FINAL FANTASY
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 10h it's 1 in 30 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 55% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “A Hero's Journey” (Saved Princess Sarah by defeating Garland) and “Earth's Blessing” (Restored the Earth Crystal's light): from 100% to 72% of starters.
- 83% 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 8,934 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 15.3h for positive, 3.8h 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 (82.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- A Hero's Journey Saved Princess Sarah by defeating Garland. 100%
- Earth's Blessing Restored the Earth Crystal's light. Most players quit here 72% −28
- Rekindled Flame Restored the Fire Crystal's light. 67% −4
- Revitalizing Waters Restored the Water Crystal's light. 63% −5
- Wind's Caress Restored the Wind Crystal's light. 62% −1
- Prophecy Foretold Defeated Chaos and restored peace to the world. 55% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (24)
story milestone ending side
- A Hero's Journey Saved Princess Sarah by defeating Garland. 100%
- Apprentice Warrior Defeated 100 monsters. 97%
- Field Research - Basic Completed 10% of the Bestiary entries. 96%
- Thrifty Spender Obtained 10,000 gil. 88%
- Experienced Warrior Defeated 300 monsters. 86%
- Legendary Warrior Defeated 500 monsters. 80%
- Rookie Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 10% of the chests. 78%
- Smart Saver Obtained 50,000 gil. 77%
- Moneybags Obtained 100,000 gil. 74%
- Earth's Blessing Restored the Earth Crystal's light. 72%
- Rekindled Flame Restored the Fire Crystal's light. 67%
- Field Research - Advanced Completed 50% of the Bestiary entries. 67%
- Veteran Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 50% of the chests. 65%
- Token of Courage Gained titles of courage from Bahamut. 65%
- Revitalizing Waters Restored the Water Crystal's light. 63%
- Adventurous Wayfarer Traveled to all the map locations. 62%
- Wind's Caress Restored the Wind Crystal's light. 62%
- Sword of Myth Obtained Excalibur. 56%
- Prophecy Foretold Defeated Chaos and restored peace to the world. 55%
- Seasoned Hero Reached level 50 for all party members. 49%
- Hidden Game Played the 15 Puzzle game. 33%
- Legendary Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 100% of the chests. 33%
- Field Research - Professional Completed 100% of the Bestiary entries. 26%
- Master of I Earned all achievements. 25%