When does TEKKEN 8 get good?

Best at the start. First-hour reviews are more positive (54%) than after 20h (47%): it wears off over time. The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.

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TEKKEN 8

Jan 25, 2024 Steam: Mixed

Best at the start

Started playing 88% of owners

Steam reviews 57% positive of 73,167

What the data shows

First-hour reviews are more positive (54%) than after 20h (47%): it wears off over time.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
88% 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.

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Based on all 73,424 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 21.1h for positive, 90.3h 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 (87.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (47)

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What a rush! Performed 5 Heat Bursts. (Excluding offline player battles) 100%
Let the blistering sands consume you. Triggered 10 Tornados. (Excluding offline player battles) 99%
Your fate is already decided. Activated Heat 5 times with a Heat Engager. (Excluding offline player battles) 96%
Under the divine protection of Sirius. Healed an overall total of 500 damage in recoverable health. (Excluding offline player battles) 94%
No pain, no gain! Dealt 2000 damage in Practice mode. 94%
That was too easy! Achieved a perfect victory. (Excluding offline player battles) 90%
Outstanding! Achieved a great victory. (Excluding offline player battles) 88%
Now it's time to destroy you. Dealt an overall total of 1000 damage while in rage mode. (Excluding offline player battles) 87%
Behold, the fruits of my labors. Dealt 70+ damage in an air combo. (Excluding offline player battles) 84%
Fear my wrath. Dealt 20 Heat Smashes. (Excluding offline player battles) 82%
You're in for it now! Saved a custom character in Character Customization. 79%
Excellent! Play a total of 10 online battles of any kind. 77%
You think you can stop me? Performed 10 Heat Dashes. (Excluding offline player battles) 71%
(That's how a true champion fights!) Dealt 20 Rage Arts. (Excluding offline player battles) 71%
(You never learn.) Performed a Floor Blast. (Excluding offline player battles) 70%
... Performed a Hard Floor Break. (Excluding offline player battles) 70%
Sorry for getting rough back there. Performed a Wall Bound. (Excluding offline player battles) 70%
Just relax. You can do it. Won a Ranked Match. 69%
Your money is my money! Obtained an overall total of 10,000,000G. 68%
Come on, just try and kill me. Performed a Hard Wall Break. (Excluding offline player battles) 65%
I aspire to greater heights! Got promoted to Brawler. 64%
Resuming mission. Performed a Wall Blast. (Excluding offline player battles) 61%
I'm actually pretty strong. Got promoted to Warrior. 56%
I'll give you a rematch anytime, guv. Won a Player Match. 53%
Come, humanity! Unleash the dogs of war! Finished Chapter 1 of The Dark Awakens. 50%
There's no way you can stop me. Got promoted to Vanquisher. 49%
Do you want to learn Marshall Arts? Completed 5 Combo Challenges. 48%
How do you take your coffee? Reached the lowest area of the Ortiz Farm stage. (Excluding offline player battles) 48%
Congrats on the victory! Won the Arcade Quest Gong Tournament. 46%
You aren't alone anymore. Finished Chapter 7 of The Dark Awakens. 38%
I'll put an end to this. Finished Arcade Battle. 36%
I would do well to follow your example. Achieved a 30-hit chain during Operation Rebellion in The Dark Awakens. 35%
I'll live on, together with my sins. Finished Chapter 12 of The Dark Awakens. 33%
Hope Finished Chapter 15 of The Dark Awakens with Jin Kazama victorious. 32%
(This one's in the bag!) Practiced with the tips on in Replays & Tips. 24%
The fists reveal the fighter. Fought against your own Ghost. 23%
A new star rising in the world of TEKKEN! Won the Arcade Quest Kobushi Dojo Tournament. 20%
(Initiating Analysis) Defeated 10 CPU Ghosts in Super Ghost Battle. 20%
Get ready for the next battle! Finished Arcade Quest. 19%
All is vanity. Defeated a player's Ghost. 18%
Please don't tell my father. Won a Group Match. 18%
This should be fun. Finished 5 Character Episode stories. 16%
My moves are way faster than yours. Performed 20 Devilish hits in Tekken Ball. (Excluding offline player battles) 11%
Godfather Defeated Harada_TEKKEN in Super Ghost Battle. 11%
Power isn't everything. Finished 10 Character Episode stories. 11%
Despair Finished Chapter 15 of The Dark Awakens with Kazuya Mishima victorious. 5.0%
A fight is about survival. Unlocked all achievements. 2.8%

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