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Blade Strangers
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 61% of owners
Steam reviews 80% positive of 394
What the data shows
- 69% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (69%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 61% 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 400 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 2.5h for positive, 1.1h 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 (61.3% 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 (50)
- Combo Master Perform 6 Successful Combos 100%
- Catastrophe Get Hit by 30 Counter Attacks 74%
- Counter!!!! Successfully Counter 20 Times 74%
- Brilliant Dancer Use Ultra Skills 30 Times 35%
- Nice to Meet You Fought Online for the First Time 25%
- Please Stop! Get Thrown 10 Times 22%
- Solange Master Clear Solange's Story Mode 19%
- Killer Throws Successfully Throw 20 Times 16%
- Isaac Master Clear Isaac's Story Mode 15%
- Persistent Win a Match by Time Out 12%
- Shovel Knight Master Clear Shovel Knight's Story Mode 11%
- Curly Master Clear Curly's Story Mode 11%
- Kawase Master Clear Kawase's Story Mode 10%
- Quote Master Clear Quote's Story Mode 10%
- Ali Master Clear Ali's Story Mode 9.3%
- Helen Master Clear Helen's Story Mode 9.3%
- Lina Master Clear Lina's Story Mode 9.3%
- Noko Master Clear Noko's Story Mode 9.1%
- Emiko Master Clear Emiko's Story Mode 8.3%
- Liongate Master Clear Liongate's Story Mode 8.2%
- Gunvolt Master Clear Gunvolt's Story Mode 8.2%
- Master T Master Clear Master T's Story Mode 7.5%
- Mr. Perfect Win 20 Matches with a Perfect 7.2%
- The First Step Fought in a League Match for the First Time 6.4%
- Let Me Fight More! Participate in 100 Online Matches 6.2%
- Brilliant Ending Win 40 Matches with an Ultra Skill 5.5%
- First Victory! First Win in a League Match 5.1%
- Challenger! Clear All 14 Characters' Challenge Mode 4.7%
- Storyteller Clear Every Characters' Story Mode 4.6%
- Pyrotechnician Use Heat Up 30 Times 4.4%
- Grapple Master Successfully Evade 10 Throws 3.9%
- Novice Graduate Earn Rank Soldier (2nd Class) or Higher 3.1%
- Veteran Fighter Win 10 League Matches in a Row 2.6%
- Hot-Blooded Victory Win 30 Matches During Heat Up 2.6%
- I Lift 24/7 Accumulate 24 Hours in Training Mode 2.4%
- Solange Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Solange 2.4%
- Ali Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Ali 2.3%
- Liongate Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Liongate 2.3%
- Kawase Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Kawase 2.3%
- Noko Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Noko 2.3%
- Emiko Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Emiko 2.3%
- Curly Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Curly 2.3%
- Quote Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Quote 2.3%
- Shovel Knight Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Shovel Knight 2.3%
- Gunvolt Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Gunvolt 2.3%
- Master T Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Master T 2.1%
- Helen Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Helen 2.1%
- Isaac Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Isaac 2.1%
- Lina Killer Win 10 League Matches Against Lina 2.1%
- Blade Strangers Unlock every achievement 2.0%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.