Muv-Luv Alternative
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 92% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 20+ hours (96%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 93% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 66% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “The Light of Other Days” (Completed Episode 1): only 90% of starters get there.
- 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 3,847 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 43h for positive, 34h 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 (75.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Light of Other Days Completed Episode 1 Most players quit here 90% −10
- Soldier, Ask Not Completed Episode 2 87% −3
- Across the Island Completed Episode 3 86% −1
- Hollow Glory Completed Episode 4 83% −3
- Coming Home Completed Episode 5 81% −2
- Insatiable Ambition Completed Episode 6 78% −3
- Unforgiven Completed Episode 7 75% −3
- No Tears Left to Shed Completed Episode 8 73% −2
- The Unending Fight Completed Episode 9 68% −5
- A Crack in Spacetime Completed Episode 10 67% −1
- Love Nucleus Restored order to the multiverse 66% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (19)
story milestone ending side
- ALTERNATIVE Back to the Battlefield! 100%
- The Light of Other Days Completed Episode 1 90%
- Soldier, Ask Not Completed Episode 2 87%
- Across the Island Completed Episode 3 86%
- Hollow Glory Completed Episode 4 83%
- Coming Home Completed Episode 5 81%
- Insatiable Ambition Completed Episode 6 78%
- Unforgiven Completed Episode 7 75%
- No Tears Left to Shed Completed Episode 8 73%
- The Unending Fight Completed Episode 9 68%
- A Crack in Spacetime Completed Episode 10 67%
- Love Nucleus Restored order to the multiverse 66%
- Causality Conductor Unlocked CG Gallery 66%
- Guiding Light Unlocked Chapter Select 66%
- Kasumi's Farewell Heard Kasumi's Confession 57%
- Kei's Farewell Read Kei's Testament 17%
- Chizuru's Farewell Read Chizuru's Testament 17%
- Mikoto's Farewell Read Mikoto's Testament 15%
- Miki's Farewell Read Miki's Testament 15%