When does .hack//G.U. Last Recode get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 20h it's 1 in 13 (8%). Fully opens up by hour 20.

How many players finish .hack//G.U. Last Recode?

23% of players who start reach the ending.

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.hack//G.U. Last Recode

Nov 3, 2017 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 23% of players who started

Started playing 41% of owners

Steam reviews 87% positive of 4,276

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 20h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
Fully opens up by hour 20.
23% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “Reborn” (Complete Vol. 1 Rebirth): only 61% of starters get there.
Only 41% 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 4,296 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 45.5h for positive, 14.6h 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 (40.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Reborn Complete Vol. 1 Rebirth. Most players quit here 61% −39
Reminiscing Complete Vol. 2 Reminisce. 37% −24
Redeemed Complete Vol. 3 Redemption. 27% −10
Reconnected Complete Vol. 4 Reconnection. 23% −4

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (52)

story milestone ending side

Rookie Rider Ride your bike. 100%
Chim's Kicker Kick or use your bike to ram 30 or more Chim Chims. 100%
Just a Little Something Give a gift to an ally. (Allies will still count as allies before exchanging member addresses.) 99%
Perfect Score Achieve an overall S-rank area result. 93%
Animal Kickers' Activist Kick or use your bike to ram a Lucky Animal 5 or more times. 85%
The Great Communicator Speak to 10 or more PCs in the same volume. 83%
Fighter-In-Training Win 100 or more battles. 83%
Mecha Grunty's Savior Rescue Mecha Grunty 5 or more times. 81%
PKK 4 Life Defeat 5 or more PKers in the same volume. 71%
Back Attacker Perform 100 or more surprise attacks. 70%
My First Alchemy Set Alchemize an item. 69%
Rengeki of the Century Perform 100 or more Rengeki attacks. 69%
Reborn Complete Vol. 1 Rebirth. 61%
Trading Up Conduct a trade with an ally. (Allies will still count as allies before exchanging member addresses.) 59%
Vocabulary Virtuoso Collect a total of 60 or more 3rd Area Words in Vol. 1, 2, or 3. (Carrying over save data is recommended.) 49%
A Show of Gratitude Give 30 or more gifts to allies. (Allies will still count as allies before exchanging member addresses.) 45%
Wordsmith Collect a total of 60 or more 1st Area Words in Vol. 1, 2, or 3. (Carrying over save data is recommended.) 44%
Assassin's Touch Perform 300 or more Rengeki attacks. 43%
Battle-Hardened Win 500 or more battles. 43%
El-Chiminator Complete the "Chim's Kicker" campaign. 43%
Lexical Locator Collect a total of 60 or more 2nd Area Words in Vol. 2 or 3. (Carrying over save data is recommended.) 41%
I Have Seen the Light Perform 50 or more Awakenings. 41%
Red-Faced Intermediate Win 100 or more times in Crimson VS in Vol. 2 and 3. 37%
Reminiscing Complete Vol. 2 Reminisce. 37%
Saddle Sore Ride your bike for over 30 minutes. 35%
Data Drain Perform 10 or more Avatar Awakenings. 30%
Rosy-Cheeked Expert Win 500 or more times in Crimson VS in Vol. 2 and 3. 30%
Redeemed Complete Vol. 3 Redemption. 27%
Lightning-Fast Reflexes Perform 50 or more counterattacks. 27%
Sneaky Striker Perform 500 or more surprise attacks. 26%
Courageous Companions Participate in 50 or more Arena matches. 24%
Popping the Question Watch an engagement event. 24%
Reconnected Complete Vol. 4 Reconnection. 23%
Ultimate Warrior Win 1000 or more battles. 23%
Knows No Bounds Raise Haseo to level 150 in Vol. 3 or Vol. 4. (Using Cheat Mode does not count.) 22%
Mecha Grunty's Messiah Complete the "Stray Mecha Grunty" campaign. 20%
Alchemical Brother Alchemize 100 or more times. 18%
Clear All Areas Achieve an overall A-rank area result 50 or more times. 18%
Lone Racer Finish first on any course in the "Highway Master" campaign. (After obtaining the 1st Word "Passing" in Vol. 2, you can attempt Bike Missions before beginning the campaign in Vol. 3.) 17%
Animal Hunter Complete the "Lucky Data" campaign. 15%
Terror of Death Complete the "Chase the Bounty" campaign. 15%
The World Famous Complete the "Bikman's Model" campaign. 14%
True Enlightenment Perform 200 or more Awakenings. 14%
The Truth Is Out Unlock all Terminal Disc files. 14%
My Way Is the Highway Complete the "Highway Master" campaign. 13%
Sanguine Master Open the gallery after having collected all cards in Crimson VS in Vol. 3. 9.1%
The World: A Parody View all Parody Mode content. 8.6%
Mercantile Spirit Conduct 50 or more trades with allies. (Allies will still count as allies before exchanging member addresses.) 8.4%
Otherworldly Speedster Perform 200 or more counterattacks. 8.4%
Guild With Benefits Reach guild rank 9 by raising all books in the Book of 1000 to rank 9 in Vol. 3 after having carried over your save data from Vol. 1 and 2. 7.6%
Battlefield Besties Participate in 200 or more Arena matches. 6.9%
King of The World Obtain all achievements. 5.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.