When does DAEMON X MACHINA get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 10h it's 1 in 7 (14%). The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.

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DAEMON X MACHINA

Feb 13, 2020 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 60% of owners

Steam reviews 84% positive of 6,882

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 10h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 60% 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 6,957 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 14.6h for positive, 5.3h 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 (59.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (61)

story milestone ending side

Rank D Mercenary Reached mercenary rank D. 100%
Tenacious Cleared 10 missions. 87%
Rookie Destroyed 500 enemy AI. 76%
Rank C Mercenary Reached mercenary rank C. 66%
Bullet Master Brought bullet weapons to 50 missions. 61%
Target Eliminator Brought missiles to 20 missions. 59%
Arsenal Doctor Brought support equipment to 20 missions. 57%
Tactics Expert Defeated every member of the Steel Knights. 55%
Rank B Mercenary Reached mercenary rank B. 48%
Decisive Cleared 50 missions. 43%
Rank A Mercenary Reached mercenary rank A. 43%
Valkyrie Host Defeated every member of Panzer Crown. 43%
Blade Master Brought blades to 50 missions. 37%
Humanity Regained Surgically reverse a body modification. 36%
WELCOME TO YOUR BATTLEFIELD Cleared all Offer Missions. 34%
Thanatos Corps Defeated every member of Terrors. 29%
Humanity Renounced Reached the maximum body modification level. 24%
Soul Full o' Femto Brought laser weapons to 50 missions. 22%
Aviator Down Defeated Aviator for the first time. 19%
Dominator Completed all missions. 18%
Smells Like Victory Brought bazookas to 50 missions. 16%
Battle Hardened Cleared 100 missions. 15%
Psychic Shooter Brought blitz to 20 missions. 14%
Veteran Pilot Destroyed 3,000 enemy AI. 14%
Defense Master Brought shields to 20 missions. 14%
Teen Mercenary Corps Defeated every member of Immortal Innocence. 12%
Aegis Brigade Defeated every member of the Five Hells. 11%
Steel Champion Threw 50 punches. 9.7%
Aviator Hunter Obtained all equipment that can be developed from Aviator. 9.7%
Outlaw Gang Defeated every member of the Western VII. 9.5%
Eclipse Appearance Eclipse appeared during a mission. 7.9%
Snatcher Hunter Obtained all equipment that can be developed from Snatcher. 7.9%
Dominator Hunter Obtained all equipment that can be developed from the Dominator. 7.5%
Elite Mercenary Division Defeated every member of Bullet Works. 6.7%
Headhunter Brought grenades to 20 missions. 6.7%
War God Defeated Solomon. 6.0%
Eclipse Hunter Obtained all equipment that can be developed from Eclipse. 5.5%
Infinite Reach Brought sniper rifles to 50 missions. 5.4%
Nightmare Hunter Obtained all equipment that can be developed from Nightmare. 5.4%
Cunning Survivor Cleared 150 missions. 5.2%
Ice Cream Clique Bought ice cream over 50 times. 5.2%
Stop-Motion Shooter Brought rail guns to 20 missions. 4.0%
Gunfort Hunter Obtained all equipment that can be developed from Gunfort. 4.0%
Rebellion Hunter Obtained all equipment that can be developed from Rebellion. 3.8%
Explosives Expert Brought mines to 20 missions. 3.5%
Spark Trickster Brought arc guns to 50 missions. 3.3%
Dreadnought Hunter Obtained all equipment that can be developed from Dreadnought. 3.3%
Bolt Hunter Obtained all equipment that can be developed from Bolt. 3.3%
Shotgun Master Brought shotguns to 50 missions. 3.2%
Jamming Controller Brought radar jammer to 20 missions. 3.0%
Acid Downpour Brought acid guns to 50 missions. 3.0%
Exceptional Completed all mission side goals. 2.8%
Triumphant Cleared 200 missions. 2.8%
Pyromaniac Brought flamethrowers to 50 missions. 2.8%
Armor Collector Completed all armor sets. 2.2%
Legendary Warrior Cleared 250 missions. 2.0%
Oppressive Gravity Brought gravity guns to 50 missions. 1.5%
Ace Pilot Destroyed 20,000 enemy AI. 1.2%
Weapon Collector Completed all weapon sets. 1.0%
Extermination King Destroyed 50,000 enemy AI. 0.8%
Extermination Legend Destroyed 100,000 enemy AI. 0.8%

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