When does TOKYO GHOUL:re [CALL to EXIST] get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 5h it's 1 in 6 (17%). Fully opens up by hour 5.

How many players finish TOKYO GHOUL:re [CALL to EXIST]?

22% of players who start reach the ending.

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TOKYO GHOUL:re [CALL to EXIST]

Nov 14, 2019 Steam: Mostly Positive

The first 3 hours are a test

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

Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 22% of players who started

Started playing 75% of owners

Steam reviews 70% positive of 2,805

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 5h it's 1 in 6 (17%).
Fully opens up by hour 5.
The opening is criticised more than in 77% of games we track.
22% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Beginning of Tragedy” and “You Want to Be Just Another Ghoul?!”: from 100% to 62% of starters.
75% 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 2,853 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 5h for positive, 2.4h 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 (74.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Beginning of Tragedy Complete "Escape from the Aogiri Tree Hideout" in Recollections Mode. 100%
You Want to Be Just Another Ghoul?! Complete "Assault on Cochlea" in Recollections Mode. Most players quit here 62% −38
This World Is Wrong! Complete "Rescue at Anteiku" in Recollections Mode. 45% −17
Don't Let Me Disappear Complete "Auction Sweep Operation" in Recollections Mode. 36% −8
Lunar Eclipse Master Complete "Tsukiyama Family Extermination Operation" in Recollections Mode. 30% −6
The Organization's Name Will Be Goat Complete "One-Eyed King Elimination Operation" in Recollections Mode. 27% −3
Like a Centipede Complete "Defense of the 24th Ward" in Recollections Mode. 24% −3
I'll Try to See If I Can Bear Them Complete "The Search for Ken Kaneki" in Recollections Mode. 23% −1
Humans and Ghouls Alike Complete "Tokyo Rescue Operation" in Recollections Mode. 22% −1

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (39)

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Beginning of Tragedy Complete "Escape from the Aogiri Tree Hideout" in Recollections Mode. 100%
Headshot Score 10 headshots. 75%
Death Wish Use special moves 10 times. 68%
You Want to Be Just Another Ghoul?! Complete "Assault on Cochlea" in Recollections Mode. 62%
C-Rated Ghoul Hunt down 200 ghoul investigators. 60%
Rank 3 Investigator Defeat 200 ghouls. 53%
This World Is Wrong! Complete "Rescue at Anteiku" in Recollections Mode. 45%
Don't Let Me Disappear Complete "Auction Sweep Operation" in Recollections Mode. 36%
Rank 2 Investigator Defeat 500 ghouls. 31%
Lunar Eclipse Master Complete "Tsukiyama Family Extermination Operation" in Recollections Mode. 30%
B-Rated Ghoul Hunt down 500 ghoul investigators. 29%
The Organization's Name Will Be Goat Complete "One-Eyed King Elimination Operation" in Recollections Mode. 27%
Survivor Complete 1 stage in Campaign Mode. 26%
CRc Gas Works Instantly Put 5 enemies in an Rc suppressed state with a single CRc gas grenade. 26%
All I Have to Do Is Kill Them All Defeat 5 enemies with one grenade. 25%
It's Nice and Toasty! Set 5 enemies on fire with one incendiary grenade. 24%
Like a Centipede Complete "Defense of the 24th Ward" in Recollections Mode. 24%
I'll Try to See If I Can Bear Them Complete "The Search for Ken Kaneki" in Recollections Mode. 23%
Bring 'Em All On! Collect a total of 10,000 materials. 22%
Humans and Ghouls Alike Complete "Tokyo Rescue Operation" in Recollections Mode. 22%
Rank 1 Investigator Defeat 1,000 ghouls. 16%
Kakuja Use special moves 100 times. 14%
A-Rated Ghoul Hunt down 1,000 ghoul investigators. 14%
Ghoul Profiler Complete the Collection. 11%
First Class Investigator Defeat 2,000 ghouls. 9.2%
I Hate Feeling Powerless Complete Survival Mode on hard difficulty one time. 9.0%
S-Rated Ghoul Hunt down 2,000 ghoul investigators. 8.6%
White Dragon Wing Medal Reach Level 50. 7.9%
The Spirit of Anteiku Revive 30 allies. 6.8%
One-Eyed King Unlock all playable ghouls. 6.2%
Associate Special Class Investigator Defeat 5,000 ghouls. 6.0%
SS-Rated Ghoul Hunt down 5,000 ghoul investigators. 6.0%
Dragon Fortune Medal Unlock all playable investigators. 5.9%
Special Class Investigator Defeat 10,000 ghouls. 5.5%
You're Starting to Get Me Excited! Win 5 matches in Team Deathmatch. 4.8%
Even without Arms and Legs Win 5 matches in Point Match. 4.7%
SSS-Rated Ghoul Hunt down 10,000 ghoul investigators. 4.7%
Tokyo Closeout Obtain all the TOKYO GHOUL:re CALL to EXIST Achievements. 4.2%
Coexistence Unlock all skills. 4.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.