RPG
FINAL FANTASY V
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 40% of players who started
Started playing 89% of owners
Steam reviews 90% positive of 2,551
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 35h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 40% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Return Home” and “Four Hearts Together”: from 53% to 40% of starters.
- 89% 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 2,561 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 32.7h for positive, 18.6h 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 (88.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Take the First Step Saved Lenna and Galuf and joined their party. 100%
- Passion- Essence of Wind Received power from the wind crystal. 94% −6
- Devotion- Essence of Water Received power from the water crystal. 82% −12
- Courage- Essence of Flame Received power from the fire crystal. 77% −6
- Endangered Creature Discovered a black chocobo. 71% −5
- Ancient Relic Obtained an airship. 69% −2
- Hope- Essence of Earth Received power from the earth crystal. 65% −4
- Whole New Realm Arrived in Galuf's world. 64% −2
- Entrusted Hearts Obtained a submarine. 57% −7
- Powers Bequeathed Krile received Galuf's abilities. 55% −2
- The Return Home Defeated Exdeath and returned to the original world. 53% −2
- Four Hearts Together Defeated Neo Exdeath and restored peace to the world. Most players quit here 40% −13
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (39)
story milestone ending side
- Take the First Step Saved Lenna and Galuf and joined their party. 100%
- Passion- Essence of Wind Received power from the wind crystal. 94%
- Apprentice Warrior Defeated 100 monsters. 90%
- Thrifty Spender Obtained 10,000 gil. 86%
- Field Research- Basic Completed 10% of the Bestiary entries. 83%
- Devotion- Essence of Water Received power from the water crystal. 82%
- Rookie Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 10% of the chests. 82%
- Courage- Essence of Flame Received power from the fire crystal. 77%
- Endangered Creature Discovered a black chocobo. 71%
- Smart Saver Obtained 100,000 gil. 70%
- Ancient Relic Obtained an airship. 69%
- Job Trainee Mastered one job. 67%
- Hope- Essence of Earth Received power from the earth crystal. 65%
- Whole New Realm Arrived in Galuf's world. 64%
- Experienced Warrior Defeated 1,000 monsters. 63%
- Senior Worker Mastered 5 kinds of jobs. 59%
- Entrusted Hearts Obtained a submarine. 57%
- Moneybags Obtained 500,000 gil. 56%
- Powers Bequeathed Krile received Galuf's abilities. 55%
- Field Research- Advanced Completed 50% of the Bestiary entries. 54%
- Veteran Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 50% of the chests. 54%
- The Return Home Defeated Exdeath and returned to the original world. 53%
- Learning- Elementary Learned 10 kinds of blue magic techniques. 50%
- Legendary Warrior Defeated 2,000 monsters. 48%
- Master Mimic Obtained the secret job class. 45%
- Fabled Weapons Obtained all 12 sealed weapons. 43%
- Four Hearts Together Defeated Neo Exdeath and restored peace to the world. 40%
- Lead Operator Mastered 15 kinds of jobs. 39%
- Piano Maestro Became a master pianist. 35%
- Seasoned Hero Reached level 50 for all party members. 30%
- Ultimate Dragon Defeated Shinryu. 29%
- Ultimate Machine Defeated Omega. 28%
- Management Laborer Mastered all jobs. 23%
- Adventurous Wayfarer Traveled to all the map locations. 21%
- Learning- Genius Learned all kinds of blue magic techniques. 18%
- Item Detector Obtained all hidden items. 17%
- Legendary Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 100% of the chests. 14%
- Field Research- Professional Completed 100% of the Bestiary entries. 12%
- Master of V Earned all achievements. 11%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.