NEKOPARA Vol. 4
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 96% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (98%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 98% of games we track.
- 54% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Happy Birthday!” (Clear Chapter 1): only 79% of starters get there.
- 87% 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 8,942 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 5.4h for positive, 4.6h 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 (86.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Happy Birthday! Clear Chapter 1 Most players quit here 79% −21
- Hot Spring Joys Clear Chapter 2 69% −10
- Making the Best Cake Clear Chapter 3 64% −5
- Where it All Began Clear Chapter 4 61% −4
- Merry Christmas Clear Chapter 5 57% −4
- New Decision Clear Chapter 6 54% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (19)
story milestone ending side
- Begin Good morning 100%
- Play it in Chinese! Try playing it in Chinese! 88%
- Happy Birthday! Clear Chapter 1 79%
- Hot Spring Joys Clear Chapter 2 69%
- Making the Best Cake Clear Chapter 3 64%
- Where it All Began Clear Chapter 4 61%
- Merry Christmas Clear Chapter 5 57%
- New Decision Clear Chapter 6 54%
- Pet Vanilla Petted Vanilla 53%
- Pet Chocola Petted Chocola 51%
- Pet Maple Petted Maple 50%
- Pet Cinnamon Petted Cinnamon 48%
- Pet Coconut Petted Coconut 48%
- Pet Azuki Petted Azuki 48%
- Pet Shigure Petted Shigure 47%
- Play it in English! Try playing it in English! 33%
- The Jiggle Boing Boing 31%
- Pet Fraise Petted Fraise 30%
- Play it in Japanese! Try playing it in Japanese! 26%