ActionRPG
Secret of Mana
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 22% of players who started
Started playing 86% of owners
Steam reviews 68% positive of 2,944
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (69%); after 10h it's 1 in 4 (23%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 95% of games we track.
- 22% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Defeat Mantis Ant” and “Defeat Tropicallo”: from 100% to 78% of starters.
- 86% 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 2,965 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 18.1h for positive, 8.3h 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 (85.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Defeat Mantis Ant Defeat Mantis Ant 100%
- Defeat Tropicallo Defeat Tropicallo Most players quit here 78% −22
- Defeat Spikey Tiger Defeat Spikey Tiger 71% −8
- Defeat Biting Lizard Defeat Biting Lizard 68% −3
- Defeat Fire Gigas Defeat Fire Gigas 64% −4
- Defeat Wall Face Defeat Wall Face 59% −5
- Defeat Kilroy Defeat Kilroy 57% −2
- Defeat Jabberwocky Defeat Jabberwocky 55% −2
- Defeat Spring Beak Defeat Spring Beak 51% −4
- Defeat Great Viper Defeat Great Viper 49% −2
- Defeat Mech Rider Defeat Mech Rider 47% −2
- Defeat Boreal Face Defeat Boreal Face 45% −2
- Defeat Frost Gigas Defeat Frost Gigas 44% −1
- Defeat Minotaur Defeat Minotaur 42% −2
- Defeat Vampire Defeat Vampire 40% −2
- Defeat Mech Rider 2 Defeat Mech Rider 2 39% −1
- Defeat Lime Slime Defeat Lime Slime 37% −2
- Defeat Gorgon Bull Defeat Gorgon Bull 36% −1
- Defeat Dark Stalker Defeat Dark Stalker 35% −1
- Defeat Shadows #1, 2 & 3 Defeat Shadows #1, 2 & 3 34%
- Defeat Aegagropilon Defeat Aegagropilon 34% −1
- Defeat Kettle Kin Defeat Kettle Kin 32% −2
- Defeat Mech Rider 3 Defeat Mech Rider 3 30% −2
- Defeat Blue Dragon Defeat Blue Dragon 28% −2
- Defeat King Vampire Defeat King Vampire 26% −2
- Defeat Dread Slime Defeat Dread Slime 26% −1
- Defeat Dark Lich Defeat Dark Lich 24% −1
- Defeat Mana Beast Defeat Mana Beast 23% −1
- Reach the ending Reach the ending 22% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (37)
story milestone ending side
- Defeat Mantis Ant Defeat Mantis Ant 100%
- Defeat Tropicallo Defeat Tropicallo 78%
- Defeat Spikey Tiger Defeat Spikey Tiger 71%
- Defeat Biting Lizard Defeat Biting Lizard 68%
- Defeat Fire Gigas Defeat Fire Gigas 64%
- Defeat Wall Face Defeat Wall Face 59%
- Defeat Kilroy Defeat Kilroy 57%
- Defeat Jabberwocky Defeat Jabberwocky 55%
- Defeat Spring Beak Defeat Spring Beak 51%
- Defeat Great Viper Defeat Great Viper 49%
- Defeat Mech Rider Defeat Mech Rider 47%
- Defeat Boreal Face Defeat Boreal Face 45%
- Defeat Frost Gigas Defeat Frost Gigas 44%
- Defeat Minotaur Defeat Minotaur 42%
- Defeat Vampire Defeat Vampire 40%
- Defeat Mech Rider 2 Defeat Mech Rider 2 39%
- Defeat Lime Slime Defeat Lime Slime 37%
- Defeat Gorgon Bull Defeat Gorgon Bull 36%
- Defeat Dark Stalker Defeat Dark Stalker 35%
- Defeat Shadows #1, 2 & 3 Defeat Shadows #1, 2 & 3 34%
- Defeat Aegagropilon Defeat Aegagropilon 34%
- Defeat Kettle Kin Defeat Kettle Kin 32%
- Defeat Mech Rider 3 Defeat Mech Rider 3 30%
- Defeat Blue Dragon Defeat Blue Dragon 28%
- Defeat King Vampire Defeat King Vampire 26%
- Defeat Dread Slime Defeat Dread Slime 26%
- Defeat Dark Lich Defeat Dark Lich 24%
- Defeat Mana Beast Defeat Mana Beast 23%
- Reach the ending Reach the ending 22%
- Defeat all monsters Defeat all monsters 12%
- All magic at level 8 All magic at level 8 7.1%
- All weapons at level 9 All weapons at level 9 5.6%
- Visit all locations on Flammie Visit all locations on Flammie 5.4%
- Obtain all torso gear Obtain all torso gear 5.2%
- Complete the guide Complete the guide 4.7%
- Obtain all arm gear Obtain all arm gear 4.4%
- Obtain all head gear Obtain all head gear 4.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.