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Persona 3 Reload
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 60h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 36% of players who started
Started playing 88% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 65,926
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 10 reviews are negative (10%); after 60h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 60.
- The opening is criticised less than in 90% of games we track.
- 36% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “SEES the Day” and “Back on Track” (Defeated the Priestess): from 97% to 76% of starters.
- 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 66,190 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 60.7h for positive, 55.6h 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 (87.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Awakened Power Obtained Orpheus.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 100%
- SEES the Day Joined the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad. 97% −3
- Back on Track Defeated the Priestess. Most players quit here 76% −21
- Empowered Protector Defeated the Empress and Emperor. 66% −10
- Never Toy with Matters of the Heart Defeated the Hierophant and the Lovers. 59% −7
- Armor Disarmed Defeated the Chariot and Justice. 55% −4
- Dodging Lightning Defeated the Hermit. 50% −5
- Twist of Fate Defeated Fortune and Strength. 46% −4
- A Sense of Finality Defeated the Hanged Man. 43% −3
- The Great Seal Sealed Nyx. 36% −8
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (56)
story milestone ending side
- Awakened Power Obtained Orpheus.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 100%
- SEES the Day Joined the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad. 97%
- There's No "I" in "Team" Performed a Shift.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 86%
- The Thrill of the Hunt Defeated a rare, golden enemy.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 83%
- The First of Many Performed a Dyad Fusion.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 83%
- Back on Track Defeated the Priestess. 76%
- Briefcase Burglar Opened 50 treasure chests.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 74%
- The Power of Choice Obtained 10 Personas during Shuffle Time.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 71%
- Making the Dream Work Performed 50 All-Out Attacks.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 69%
- Shrouded Assassin Initiated 50 Chance Encounters.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 67%
- Empowered Protector Defeated the Empress and Emperor. 66%
- Birthday Present Obtained an item from a Persona Conception.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 66%
- The Fool's Journey Obtained 10 Major Arcana during Shuffle Time.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 64%
- Tempting Fate Triggered a skill change during fusion.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 64%
- Dorm Life Spent an evening in the dorm with a teammate. 63%
- Extracurricular Excellence Rescued a missing person. 61%
- Fusion Artisan Performed a fusion with three or more Personas.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 60%
- Shattered Plumes Used a total of 50 Twilight Fragments.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 60%
- Never Toy with Matters of the Heart Defeated the Hierophant and the Lovers. 59%
- In High Demand Accepted an invitation to hang out five times. 57%
- Eat Your Veggies, Peas! Harvested a crop that you grew with a teammate. 57%
- Gourmand Ordered from a secret menu at the Iwatodai strip mall at night. 57%
- Unbreakable Link Maxed out one Social Link. 56%
- Through Thick and Thin Unlocked a teammate's Combat Characteristic.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 56%
- Top of the Class Aced an exam. 55%
- Armor Disarmed Defeated the Chariot and Justice. 55%
- Get a Load of Those Numbers! Dealt over 999 damage in a single attack (All-Out Attacks excluded).(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 54%
- Specialist Maxed out one Social Stat. 53%
- Beyond the Darkness Unlocked access to the remaining Major Arcana.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 53%
- Benevolent Purr-tector Nursed a cat back to full health. 51%
- Dodging Lightning Defeated the Hermit. 50%
- Twist of Fate Defeated Fortune and Strength. 46%
- That Special Someone Nurtured a romance. 46%
- Glimpse of the Depths Discovered and conquered 10 Monad doors.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 45%
- The Horror of the Shade Encountered a Dark Zone in Tartarus. 45%
- Peak Performance Maxed out all Social Stats. 45%
- A Sense of Finality Defeated the Hanged Man. 43%
- A Newfound Strength Awakened all teammates' ultimate Personas. 39%
- The Great Seal Sealed Nyx. 36%
- From Shadows into Light Watched the good ending. 35%
- The Grindset Mindset Earned over 50,000 yen total from part-time jobs. 33%
- The Strength of Our Hearts Used all teammates' Theurgy.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 31%
- Distinguished Visitor Invited Elizabeth to your room. 30%
- Reaper Reaped Defeated the Reaper.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 30%
- People Person Unlocked all Social Links. 30%
- Path to Salvation Fused Messiah.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 20%
- Eagle Eye Acquired every Twilight Fragment in town.(Persona 3 Reload main story mode only) 17%
- Realized Power Awakened to the power of the wild card. 14%
- A Legacy of Friendships Maxed out all Social Links. 11%
- The Vengeful One Witnessed Amada's past. 10%
- The Determined One Witnessed Sanada's past. 9.4%
- The Disillusioned One Witnessed Junpei's past. 8.9%
- The Selfless One Witnessed Mitsuru's past. 8.6%
- The Steadfast One Witnessed Yukari's past. 8.4%
- The One Who Dreamt Witnessed Aigis's past. 8.3%
- Together, Into Tomorrow Watched the ending. 8.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-17.