When does Devil May Cry HD Collection get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 15h it's 1 in 25 (4%). The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.

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Devil May Cry HD Collection

Mar 13, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Started playing 44% of owners

Steam reviews 93% positive of 26,131

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 15h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 44% 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 26,317 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 15.5h for positive, 10.7h 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 (44.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (99)

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Blue Demon DMC: Complete a Blue Orb 100%
Arachnophobia DMC: Survive an encounter with Phantom 100%
Man's Best Friend DMC3: Defeat Cerberus. 83%
You're No Angel DMC: Survive an encounter with Nelo Angelo 83%
Thunderstruck DMC: Perform an S Rank Combo using Alastor 76%
Pest Control DMC3: Defeat Gigapede. 73%
Squashed Like A Bug DMC: Defeat Phantom 71%
Bird of Prey DMC: Survive an encounter with Griffon 68%
Bookworm DMC: Unlock 50% of all entries for every enemy file in the status menu 65%
Double Trouble DMC3: Defeat Agni and Rudra. 65%
Broken Halo DMC: Fight Nelo Angelo a second time and prevail 64%
Seeing Red DMC: Collect 10,000 Red Orbs 64%
Cold Turkey DMC: Fight Griffon a second time and prevail 62%
Plucked DMC: Defeat Griffon 59%
Sibling Rivalry DMC3: Survive an encounter with Vergil. 58%
Night Terrors DMC: Survive an encounter with Nightmare 57%
Worst Kept Secret DMC3: Complete a Secret Mission with any character. 55%
Inside Out DMC3: Defeat the Heart of Leviathan. 54%
Fallen Angel DMC: Defeat Nelo Angelo 54%
Good Night DMC: Fight Nightmare a second time and prevail 53%
Hot As Hell DMC: Perform an S Rank Combo using Ifrit 52%
Lightning In A Bottle DMC3: Defeat Nevan. 52%
The Nightmare is Over DMC: Defeat Nightmare 51%
The Devil Went Down To... DMC: Defeat Mundus 49%
Lights Out DMC3: Defeat Beowulf. 49%
Rough Rider DMC3: Defeat Geryon. 48%
Brotherly Love DMC3: Fight Vergil a second time and prevail. 47%
Can You Keep A Secret? DMC: Complete a Secret Mission 46%
Locked 'n Loaded DMC3: Reach the highest level for any gun with Dante. 45%
Table Of Contents DMC: Unlock every enemy file in the status menu 44%
That's Not Lady-Like DMC3: Defeat Lady. 44%
Step Into The Light DMC3: Defeat Doppelganger. 43%
Warming Up! DMC: Finish the game on Normal Mode 43%
Gun Collector DMC: Collect all Guns 42%
Asylum DMC3: Defeat Arkham. 41%
Blood Flows Red DMC: Collect 25,000 Red Orbs 37%
Hell of a Start DMC3: Finish the game on Normal Mode with any character. 37%
Monkeying Around DMC2: Defeat Orangguerra 37%
A Secret Revealed DMC2: Complete a Secret Mission 35%
Smashing Sensation DMC: Achieve an S Rank on any Mission 34%
No Joke DMC2: Defeat Jokatgulm 34%
Stylish! DMC2: Perform an S Rank Combo using Dante 33%
Who's Laughing Now? DMC3: Defeat Jester in all of his forms. 32%
Sin City DMC2: Defeat Nefasturris 29%
That's A Big Mother... DMC2: Defeat Noctpteran 27%
Hungry Like the Wolves DMC2: Defeat Bolverk 26%
Ball 'n Chain DMC2: Defeat Plutonian 26%
Not Just Any Ordinary Human DMC2: Defeat Phantom 25%
Never Forget a Face DMC2: Defeat Trismagia 24%
Every Knee Will Bend DMC2: Finish the game on Normal Mode with any character 24%
Extinguished DMC2: Defeat the final boss with either Dante or Lucia 24%
Devilish Deed DMC3: Achieve an S Rank on any mission with any character. 24%
Full Armory DMC2: Collect all Swords with Dante 23%
To Hell With That DMC3: Kill 100 enemies during the credits. 18%
Untouchable DMC: Clear a mission without taking damage 17%
Give 'em Hell DMC3: Max out the Devil Trigger Gauge with Dante. 13%
Two Heads are Better Than One DMC2: Defeat Tartarussian 12%
Arms Race DMC2: Reach Level 3 on any Gun with Dante 10%
Blood, Sweat, and Tears DMC3: Pass 666 levels in Bloody Palace Mode. 10%
Redemption DMC: Collect 50,000 Red Orbs 10%
Big Spender DMC3: Purchase all Devil Arm skills with Dante. 10%
The Devil's In The Details DMC: Purchase all of Dante's Skills 9.8%
Deep One DMC2: Defeat Tateobesu 9.8%
En Vogue DMC2: Perform an S Rank Combo using Lucia 9.8%
Check Out My Collection DMC2: Collect all Arsenals with Lucia 9.3%
Armed and Dangerous DMC2: Reach Level 3 on any Sword with Lucia 8.6%
Am I My Brother's Keeper DMC3: Finish the game on any difficulty as Vergil. 8.4%
Gone To Hell DMC3: Finish the game on Hard Mode with any character. 7.9%
The Path Less Travelled DMC3: Clear every mission in Yellow Orb Mode. 7.5%
The Secret Six DMC: Complete six Secret Missions 6.6%
Left No Stone Unturned DMC3: Complete all Secret Missions with any Character. 6.6%
The Devil Made Me Do It DMC: Finish the game without using any Yellow Orbs 5.9%
Magica Maxima DMC2: Max out Devil Trigger Gauge with any character 5.2%
Maximize Your Health DMC3: Max out the Health Bar with Dante. 5.2%
The Secret's Out DMC: Complete all Secret Missions 5.0%
Caeruleus Diabolus DMC2: Collect 12 Blue Orb fragments (Dante/Lucia) 5.0%
Like A Hot Knife Through Butter DMC2: Reach Level 3 on all Swords with Dante 5.0%
Boiling!! DMC: Finish the Game on Hard Mode 4.8%
Blood Donor DMC3: Pass 5000 levels in Bloody Palace Mode. 4.8%
Trend Setter DMC3: Reach the highest level in all Styles with Dante. 4.8%
Blue Devil DMC: Max out the Health Bar 4.5%
To Hell And Back DMC3: Finish the game on Very Hard Mode with any character. 4.5%
Hell Hath No Fury… DMC3: Finish the game on Dante Must Die Mode with any character. 4.1%
Bloody Hell DMC3: Complete Bloody Palace Mode. 3.9%
Combustible!!! DMC: Finish the game on Dante Must Die Mode 3.6%
Highest Honor DMC2: Achieve an S Rank on any Mission with Dante 3.6%
Take Heart, Lucia DMC2: Collect all Devil Hearts with Lucia 3.6%
Heaven Can Wait DMC3: Finish the game on Heaven or Hell Mode with any character. 3.6%
I Read You Like A Book DMC: Unlock all the entries for every enemy file in the status menu 3.4%
Every Head Will Bow DMC2: Finish the game on Hard Mode with any character 3.4%
To The Max DMC2: Reach Level 3 on all Arsenals with Lucia 3.4%
Vita Maxima DMC2: Max out Health Bar with any character 3.4%
Hellish Honor DMC3: Achieve an S Rank on all missions (any difficulty or character). 3.4%
Barehand Beauty DMC2: Finish the game on any difficulty with Trish 3.2%
First Blood DMC2: Pass 1000 levels in Bloody Palace Mode 3.2%
The Sky's The Limit DMC2: Achieve an S Rank on any Mission with Lucia 3.2%
Blood Letting DMC2: Pass 5000 floors in Bloody Palace Mode 2.9%
Every Tongue Will Confess DMC2: Finish the game on Must Die Mode with any character 2.9%
Over 9000! DMC2: Pass 9000 floors in Bloody Palace Mode 2.9%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.