When does Disgaea 5 Complete get good?

Give it 7 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 35h it's 1 in 17 (6%). Fully opens up by hour 35.

How many players finish Disgaea 5 Complete?

36% of players who start reach the ending.

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Disgaea 5 Complete

Oct 22, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 7 hours

Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 37% of players who started

Started playing 58% of owners

Steam reviews 88% positive of 3,587

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 35h it's 1 in 17 (6%).
Fully opens up by hour 35.
36% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “The First Alliance” and “Founding an Army”: from 100% to 79% of starters.
Only 58% 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 3,600 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 64.7h for positive, 15.8h 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 (58.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
The First Alliance Clear Ep. 1: Prelude to Vengeance. "The story of rebellion starts now!" 100%
Founding an Army Clear Ep. 2: Demon General. "Madam Seraphina, hooray!" Most players quit here 79% −21
Some Kind of Gale Clear Ep. 3: His Name is Zeroken. "A silver white shadow that creates a storm..." 66% −13
A Taste of Curry to Come Clear Ep. 4: Yellow, Rabbit, and Curry. "I want curry, I want curry, I want curry, I want curry..." 60% −6
Frozen Wasteland Fight Clear Ep. 5: The One Who Controls Death. "Kill and Recycle!" 55% −5
Bloodis' Big Secret Clear Ep. 6: The Sixth Warrior. "Dance of the Bristle Grass!" 51% −4
Practice Makes...? Clear Ep. 7: Past Struggles Part 1. "Bro!" 48% −3
The Heart of an Innocent Clear Ep. 8: Past Struggles Part 2. "Master!!!" 46% −2
The Supreme One Clear Ep. 9: The New Power. "Guuurrryaaahhh!!!" 43% −2
Toto Bunny's Daughter Clear Ep. 10: The Memorable Special Sweet Curry. "Our...beloved daughter..." 42% −1
Disaster Averted Clear Ep. 11: Netherworld Extinction. "They are all irreplaceable." 41% −1
Among the Flowers Clear Ep. 12: Unbridled Killia. "The one who leaves destruction in his wake." 40% −1
One Is Better Than Two Clear Ep. 13: The Two Killias. "...Yeah, farewell." 39% −1
You're Gorgeous Clear Ep. 14: Seraphina's Secret. "A girl in love is invincible!!!" 38% −1
The Ultimate Skill Clear Ep. 15: The Ultimate Skill. "Excellent..." 37% −1
Crisis Averted Clear Final Ep.: Dedicated to the Precious People. "I'll save her, no matter what!" 37%

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (51)

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The First Alliance Clear Ep. 1: Prelude to Vengeance. "The story of rebellion starts now!" 100%
Switching to Overload! Use an Overload skill for the first time. "Watch closely for the power of an Overlord." 94%
Founding an Army Clear Ep. 2: Demon General. "Madam Seraphina, hooray!" 79%
We Have a Winner! Completely fill the Bonus Gauge. "Take everything!" 72%
Some Kind of Gale Clear Ep. 3: His Name is Zeroken. "A silver white shadow that creates a storm..." 66%
Demon Quest Complete 20 quests. "We'll accept any quest." 66%
A Taste of Curry to Come Clear Ep. 4: Yellow, Rabbit, and Curry. "I want curry, I want curry, I want curry, I want curry..." 60%
Take a Chill Pill Activate Revenge Mode 100 times. "Your hatred makes you powerful!" 60%
Netherworld Night Live Watch 20 skits. "Enjoy the daily lives of demons." 59%
Frozen Wasteland Fight Clear Ep. 5: The One Who Controls Death. "Kill and Recycle!" 55%
Bloodis' Big Secret Clear Ep. 6: The Sixth Warrior. "Dance of the Bristle Grass!" 51%
Gooooooaaaaaallllll! Reach the goal in the Chara Word. "Congratulations!" 51%
Practice Makes...? Clear Ep. 7: Past Struggles Part 1. "Bro!" 48%
Capture Master Capture 100 prisoners. "Round them up!" 48%
A Minor Set Back Get a Game Over. "Let this humiliation fuel your strength." 48%
The Heart of an Innocent Clear Ep. 8: Past Struggles Part 2. "Master!!!" 46%
This Calls For Teamwork Perform a Combo Skill for the first time. "This is the power of bonds!" 45%
Plip! Plip! Jump 1,000 times at the base. "Once you hop, you just can't stop." 44%
The Supreme One Clear Ep. 9: The New Power. "Guuurrryaaahhh!!!" 43%
Toto Bunny's Daughter Clear Ep. 10: The Memorable Special Sweet Curry. "Our...beloved daughter..." 42%
Netherworld in My Pocket Call your Netherworld for the first time. "If you call it...it will come." 41%
Disaster Averted Clear Ep. 11: Netherworld Extinction. "They are all irreplaceable." 41%
Among the Flowers Clear Ep. 12: Unbridled Killia. "The one who leaves destruction in his wake." 40%
One Is Better Than Two Clear Ep. 13: The Two Killias. "...Yeah, farewell." 39%
Netherworld War Victory! Repel a Netherworld in the Item World. "Just another day for you and me in the Netherworld." 39%
You're Gorgeous Clear Ep. 14: Seraphina's Secret. "A girl in love is invincible!!!" 38%
The Ultimate Skill Clear Ep. 15: The Ultimate Skill. "Excellent..." 37%
Crisis Averted Clear Final Ep.: Dedicated to the Precious People. "I'll save her, no matter what!" 37%
Geo Master Nullify all Geo Panels with a Geo Chain of 5 or more. "Find the trick and erase all of them at once!" 36%
Netherworld Solutions Force the Dark Assembly to approve a bill. "In the end, it's all about the 'Aye.' " 36%
The Water Feels Nice Experience the effects of the hot springs in an Item World Mystery Room. "No peeking on the girls' side." 32%
Where the Levels End Level up to Lv 9999. "It's just a destination, not the final stop!" 24%
To Carnfinity and Beyond Enter the Carnage Dimension. "We can't lose to the overwhelming power of Carnage!" 23%
One Percenter Obtain more than 10,000,000,000 HL. "So, whatcha gonna blow it all on?" 23%
Gimme a Trophy! Pass a bill that gives you a Trophy. "Yes, you earned it." 22%
Making It Rain Pass a bill by Paying Up 100,000,000 HL. "I hope it's worth it!" 21%
Unlosing Ranger Status Defeat Proto Darkdeath in the Item World. "Wh-Who is this guy...!?" 20%
Love With an Iron Fist Hit allies inside the base 100 times. "Be gentle." 20%
I Love Board Game Night! Reach the goal in the Chara World on Super Overlord difficulty. "It takes a lot of gaming to get this far." 19%
Aren't You Tired of It...? Eat curry for 100 days straight. "They're demons so they're fine. Please don't try this at home." 19%
Class Master Unlock all character classes. "Master every path possible!" 18%
Seasoned Rocket Rider Discover 100 Netherworlds. "Find new frontiers!" 14%
This Belongs in a Museum Obtain an epic item. "This is sweet!" 13%
A legend in this hand Obtain the legendary weapon in the Item World. "Only the chosen one can equip it..." 12%
Item Polisher Max out an item's level. "Annihilate enemies with the weapons you've modified!" 11%
Greater Netherworld Achieve a population of 100 in the pocket Netherworld. "The pocket Netherworld has gotten pretty crowded." 9.4%
Dimensional Devastation Conquer the Carnage Dimension. (Defeat Carnage Dark) "This is the ultimate power!" 7.5%
Bonus Master Get 50 One Time Bonuses. "You're taking all the bonuses!" 6.0%
Would You Like the Combo? Perform 20 combos. "Finish 'em off all at once!" 4.8%
Damage-oholic Deal over 10,000,000,000 damage. "Blow 'em away!" 4.3%
Vengeance Complete Condition：Obtain all other achievements. 2.6%

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