RPG
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 29% of players who started
Started playing 80% of owners
Steam reviews 85% positive of 8,800
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 15h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 29% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Adventure Begins” (Visited the mainland for the first time) and “Klaudia's Curiosity” (Attended a tea party with Ryza and Klaudia): from 100% to 50% of starters.
- 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 8,855 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 40.9h for positive, 15.5h 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 (79.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Adventure Begins Visited the mainland for the first time. 100%
- Klaudia's Curiosity Attended a tea party with Ryza and Klaudia. Most players quit here 50% −50
- Creeping Shadows Witnessed the rise of a strange beast. 50%
- Built a Hideaway Built a secret hideout for everyone. 49% −1
- Castle Dragon Defeated the dragon at the old castle. 42% −6
- A Stupid Argument Learned about the history of Ryza and the others. 39% −3
- A Lost World Laid eyes on the Underworld. 39% −1
- Overnight Campout Spent the night camping in the Underworld. 38%
- A New Hand Helped Empel regain his former strength. 36% −2
- The Abandoned Tower Visited the Holy Tower of Pynnor and learn the truth. 34% −2
- A Manmade Island Entered the Kurken Bunker. 33% −1
- An Island Reborn Created the Crimson Stone and saved Kurken Island. 29% −4
- Beyond the Present Saw everyone move on to chase their dreams. 29%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (49)
story milestone ending side
- The Adventure Begins Visited the mainland for the first time. 100%
- Alchemic Talent Synthesized for the first time. 79%
- Find the Kurken Fruit! Created the Reaper's Scythe. 62%
- I'm a Lumberjack! Created the Woodcutter's Axe. 57%
- Klaudia's Curiosity Attended a tea party with Ryza and Klaudia. 50%
- Creeping Shadows Witnessed the rise of a strange beast. 50%
- Built a Hideaway Built a secret hideout for everyone. 49%
- Fishing Master Created the Fishing Rod. 43%
- I'm Crushing It! Created the Hammer. 42%
- Castle Dragon Defeated the dragon at the old castle. 42%
- Weapon Forger Installed a Power Reactor at the secret hideout. 42%
- Bug Catcher Created the Bug Net. 40%
- A Stupid Argument Learned about the history of Ryza and the others. 39%
- It's a Small World Installed the Gathering Synthesizer at the secret hideout. 39%
- A Lost World Laid eyes on the Underworld. 39%
- Overnight Campout Spent the night camping in the Underworld. 38%
- A New Hand Helped Empel regain his former strength. 36%
- Item Cloner Installed the Multiplicauldron at the secret hideout. 35%
- Secret Treasure Found one treasure chest. 35%
- The Abandoned Tower Visited the Holy Tower of Pynnor and learn the truth. 34%
- Detonate and Decimate! Created the Bomb Rod. 34%
- Godly Puni Defeated the Shining Puni. 33%
- A Manmade Island Entered the Kurken Bunker. 33%
- Queen of Darkness Defeated the Queen of Darkness. 30%
- An Island Reborn Created the Crimson Stone and saved Kurken Island. 29%
- Beyond the Present Saw everyone move on to chase their dreams. 29%
- Fallen Champion Defeated the Noble Paladin. 28%
- The First Step Wrote a record of one exploration. 28%
- Island Specialty Helped create Rasen Pudding. 28%
- Furry White Wanderer Saved the goat you met on your travels. 26%
- Fierce Valley King Defeated the Savage Assassin. 26%
- Holy Tower Sentinel Defeated the Mirage Master. 24%
- True Firepower! Found and installed all Power Reactors. 24%
- Rainmaker Defeated the King of Storms. 24%
- Legendary Giant Defeated the Eternal Sculpture. 23%
- Musclebound Alchemist Got Ryza's battle level to 50. 21%
- Treasure Hunter Found all treasure chests. 20%
- Popular Islander Completed requests to get Peter to interview you. 16%
- Elemental Slayer Defeated all 5 Great Elements. 14%
- Total Mastery Got Ryza's alchemy level to 99. 14%
- Lost Alchemy Tome Obtained the Revelation Book. 13%
- Our Adventure Memory Wrote a record of every exploration. 12%
- True Queen of Shadows Defeated the Queen of Shadows. 10%
- The Courageous One Became a Braver. 9.4%
- Fully Fatal Drive Activated everyone's Fatal Drive. 9.4%
- Ultra Alchemy Created an item with Item Level 99. 8.6%
- World Creator Created a bottle with Gathering Synthesizer Level 51. 8.5%
- Alchemy Master Obtained all recipes. 8.1%
- Atelier Ryza Earned all trophies. 6.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.