When does Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy get good?

Hooks you right away. 86% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 20+ hours (87%). The opening is criticised less than in 85% of games we track.

How many players finish Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy?

30% of players who start reach the ending.

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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Jan 24, 2024 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Reach the ending 30% of players who started

Started playing 87% of owners

Steam reviews 88% positive of 4,544

What the data shows

86% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 20+ hours (87%).
The opening is criticised less than in 85% of games we track.
30% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “Turnabout Trump”: only 84% of starters get there.
86% 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 4,561 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 70.7h for positive, 49.3h 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 (86.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Turnabout Trump For completion of Episode 1 of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney from its opening chapter Most players quit here 84% −16
Turnabout Corner For completion of Episode 2 of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney from its opening chapter 70% −14
Turnabout Serenade For completion of Episode 3 of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney from its opening chapter 62% −7
Turnabout Succession For completion of Episode 4 of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney from its opening chapter 57% −5
Turnabout Countdown For completion of Episode 1 of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 58% +1
The Monstrous Turnabout For completion of Episode 2 of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 49% −9
Turnabout Academy For completion of Episode 3 of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 46% −3
The Cosmic Turnabout For completion of Episode 4 of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 43% −2
Turnabout for Tomorrow For completion of Episode 5 of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 42% −1
The Foreign Turnabout For completion of Episode 1 of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 39% −3
The Magical Turnabout For completion of Episode 2 of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 36% −3
The Rite of Turnabout For completion of Episode 3 of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 33% −3
Turnabout Storyteller For completion of Episode 4 of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 33% −1
Turnabout Revolution For completion of Episode 5 of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 30% −3

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (32)

story milestone ending side

Opening Objection! For having presented evidence during your first cross-examination 100%
Turnabout Trump For completion of Episode 1 of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney from its opening chapter 84%
Turnabout Corner For completion of Episode 2 of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney from its opening chapter 70%
Turnabout Serenade For completion of Episode 3 of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney from its opening chapter 62%
Turnabout Countdown For completion of Episode 1 of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 58%
Turnabout Succession For completion of Episode 4 of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney from its opening chapter 57%
The Monstrous Turnabout For completion of Episode 2 of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 49%
Turnabout Academy For completion of Episode 3 of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 46%
The Cosmic Turnabout For completion of Episode 4 of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 43%
Turnabout for Tomorrow For completion of Episode 5 of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 42%
The Foreign Turnabout For completion of Episode 1 of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 39%
The Magical Turnabout For completion of Episode 2 of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 36%
Trucy's Woes For having learned about Trucy's monthly allowance in Episode 3 of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 35%
Stylish Threads For playing the game in any one of the available costumes 35%
The Rite of Turnabout For completion of Episode 3 of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 33%
Turnabout Storyteller For completion of Episode 4 of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 33%
Turnabout Reclaimed For completion of the Special Episode of Dual Destinies from its opening chapter 31%
Turnabout Revolution For completion of Episode 5 of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 30%
School Days For having presented Phoenix with the Themis Herald Extra in Episode 3 of Dual Destinies 27%
Forensics Expert For having performed every forensic technique at least once in all three games 24%
Birds on the Brain For pressing DePlume and listening to Blackquill's take on what ought to be the featured attraction in the Special Episode of Dual Destinies 24%
Turnabout Time Traveler For completion of the Special Episode of Spirit of Justice from its opening chapter 24%
One Jurist's Verdict For choosing "Guilty" as the jurist in Episode 4 of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 21%
Foot, Meet Mouth For having presented Trucy's notebook to Athena before returning it to Trucy in Episode 2 of Spirit of Justice 20%
Always on the Defensive For having examined the overturned urn in front of Inga's private quarters with Apollo and Athena in Episode 5 of Spirit of Justice 17%
The Problem with Love For answering "Love" during Detective Fulbright's psyche-lock in Episode 4 of Dual Destinies 15%
Betty's Life Choices For choosing "Her life choices" during revisualization in Episode 2 of Spirit of Justice 13%
Ladders and Stepladders For looking into the true nature of ladders and stepladders 13%
A Rebellious Recipe For having examined Dhurke's written order in the rebel hideout twice in Episode 3 of Spirit of Justice 11%
Mr. Charley For having thoroughly examined Charley, the houseplant 9.5%
A Man of Many Hats For having heard all about Apollo's situation at work 9.4%
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney For being awarded all other accolades 7.7%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.