NEKOPARA Vol. 3
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 16 reviews are negative (6%); after 4h it's 1 in 55 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised less than in 96% of games we track.
- 50% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “The Second First Step” (Clear Chapter 1): only 87% of starters get there.
- 82% 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 12,168 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 6.1h for positive, 3.4h 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 (82.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Second First Step Clear Chapter 1 Most players quit here 87% −13
- Chocolate & Vanilla Clear Chapter 2 82% −6
- The Minadukis Go to the Amusement Park Clear Chapter 3 76% −6
- Initial Courage Clear Chapter 4 74% −2
- Short Nails from Today On Clear Chapter 5 72% −2
- Clandestine Outing Clear Chapter 6 72% −1
- What is Beyond Courage Clear Chapter 7 71% −1
- Red Beans and Coconuts Clear Chapter 8 67% −3
- BFFs Clear Chapter 9 64% −3
- Whether a Neko or a Person Clear Chapter 10 63% −1
- The Most Important Clear Chapter 11 62% −1
- The Nekos' Aromatiss? Clear Chapter 12 62% −1
- Cinnamon and Maple Clear Chapter 13 58% −4
- As Friends, as Lovers Clear Chapter 14 50% −8
- A Snapshot of Neko Paradise Clear Chapter 15 50%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (27)
story milestone ending side
- First time running the game. Welcome to NekoPara! 100%
- Play it in Chinese! Try playing it in Chinese! 88%
- The Second First Step Clear Chapter 1 87%
- Chocolate & Vanilla Clear Chapter 2 82%
- The Minadukis Go to the Amusement Park Clear Chapter 3 76%
- Initial Courage Clear Chapter 4 74%
- Short Nails from Today On Clear Chapter 5 72%
- Clandestine Outing Clear Chapter 6 72%
- What is Beyond Courage Clear Chapter 7 71%
- Red Beans and Coconuts Clear Chapter 8 67%
- BFFs Clear Chapter 9 64%
- Whether a Neko or a Person Clear Chapter 10 63%
- The Most Important Clear Chapter 11 62%
- The Nekos' Aromatiss? Clear Chapter 12 62%
- Cinnamon and Maple Clear Chapter 13 58%
- Pet Maple Petted Maple 58%
- Pet Chocola Petted Chocola 58%
- Pet Cinnamon Petted Cinnamon 57%
- Pet Vanilla Petted Vanilla 56%
- Pet Azuki Petted Azuki 54%
- Pet Shigure Petted Shigure 54%
- Pet Coconut Petted Coconut 54%
- Play it in English! Try playing it in English! 54%
- As Friends, as Lovers Clear Chapter 14 50%
- A Snapshot of Neko Paradise Clear Chapter 15 50%
- Play it in Japanese! Try playing it in Japanese! 44%
- That something that shakes... Bouncy, bouncy~ 28%