OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Give it 20 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 60h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 60.
- 18% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Journey Begins” (Embarked on a journey) and “Eight Travelers”: from 87% to 51% of starters.
- 91% 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 17,904 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 48.5h for positive, 13.3h 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 (90.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Journey Begins Embarked on a journey. 87% −13
- Eight Travelers Gathered all eight travelers. Most players quit here 51% −36
- Dawn Breaks Returned dawn to the world. 18% −33
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (33)
story milestone ending side
- First Break Broke an enemy for the first time in battle. 100%
- Max Boost Acted at maximum boost for the first time. 87%
- The Journey Begins Embarked on a journey. 87%
- A New Skill Learned a skill for the first time. 85%
- Setting Sail Rode the ferry to a new land. 70%
- Eight Travelers Gathered all eight travelers. 51%
- Master of Your Craft Learned a job's divine skill. 48%
- Informed Adventurer Gleaned information from 100 townspeople. 47%
- Hard Hitter Dealt 9,999 or more damage. 45%
- The Collar Removed Completed Throné's story. 31%
- Clear Skies Completed Hikari's story. 31%
- Protector of the Island Completed Ochette's story. 30%
- The Road to Prosperity Completed Partitio's story. 29%
- An Answer, a Journey Completed Osvald's story. 29%
- Eir's Apothecaries Completed Castti's story. 28%
- The Truth Lies in the Flame Completed Temenos's story. 28%
- Agnea the Star Completed Agnea's story. 27%
- The Detective and His Assistant Completed Temenos and Throné's Crossed Path. 24%
- By the Light of the Heart Completed Agnea and Hikari's Crossed Path. 24%
- A Peaceful Little Forest Completed Castti and Ochette's Crossed Path. 24%
- Mysteries of the Night Sky Completed Osvald and Partitio's Crossed Path. 24%
- Job Master Learned all secondary jobs. 22%
- EX Skill Master Learned all EX skills. 18%
- Dawn Breaks Returned dawn to the world. 18%
- Octopath Traveler Approached the end of your journey. 16%
- Octopath Traveler...? Brought along four townspeople at once. 12%
- Battle-Tested Gear Obtained all battle-tested equipment. 12%
- Gate to the Netherworld Defeated the netherworldly threat. 8.1%
- Master of Solistia Traveled to every location on the map. 7.0%
- Record Collector Obtained all records. 6.7%
- 100 Out Cold Soothed or knocked 100 townspeople unconscious. 6.7%
- Worth the Detour Finished all side stories. 6.4%
- A Story All Your Own Unlocked all achievements. 5.1%