Completely cleared Iskandar's sidestory. 8.0%
- Bond of Truth Raised a Servant's Kizuna level to 30. 7.7%
- The One Who Observes the World Cleared all Servants' sidestories. 6.5%
- Handsome Soul Master Raised 3 Servant's Kizuna level to 30. 5.1%
- Defeat of the King of Knights Cleared Artoria Pendragon's hidden side mission, then defeated her, on four different stages. 4.3%
- Superior Master Prevented a Sector Trap 30 times. 4.0%
- Moon Conqueror Defeated a total of 5,000 Aggressors. 2.8%
- Moon Cell Automaton Succeeded 100% completion rate in the gallery. 2.7%
- Royal Tailor Recorded all Mystic Codes in the gallery. 2.5%
- Supreme Sovereign Cleared all stages on VERY HARD difficulty. 2.5%
- With Regalia in Hand Obtained all achievements. 2.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.