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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 25% of players who started
Started playing 81% of owners
Steam reviews 86% positive of 7,136
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (47%); after 35h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 25% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “The Battle of Siegval”: only 54% of starters get there.
- 80% 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 7,161 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 43.1h for positive, 23h 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 (80.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Battle of Siegval Completed Chapter 4, and won the battle of Siegval. Most players quit here 54% −46
- A March in the Snow Completed Chapter 7, and rendezvoused with the Centurion. 46% −8
- The Sea Fortress Completed Chapter 11, and made it past the Sea Fortress. 37% −9
- A Reason to Fight Completed Chapter 15, and defeated both Walz and Crymaria. 29% −7
- The Final Choice Completed Chapter 17, and witnessed the end of the war. 27% −3
- Devotion Completed Chapter 18, and ended Belgar's dark ambitions. 25% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (36)
story milestone ending side
- Capable Commander Obtained an A rank on a mission for the first time. 100%
- First of Many Used R&D Facility for the first time. 83%
- Ace Fighter Defeated an enemy ace for the first time. 72%
- A Fruitful Chat Learned an order at the Mess Hall for the first time. 68%
- Upward Mobility One of your squadmates was promoted to Corporal. 65%
- The Battle of Siegval Completed Chapter 4, and won the battle of Siegval. 54%
- Damage Control Completed 10 missions without anyone in critical condition. 52%
- Veteran Soldier One of your classes was promoted to Elite status. 49%
- Hidden Depths Completed a squad story for the first time. 49%
- A March in the Snow Completed Chapter 7, and rendezvoused with the Centurion. 46%
- The Hafen Reborn Developed the Hafen into a heavy tank. 43%
- War Profiteer Earned 1,000,000 DCT cumulatively. 39%
- Daring Rescuer Rescued 10 allies in critical condition. 39%
- The Sea Fortress Completed Chapter 11, and made it past the Sea Fortress. 37%
- Ace Killer Defeated 15 enemy aces. 35%
- Follow my lead! Gave direct commands 15 times. 33%
- Pride of the Federation Obtained A ranks on 20 missions. 32%
- That's an order, soldier! Gave orders 15 times. 29%
- A Reason to Fight Completed Chapter 15, and defeated both Walz and Crymaria. 29%
- The Final Choice Completed Chapter 17, and witnessed the end of the war. 27%
- Devotion Completed Chapter 18, and ended Belgar's dark ambitions. 25%
- Agent of Destruction Defeated 1000 enemy units. 21%
- Military Exemplar Learned all orders. 20%
- Legendary Soldier One of your classes was promoted to Paragon status. 19%
- Our War's End Kept your promise with Riley Miller. 13%
- True Rangers All of your classes were upgraded to max level. 9.2%
- The Federation's Secret Weapon Obtained all ship parts. 8.7%
- Squad E, All Present Recruited all squad members. 8.2%
- Naval Coordination Gave ship orders 15 times. 8.0%
- War Correspondent Watched all event scenes. 5.1%
- Martyr's Courage Triggered a Last Stand 15 times. 5.1%
- The Empire's Worst Nightmare Obtained A ranks on all missions. 4.7%
- Ultimate Tank Squad Obtained all tank parts. 4.6%
- Arms Racer Obtained all infantry weapons. 4.0%
- Valkyrian Chronicler Obtained all achievements. 3.4%
- War Hero Obtained all decorations. 3.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.