When does Shantae and the Seven Sirens get good?

Give it 7 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 10h it's 1 in 14 (7%). Fully opens up by hour 10.

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Shantae and the Seven Sirens

May 28, 2020 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 7 hours

Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 83% of owners

Steam reviews 90% positive of 2,051

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 10h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
Fully opens up by hour 10.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
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 2,068 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 12.4h for positive, 5.9h 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 (83.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (40)

Collector Obtain a Monster Card. 100%
Welcome To Arena Town Took the tour! 94%
A rose by any other name... Defeated the first Siren. 84%
A Full Set Have three Monster Cards equipped at once. 81%
Hidden Village Reach Tree Town. 77%
Raise Sea Level Use the valve. 75%
Mega Busted Defeated the second Siren. 72%
Truly Tell-Tale Obtain the Lucky Amulet. 70%
Second Sight Uncovered a possible threat. 69%
Underwater Explorer Enter the Sea Lab. 68%
Not Worm Food Defeated the third Siren. 64%
A Fortified Front Ascend to Armor Town. 63%
Shocking Solution Open a Shock Machine. 61%
Duped! Fell for a double cross. 61%
Sunken Ship Locate the sunken ship remains. 60%
Tangle with the Angle. Defeated the fourth Siren. 59%
Dangerous Dances Learn all magical dances. 58%
That's the Spirit! Complete a Ghostly Quest. 57%
Final Form Obtain all magical forms. 55%
A real brain buster Defeated the fifth Siren. 55%
Shut Down Deactivate all the Towers. 54%
Hidden Treasure Unearth a buried treasure. 53%
Larger than Life Defeated the Empress Siren. 53%
Saving the Day Complete the adventure! 52%
Sheer Perfection? Revitalize cellular functions. 39%
All Sales Final Upgrade all magic to max. 32%
Contest Winner Win the highest total in a Hula Contest. 31%
It's Electrifying! Shock a circus squid. 31%
Refreshing Rewards Turn an enemy to an ally by helping them heal. 28%
A New Challenge Complete the game in Beginner or Definitive Mode. 23%
Fully Charged Open all Shock Machines. 16%
Slime Time Witness every magical outcome with Slimes. 14%
Ancient Discoveries Unearthed all secrets. 12%
Turned over every rock Complete the adventure with 100% completion! 10%
Complete Collection Collect all Monster Cards. 8.3%
Squid Saver Complete the game without any Health upgrades and all Heart Squids collected. 4.9%
Card Shark Complete the game in Rule Breaker or Full Deck Mode. 4.8%
Sight Unseen Avoid startling the Lobster Girl throughout the adventure. 4.7%
In the blink of an eye Complete the adventure as quickly as possible! 4.2%
Could use a vacation Complete the adventure with 100% completion as quickly as possible! 3.8%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.