When does DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO get good?

Give it 2 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 10h it's 1 in 6 (16%). The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.

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DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO

Oct 10, 2024 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 2 hours

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 80% of owners

Steam reviews 86% positive of 73,097

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 10h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
80% 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 73,637 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 13.5h for positive, 23.1h 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 (80.1% 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 (50)

story milestone ending side

Rookie Warrior Reached Player Level 5. 100%
A Taste of Victory Won 10 matches. 99%
Rookie Title Collector Earned a title. 87%
New Challengers Unlocked 10 characters. (Excludes add-on characters) 86%
Zenionnaire Earned a total of 1,000,000 Zeni. 77%
Prepping For Battle Customized a character. 72%
Big Spender Spent a total of 1,000,000 Zeni. 67%
Come forth, Shenron! Summoned Shenron and had a wish granted. 61%
Encounter with New Rivals Fought in 3 Online Battles. 58%
Come forth, Super Shenron! Summoned Super Shenron and had a wish granted. 55%
A Gathering of Rivals Unlocked 40 characters. (Excludes add-on characters) 53%
Winning Streak Won 100 matches. 48%
I Can Never Get Enough! Completed Goku's Saga. 46%
The Changing Future Completed the "The Changing Future" chapter of Goku's Saga. 41%
Mind Your Own Business... Completed Vegeta's Saga. 36%
Seasoned Warrior Reached Player Level 20. 33%
Title Collector Earned 100 titles. 32%
Fated Confrontation Viewed 20 special Banter scenes. 31%
Pushing the Limit Completed the "Pushing the Limit" chapter of Goku's Saga. 31%
Side by Side Completed the "Side by Side" chapter of Goku's Saga. 31%
World Tournament Champion Achieved victory in the World Tournament. 29%
I'm Not a Kid Anymore! Completed Gohan's Saga. 29%
A Little Something Obtained 10 different Ability Items. 28%
Other World Tournament Master Achieved victory in the Other World Tournament. 25%
Tournament of Power Top Dog Achieved victory in the Tournament of Power. 25%
Cell Games Champion Achieved victory in the Cell Games. 24%
Tournament of Destroyers Dominator Achieved victory in the Tournament of Destroyers. 22%
A Mentor's Guidance Completed the "A Mentor's Guidance" chapter of Piccolo's Saga. 22%
The Strongest Warrior Completed the "The Strongest Warrior" chapter of Gohan's Saga. 22%
Zero Mortal Plan Completed Goku Black's Saga. 21%
The Atrocious Emperor Completed Frieza's Saga. 20%
Sorry to Keep You Waiting... Completed Piccolo's Saga. 20%
Parental Bond Completed the "Parental Bond" chapter of Vegeta's Saga. 19%
Number One Spot Completed the "Number One Spot" chapter of Vegeta's Saga. 18%
Mortal or God, I Won't Lose! Completed Future Trunks's Saga. 17%
Connected Rivals Fought in 100 Online Battles. 16%
Strength Is Justice Completed Jiren's Saga. 16%
Shining Hope Completed the "Shining Hope" chapter of Future Trunks's Saga. 16%
Proof of Justice Completed the "Proof of Justice" chapter of Goku Black's Saga. 14%
Showing Off Completely edited a Player Card. 13%
Inherited Pride Completed the "Inherited Pride" chapter of Future Trunks's Saga. 13%
Embarking toward Tomorrow Completed the "Embarking toward Tomorrow" chapter of Future Trunks's Saga. 12%
Frieza Force Joins the Fray Completed the "Frieza Force Joins the Fray" chapter of Frieza's Saga. 11%
Come forth, Porunga! Summoned Porunga and had a wish granted. 11%
Ready for Anything Obtained 50 different Ability Items. 11%
True Strength Completed the "True Strength" chapter of Jiren's Saga. 10%
The All-Knowing Complete 21 Sagas in Episode Battle 6.7%
Dream Battle Completed 30 Bonus Battles. 5.6%
A Flair for Fighting Viewed 20 Special Finishers. 4.1%
Sparking! Completed all achievements. 2.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.