Azur Lane Crosswave
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 4h it's 1 in 5 (21%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 77% of games we track.
- 26% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Prologue Complete” (Report: Recording Initialized) and “Chapter 1 Complete” (You've completed Chapter 1's report!): from 88% to 55% of starters.
- 86% 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 7,523 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 284 reviews: 8.6h for positive, 3.9h 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 (86.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Prologue Complete Report: Recording Initialized. 88% −12
- Chapter 1 Complete You've completed Chapter 1's report! Most players quit here 55% −33
- Chapter 2 Complete You've completed Chapter 2's report! 44% −10
- Chapter 3 Complete You've completed Chapter 3's report! 38% −6
- Chapter 4 Complete You've completed Chapter 4's report! 31% −7
- Chapter 5 Complete You've completed Chapter 5's report! 26% −5
- Chapter 6 Complete You've completed Chapter 6's report! 25% −1
- Final Chapter Complete You've completed the Final Chapter's report!! 14% −11
- Duty of the Home Port Watcher You've viewed the ending of Story Mode! 26% +11
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (27)
story milestone ending side
- The Greatest Results of Battle You achieved victory with the highest rank! 100%
- Prologue Complete Report: Recording Initialized. 88%
- Skinship is Necessary You've just started the fun days with your Secretary Ship. 79%
- It's an Allowance from Home You completed a rigging change! 76%
- I'll Work My Hardest Brave new waters with your excellent Secretary Ship! 65%
- Taking Up the Post! You've added a new ally! 59%
- Chapter 1 Complete You've completed Chapter 1's report! 55%
- You're Doing Well, Nya! You responded to Akashi's request! 54%
- Not as Good as Sis, But... You achieved victory with an excellent rank! 47%
- Chapter 2 Complete You've completed Chapter 2's report! 44%
- A Mighty Warrior! You've defeated countless enemies! 41%
- Chapter 3 Complete You've completed Chapter 3's report! 38%
- We Also Have Discounts... You purchased goods from Shiranui! 33%
- Chapter 4 Complete You've completed Chapter 4's report! 31%
- Aim for 100 Points! Strengthened a Skill! 27%
- Chapter 5 Complete You've completed Chapter 5's report! 26%
- Duty of the Home Port Watcher You've viewed the ending of Story Mode! 26%
- Chapter 6 Complete You've completed Chapter 6's report! 25%
- There's Room For Improvement! You've acquired a very rare piece of equipment! 17%
- Final Chapter Complete You've completed the Final Chapter's report!! 14%
- Pudding of Congratulations! You've succeeded in Cognition Awakening! 13%
- Pledge to the Rose Goddess You've made your first Pledge! 11%
- The One Who Sees All You've viewed all events that can occur in Story Mode! 9.3%
- Guardian of the Blue Route You've repelled all rival fleets! 5.6%
- All, Have Assembled You've seen every character's Episodes! 5.1%
- Collector of Paradise You've completed the Gallery Mode! 3.6%
- The Azure You Obtained You've completed Azur Lane: Crosswave! 3.5%