ActionRPG
CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 38% of players who started
Started playing 96% of owners
Steam reviews 89% positive of 9,169
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 15h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- 38% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Embrace Your Dreams” (Cleared the Prologue) and “He Wouldn't Betray Us” (Cleared Chapter 1): from 98% to 81% of starters.
- 96% 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 9,226 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 20.2h for positive, 13.4h 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 (95.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Embrace Your Dreams Cleared the Prologue. 98% −2
- He Wouldn't Betray Us Cleared Chapter 1. Most players quit here 81% −18
- We're Not Monsters Cleared Chapter 2. 69% −12
- Angels Dream of One Thing Cleared Chapter 3. 61% −8
- Where Did Everyone Go? Cleared Chapter 4. 55% −6
- Protect Your SOLDIER Honor Cleared Chapter 5. 50% −5
- Did Genesis Really Die? Cleared Chapter 6. 48% −2
- I May Abandon Shinra Cleared Chapter 7. 44% −4
- I'll Come Visit Cleared Chapter 8. 43% −2
- We'll All Be Heroes Cleared Chapter 9. 41% −2
- Thanks to You, Zack Cleared Chapter 10. 38% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (51)
story milestone ending side
- Come and Get It Won a battle for the first time. 100%
- Embrace Your Dreams Cleared the Prologue. 98%
- Prove Your Honor to Me Performed a limit break for the first time. 98%
- He Wouldn't Betray Us Cleared Chapter 1. 81%
- We're Not Monsters Cleared Chapter 2. 69%
- Got Materia Fusion Down Performed materia fusion for the first time. 63%
- Angels Dream of One Thing Cleared Chapter 3. 61%
- Where Did Everyone Go? Cleared Chapter 4. 55%
- Protect Your SOLDIER Honor Cleared Chapter 5. 50%
- First-Rate SOLDIER Defeated all virtual data in the Training Room. 49%
- Did Genesis Really Die? Cleared Chapter 6. 48%
- Hero of the Wutai War? Received highest evaluation from Lazard for Assault on Fort Tamblin. 45%
- I May Abandon Shinra Cleared Chapter 7. 44%
- I'll Come Visit Cleared Chapter 8. 43%
- We'll All Be Heroes Cleared Chapter 9. 41%
- Immovable Object Defeated all enemies in Defense of the Junon Perimeter. 40%
- Missions Completed: 25% Completed 25% of all missions. 38%
- Everyone's Hero Saved everyone calling for help during the assault on the Shinra Building in Chapter 3. 38%
- Thanks to You, Zack Cleared Chapter 10. 38%
- Master Mako Stone Miner Prevented the Materia Room from being shut down. 35%
- Shinra's Squats Champion Achieved victory against the SOLDIER 2nd Class in the physical fitness test. 32%
- Cell Raider Checked all cells on the 67th floor of the Shinra Building. 31%
- Bingo! Guessed the exact number in the number-guessing game. 29%
- Wutai's Nemesis Caught all the Wutai spies that had infiltrated Midgar. 26%
- Fan Club Savior Helped every fan club continue their activities. 25%
- Cage Opener Opened the path to the Cage of Binding. 24%
- Master Blender Blended a perfume with the perfect amount of oil. 23%
- Master Infiltrator Infiltrated the mako excavation facility without being discovered once. 22%
- Slicin' SOLDIER Cut down every incoming shell. 22%
- Missions Completed: 50% Completed 50% of all missions. 20%
- Godlike Rated to have "godlike speed" in collecting materia. 20%
- Overpowered Dealt 99,999 damage to an enemy. 19%
- Midgar Full of Flowers Constructed every flower wagon type. 18%
- Seven Wonders Expert Learned about all of Nibelheim's Seven Wonders. 18%
- Precise Restoration Achieved 100% recovery with the Mako Recovery Unit. 16%
- Zack the Sniper Did not allow a single gun bull head to escape while sniping. 16%
- Missions Completed: 75% Completed 75% of all missions. 14%
- Banora Treasures Collected all items and arrived at Angeal's house before the Banora airstrike. 13%
- Of Significant Worth Judged by Hojo to be a "SOLDIER member of significant worth" in the Fusion Chamber. 13%
- Limit Break Collector Obtained all DMW images. 13%
- SOLDIER of Legend Cleared the game in Hard Mode. 12%
- Shop Completionist Unlocked all shops. 11%
- Fan Club Aficionado Joined every fan club. 11%
- Divine Rule Broken Defeated Minerva. 11%
- Waterfall Chaser Collected ten chests coming down the waterfall in the hills of Gongaga. 9.2%
- Mission Completionist Completed 100% of all missions. 8.9%
- Genji Equipment Collected all Genji equipment. 8.4%
- DMW Master Achieved 100% progress for all DMW. 8.2%
- Mail Completionist Received mail from all senders. 8.0%
- Good Match For Aerith Told by Bruno that you and Aerith "make a good couple." 7.4%
- My Living Legacy Unlocked all achievements. 5.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.