Shenmue III

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 1,433 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 15.2h for positive, 3.6h 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 (27.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (64)

• Regular Shopper Bought 10 items at a store 100%
• Babysitter Completed a game of hide-and-seek 84%
• Fat Cat Owned over 1,000 yuan 69%
• Verdant Bridge's Secret Heard an old story about Verdant Bridge 64%
• Super Shopper Bought 100 items at a store 57%
• Gon Trained under Sun and learned the Body Check 53%
• Scenic Point Climbed the bell tower 52%
• Bailu Village Completed key tasks in Bailu 52%
• Village Tycoon Owned over 5,000 yuan 50%
• Dan Saved the fortune teller from a drunk in the Promenade 49%
• Chopping Master Split 1,000 logs of wood 49%
• Novice Gambler Owned over 20,000 tokens 47%
• Inseparable Reunited with Ren Wuying 45%
• Yi Got back the bag that was snatched 42%
• VIP Acquired a VIP Card for the Golden Goose 41%
• Jie Trained under Bei and learned the Reverse Body Check 38%
• Niaowu Completed key tasks in Niaowu 37%
• Old Castle Cross to the other shore in Niaowu to reach the old castle 37%
• Experienced Gambler Owned over 50,000 tokens 33%
• City Magnate Owned over 10,000 yuan 30%
• Capsule Fan Collected 5 series of capsule toys 26%
• Long Time No See Completed "A Reunion With Zhang Shuqin" 20%
• For My Big Brother Gave super rare figurine of "Star Girl" to Shi Baolin 18%
• Long-lasting Legend Won 1st place in a Long Course 18%
• Marvel in the Middle Won 1st place in a Middle Course 18%
• Super Sprinter Won 1st place in a Short Course 18%
• King of Gamblers Owned over 500,000 tokens 17%
• Battle Master Won against 36 people in the arena 17%
• Where Did Zhang Go? Completed "Zhang's Disappearance" 16%
• Shopkeeper? Bought 1,000 items at a store 15%
• Completed Flower, Bird, Wind, & Moon Completed Flower, Bird, Wind, & Moon challenge mission 14%
• Completed Roll it on Top Completed Roll it on Top challenge mission 14%
• Another One Bites the Dust Completed "The Blue Spiders' Poison" 14%
• Completed Lucky Hit Completed Lucky Hit challenge mission 13%
• Technique Master Collected all skill books 13%
• We'll Meet Again Completed "Saving Mr. Zhang" 13%
• Save the Brat! Rescued lost kid 13%
• Completed Frog Race Completed Frog Race challenge mission 12%
• Capsule Star Collected 15 series of capsule toys 12%
• Completed Turtle Race Completed Turtle Race challenge mission 11%
• Rumored Rodman Fished in all spots in Bailu 11%
• Bailu Chan Hunter Found 80 Bailu Chan 9.9%
• Bailu Chan Maniac Found 100 Bailu Chan 9.9%
• Bailu Chan Master Found 120 Bailu Chan 9.9%
• Wild Wild Plant Hoarder Collected all herbs in Bailu 9.9%
• Fancy Martial Artist Acquired all available clothing in the Sailing Venture 9.6%
• Watch What You Eat Acquired Raw Oyster with Chawan Sign 9.6%
• Rumored Fisherman Fished in all spots in Niaowu 9.6%
• Capsule Hero Collected all series of capsule toys 9.6%
• King of Battle Rally Won 1st place in all courses 9.2%
• No Can Opener! Acquired Canned Corn with Chawan Sign 9.2%
• Delicious Shaomai Acquired Crab Shaomai with Chawan Sign 9.2%
• Where Is the Demand? Acquired Monk Maniac with Chawan Sign 9.2%
• You're Not Going to Eat It? Acquired Peking Duck with Chawan Sign 9.2%
• Rice Cake from the Shelf Acquired Snake Power with Chawan Sign 9.2%
• Adept Angler Fished in all available spots 9.2%
• High-Score Master Got the high score in all minigames 9.2%
• Good Karma Completed all subquests 9.2%
• Chawan Sign Pilgrimage Signed Chawan Sign Paper at all locations 8.8%
• Angler Extraordinaire Caught 1,000 fish 8.8%
• Expert Herbalist Collected all available herbs 8.8%
• Wild Wild Plant Master Collected all herbs in Niaowu 8.8%
• Three Years on a Stone Spent over 100 hours waiting for Chawan Signs 8.5%
• Shenmue Hero Unlocked all achievements 8.5%