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DEAD OR SCHOOL
Give it 15 hours
Gets good by 15h then rated almost like by veterans
Reach the ending 17% of players who started
Started playing 85% of owners
Steam reviews 84% positive of 2,822
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 15h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- 16% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Setting off” (Defeated a boss at Shinjuku station): only 61% of starters get there.
- 85% 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.
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Based on all 2,841 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 20.8h for positive, 8.5h 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 (85.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Setting off Defeated a boss at Shinjuku station Most players quit here 61% −39
- I won't lose next time Defeated a boss at Harajuku station 44% −17
- Steel gate keeper Defeated a boss at Ichigaya station 33% −11
- Origin Defeated a boss at Bujutsukan station 25% −8
- Life time of the machine Defeated a boss at Akihabara station 21% −4
- Hidden truth Defeated a boss at The ground of Shinjuku 19% −2
- Tiger at the front gate, Wolf at the back gate Defeated a boss at Asakusa station 18% −2
- End period Defeated a boss at Ropponngi station 17% −1
- Stand! Bow! Found a school on the ground 17%
story milestone 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
- First modification Modified a weapon for the first time 100%
- First reinforcement Reinforced a weapon for the first time 99%
- Collecting beginner Obtain a souvenir for the first time 86%
- Made 100 friends Rescued refugees for the first time 84%
- Samurai The number of enemies killed by swords is over 100 74%
- Shop in bright red color Found a rare shop 68%
- First errand Purchase an item at the shop for the first time 68%
- Sundae that never goes bad Completed Yurika’s request in Shinjuku 67%
- Strong enemy Kill an enemy with an aura 67%
- Mortal combat in the sewer Completed Noriaki’s request in Shinjuku 65%
- Setting off Defeated a boss at Shinjuku station 61%
- Messiah of Shinjuku Rescued refugees in Shinjuku 61%
- Seeker in Shinjuku Collected all souvenirs in Shinjuku 59%
- Skillful soldier The number of enemies killed by machine gun is over 100 57%
- Lucky encounter Kill a rare enemy 57%
- Mighty warrior One-shot killed 5 enemies at a time 51%
- Fall into the abyss Kill an enemy by pushing it into a hole 50%
- Clothes make the man Completed Yurika’s request in Harajuku 44%
- I won't lose next time Defeated a boss at Harajuku station 44%
- Seeker in Harajuku Collected all souvenirs in Harajuku 36%
- Burned dog tag Completed Daiba’s request in Ichigaya 36%
- Steel gate keeper Defeated a boss at Ichigaya station 33%
- Messiah of Ichigaya Rescued refugees in Ichigaya 33%
- The cream of the crop Weapon has been enforced to the maximum 32%
- Bomber The number of enemies killed by launcher is over 100 32%
- Seeker in Ichigaya Collected all souvenirs in Ichigaya 31%
- Perfect timing Attacks evaded 100 times 30%
- Hard to die 50 near death situations survived 30%
- Love money Your money is over ￥10,000 29%
- Origin Defeated a boss at Bujutsukan station 25%
- Messiah of Bujutsukan Rescued refugees in Bujutsukan 25%
- Sword master Your sword skill is over 20 25%
- Masculine girl Weight limit is over 200 25%
- Gun master Your Machine gun skill is over 20 24%
- Last Concert Acquire the legend guitar at Bujutsukan 24%
- Seeker in Bujutsukan Collected all souvenirs in Bujutsukan 23%
- Reliable partner 3 types of drones summoned 23%
- Modification master Weapon has been modified 100 times 23%
- Life time of the machine Defeated a boss at Akihabara station 21%
- Complete reading Complete collecting all the comics from Akihabara 21%
- Messiah of Akihabara Rescued refugees in Aakihabara 20%
- Seeker in Akihabara Collected all souvenirs in Akihabara 20%
- Hidden truth Defeated a boss at The ground of Shinjuku 19%
- Gangland war Repel the corrupted Yakuza at Shinjuku Jingi-cho 19%
- Messiah of The ground of Shinjuku Rescued refugees in The ground of Shinjuku 18%
- Tiger at the front gate, Wolf at the back gate Defeated a boss at Asakusa station 18%
- Reinforcement master Weapons have been reinforced 100 times 18%
- Messiah of Roppongi Rescued refugees in Roppongi 17%
- Asakusa local products Completed Yoshitaka's mission in Asakusa 17%
- End period Defeated a boss at Ropponngi station 17%
- Stand! Bow! Found a school on the ground 17%
- Messiah of Asakusa Rescued refugees in Asakusa 16%
- Seeker in The ground of Shinjuku Collected all souvenirs in The ground of Shinjuku 16%
- Seeker in Roppongi Collected all souvenirs in Roppongi 16%
- Healthy child Your stamina is over 200 16%
- Seeker in Asakusa Collected all souvenirs in Asakusa 16%
- Launcher master Your Launcher skill is over 20 16%
- Rescue completed Rescued all the refugees 13%
- Destroyer The attack power of your weapon is over 10,000 11%
- Research completed Acquire all the souvenir 11%
- Full of energy Your life is over 1500 10%
- Rapid fire The attack speed of your weapon is over 1,000 9.1%
- Shopping spree The amount of money spent on shopping is over ¥30,000 8.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.