FINAL FANTASY IV
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (29%); after 15h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- 53% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Inflammatory Decisions” (Accidentally destroyed the village of Mist) and “The Light's Chosen” (Climbed Mt. Ordeals and became a paladin): from 100% to 82% 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 3,130 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 20.4h for positive, 12.9h 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 (83.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Inflammatory Decisions Accidentally destroyed the village of Mist. 100%
- The Light's Chosen Climbed Mt. Ordeals and became a paladin. Most players quit here 82% −18
- Overcoming Grief Defeated Cagnazzo, the Lord of Water. 78% −4
- Reforged Love Defeated Barbariccia, the Lord of Wind. 72% −6
- To the Depths Arrived in the underworld. 71% −1
- Inflamed Anger Defeated Rubicante, the Lord of Fire. 67% −3
- To the Moon Obtained the Lunar Whale and landed on the moon. 64% −3
- Rematch Defeated the four elemental lords again. 62% −2
- To the Blue Planet Defeated Zeromus and restored peace to the world. 53% −9
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (30)
story milestone ending side
- Inflammatory Decisions Accidentally destroyed the village of Mist. 100%
- Apprentice Warrior Defeated 100 monsters. 96%
- Field Research- Basic Completed 10% of the Bestiary entries. 93%
- Rookie Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 10% of the chests. 90%
- Thrifty Spender Obtained 10,000 gil. 88%
- The Light's Chosen Climbed Mt. Ordeals and became a paladin. 82%
- Overcoming Grief Defeated Cagnazzo, the Lord of Water. 78%
- Experienced Warrior Defeated 500 monsters. 76%
- Smart Saver Obtained 100,000 gil. 74%
- Reforged Love Defeated Barbariccia, the Lord of Wind. 72%
- To the Depths Arrived in the underworld. 71%
- Field Research- Advanced Completed 50% of the Bestiary entries. 69%
- Veteran Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 50% of the chests. 67%
- Inflamed Anger Defeated Rubicante, the Lord of Fire. 67%
- Moneybags Obtained 500,000 gil. 66%
- To the Moon Obtained the Lunar Whale and landed on the moon. 64%
- Rematch Defeated the four elemental lords again. 62%
- Legendary Warrior Defeated 1000 monsters. 61%
- Sword of Myth Obtained Excalibur. 56%
- To the Blue Planet Defeated Zeromus and restored peace to the world. 53%
- Power Unleashed Obtained all sealed equipment. 48%
- Summon Master Learned all non-secret summon magic. 45%
- Seasoned Hero Reached level 70 for all party members. 34%
- Tail of Myth Exchanged the pink tail for Adamant Armor. 25%
- Legendary Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 100% of the chests. 22%
- Adventurous Wayfarer Traveled to all the map locations. 21%
- Summon Collector Found and learned all secret summon magic. 19%
- Item Detector Obtained all hidden items. 18%
- Field Research- Professional Completed 100% of the Bestiary entries. 16%
- Master of IV Earned all achievements. 15%