ActionRPG
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 23% of players who started
Started playing 72% of owners
Steam reviews 79% positive of 19,505
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (55%); after 35h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.
- At least 23% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Attack on the SBC Flügel!” (Defeat the SBC Flügel's gatekeeper): only 39% of starters get there.
- 72% 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 19,603 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 26.2h for positive, 5h 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 (72.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Attack on the SBC Flügel! Defeat the SBC Flügel's gatekeeper. Most players quit here 39% −61
- Hero of Legend Defeat the final boss of the SBC Flügel. 29% −10
- Fall of the Uncrowned Queen Beat the game with the normal ending (Zeliska's death). ≥23% −6
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (63)
story milestone ending side
- Uniquely Dead Defeat your first Unique Enemy. 100%
- Powering Up Acquire your first ArFA-sys part. 90%
- Second Helping Acquire your second ArFA-sys part. 74%
- Oooh, Shiny! Acquire a Legendary weapon. 67%
- Appraiser Appraise items 15 times. 56%
- Triple Tune-Up Acquire your third ArFA-sys part. 49%
- Color Coordinated Change the color of an outfit. 46%
- Naptime Have a sleepover. 42%
- Allowance, Please! Give your ArFA-sys an allowance of 100,000 credits or more. 42%
- Master and Me Will Always Be Together! Grow close to your ArFA-sys. 40%
- Attack on the SBC Flügel! Defeat the SBC Flügel's gatekeeper. 39%
- Squad Leader Become the leader of a new squadron. 39%
- The Info Broker Purchase info from Argo. 34%
- Trader Exchange medals for items 3 times. 31%
- You Belong to Me! Grow close to Kureha. 31%
- Hero of Legend Defeat the final boss of the SBC Flügel. 29%
- Welcome to the World of Co-op Participate in an online co-op quest. 28%
- Weapon Master Reach the maximum level for a weapon category. 27%
- Maxed Out Reach max level of a skill or gadget. 27%
- Tinkerer Enhance or transform weapons 10 times. 26%
- Fall of the Uncrowned Queen Beat the game with the normal ending (Zeliska's death). 23%
- Popular Player Deepen your friendship with Premiere, Strea, Philia, and Rain. 23%
- Bullet of Bullets Defeat Death Gun in the BoB. 22%
- Proof of Friendship Grow close to Kirito, Asuna, Leafa, Sinon, Lisbeth, Silica, Agil, Klein, Yuuki, Yui, and Argo. 20%
- OP Have one stat of 150 or higher. 19%
- Elite Player Reach level 100. 17%
- A Lost Friend Beat the game with the normal ending (Kureha's death). 16%
- Right-Hand Woman Grow close to Zeliska. 16%
- Gift of a Gun Receive a gun from Itsuki. 15%
- Try It On? Give a friend an outfit as a present. 12%
- Boss Hunter Defeat 10 types of bosses in online co-op quests. 11%
- Locked and Loaded Obtain one of the weapons added in "Dissonance of the Nexus". 11%
- A True Hero Beat the game with the true ending. 10%
- Master of the Arts Acquire all Weapon Arts. 10%
- Weaver Create 5 outfits. 9.6%
- A Familiar Face Meet up with Sachi. 7.5%
- Cold as Ice Defeat the Snowstorm Queen. 7.3%
- Harmonic Trio Shut down the snowmaker. 7.3%
- Menace No More Defeat the Freezing Menace. 7.1%
- GGO God Beat the game on Extreme difficulty. 6.9%
- Welcome to the World of PvP Participate in an online PvP match. 6.9%
- Ranker Make it into the Bounty Ranking Top 10. 6.6%
- Top Dog Reach 1st place in the Bounty Rankings. 6.5%
- Proof of a Hero Complete every Solo Hero Quest. 6.4%
- Best Friends Forever Reach affinity level 4 with all friends (excluding additional characters). 6.4%
- Bounty Hunter Complete every Hunting Quest. 6.4%
- Reaper Complete every Unique Enemy Quest. 6.1%
- On Another Level Reach level 270. 5.7%
- That's Kirito for You Grow close to Asuna, Leafa, Sinon, Lisbeth, Silica, and Yuuki in Kirito Mode. 5.7%
- Seeker of Fortune Complete every Treasure Quest. 5.1%
- Until Next We Meet Receive mail from an unknown sender. 4.2%
- Hot as Hellfire Defeat Snowstorm Ereshkigal on Extreme difficulty. 4.0%
- Snowscape Subjugator Defeat Cocytus Nifta on Extreme difficulty. 3.9%
- The Ultimate Warrior Reach the maximum level for all weapon categories. 3.7%
- Collector Acquire 100 skills and/or gadgets. 3.7%
- Time for Some Shut-Eye Have sleepovers with Yuna, Eiji, and Seven. 3.5%
- Hardcore Gunner Complete 12 Hardcore Co-op Quests. 3.3%
- Band of Heroes Complete 15 types of Party Hero Quests. 3.3%
- Like a Dream Have a sleepover with Sachi in Kirito Mode. 3.3%
- Accessory Addict Collect all Emblem Earrings and create a School Uniform F. 2.8%
- Dress the Part Craft a Chic Dress F. 2.8%
- Veteran Gunslinger Win 5 online PvP matches. 2.8%
- Award Hunter Acquire all achievements. 1.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.