When does Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 10h it's 1 in 35 (3%). Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.

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Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War

Jan 30, 2017 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 38% of owners

Steam reviews 92% positive of 562

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 10h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 38% 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 567 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 10.3h for positive, 3.6h 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 (38% 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 (24)

I'd Like To Buy A Vowel Complete lesson 1. 100%
Lessons Cleared: 2/10 Complete lesson 2. 72%
Trying New Things Complete a side quest. 63%
Let's Be Friends! View a character's affection event. 61%
Lessons Cleared: 3/10 Complete lesson 3. 59%
Lessons Cleared: 4/10 Complete lesson 4. 50%
Time To Power Up! Unlock the power of the Crystarium 45%
Lessons Cleared: 5/10 Complete lesson 5. 43%
Branching Out Complete 5 side quests. 43%
Lessons Cleared: 6/10 Complete lesson 6. 40%
Together Forever Maximize a character's affection level. 40%
A New Challenge Awaits Visit the Challenge Castle. 40%
Lessons Cleared: 7/10 Complete lesson 7. 37%
Lessons Cleared: 8/10 Complete lesson 8. 35%
Lessons Cleared: 9/10 Complete lesson 9. 33%
Final Lesson Cleared Complete lesson 10. 32%
Bored No More Complete 10 side quests. 32%
The True Hero Clear the game. 30%
People Pleaser Complete 15 side quests. 25%
Sword In The Stone Obtain the ultimate sword. 25%
Corn Soup IV: A New Cob Unlock the potential of corn soup. 23%
Professional Part-Timer Complete all 20 side quests. 22%
Connoisseur Try 3 different types of seafood. 18%
Unbreakable Bonds Maximize all character's affection levels. 14%

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