When does THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 GLOBAL MATCH get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 3h it's 1 in 8 (13%). Only 6% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 GLOBAL MATCH

Apr 3, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Started playing 6% of owners

Steam reviews 81% positive of 1,723

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 3h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
Only 6% 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 1,753 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 4.9h for positive, 1.8h 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 (5.7% 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 (18)

This is only the beginning. Clear the game with Hero Team (Kyo, Benimaru, Daimon) 100%
Fight, my Orochi son! Clear the game with Sacred Weapons Team (Kyo, Iori, Chizuru) 81%
Ring me sometime. Clear the game with Fatal Fury Team (Terry, Andy, Joe) 70%
Off to the gym! Clear the game with Art of Fighting Team (Ryo, Robert, Yuri) 65%
All for one, and one for all! Clear the game with Ikari Team (Ralf, Clark, Leona) 65%
This is the only way! Clear the game with New Face Team (Yashiro, Shermie, Chris) 61%
Duped by the Geeseter. Clear the game with '97 Special Team (Blue Mary, Yamazaki, Billy Kane) 56%
Freedom is awesome! Clear the game with Korea Team (Kim, Chang, Choi) 56%
KOF New Face Play Multiplayer and win 5 times (excluding invite) 56%
Ignored completely… Clear the game with Psycho Soldier Team (Athena, Kensou, Chin) 54%
Burn, baby, burn! Clear the game with Kyo & Shingo Team (Kyo, Shingo, any character except Leona/Iori) 54%
This guy's trouble! Clear the game with Women Fighters Team (Mai, Chizuru, King) 54%
We're not just whistling dixie! Clear the game with SNK Heroes Team (Kyo, Terry, Ryo) 49%
A day at the beach. Clear the game with '94 Females Team (Mai, King, Yuri) 46%
We are the true heroes! Clear the game with Old SNK Team (Athena, Ralf, Clark) 46%
You can't beat the best! Clear the game with Sidekick Team (Benimaru, Joe, Kim) 46%
THE KING OF FIGHTERS Play MULTIPLAYER and win 10 times in a row (excluding invite) 42%
KOF Veteran Play MULTIPLAYER and win 20 times (excluding invite) 33%

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