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DmC: Devil May Cry
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 45% of players who started
Started playing 84% of owners
Steam reviews 93% positive of 33,215
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 10h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 45% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Flock off, feather-face!” (Survive the encounter with the Tyrant) and “This baby sure can pack a punch” (Acquire Eryx): from 71% to 62% of starters.
- 84% 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 33,371 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 10.1h for positive, 7.8h 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 (84% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Come on Puppy. Let's go! Defeat your pursuer 97% −3
- It's got to stay in the family Acquire Arbiter 88% −9
- Thing drives me crazy Acquire Osiris 85% −3
- Only kind of gift worth giving Acquire the Angel Boost ability 77% −8
- Flock off, feather-face! Survive the encounter with the Tyrant 71% −6
- This baby sure can pack a punch Acquire Eryx Most players quit here 62% −9
- He's a demon too Help Phineas retrieve his eye 57% −4
- You are not a Human, are you? Acquire the Devil Trigger ability 56% −1
- No talking! Acquire Aquila 53% −2
- More than just a few sparks Acquire Revenant 51% −2
- Whatever, Lady Defeat Mundus' spawn 49% −2
- Cleaning up his Dad's mess Defeat Mundus 45% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (58)
story milestone ending side
- Time to go to work guys! Purchase your first upgrade 100%
- Come on Puppy. Let's go! Defeat your pursuer 97%
- It's got to stay in the family Acquire Arbiter 88%
- Impressive Slay 100 Demons 86%
- Thing drives me crazy Acquire Osiris 85%
- Only kind of gift worth giving Acquire the Angel Boost ability 77%
- Flock off, feather-face! Survive the encounter with the Tyrant 71%
- This baby sure can pack a punch Acquire Eryx 62%
- He's a demon too Help Phineas retrieve his eye 57%
- You are not a Human, are you? Acquire the Devil Trigger ability 56%
- No talking! Acquire Aquila 53%
- More than just a few sparks Acquire Revenant 51%
- Whatever, Lady Defeat Mundus' spawn 49%
- Sensational! Gain a SSS Style Rank during combat 49%
- You're not going to shoot me Acquire Kablooey 48%
- It's time to finish this! Help Vergil open the Vault 46%
- Cleaning up his Dad's mess Defeat Mundus 45%
- The end? Don't bet on it Complete the final mission on Human, Devil Hunter or Nephilim difficulty 44%
- This is my kind of rain Spend 10,000 Red Orbs 44%
- Stylish! Complete a mission with a SSS rank 32%
- Where does the time go? Complete a level with 2 minutes or less on the clock 30%
- And you are set free Free half of the Lost Souls 28%
- You'll never have her fire Kill 100 enemies using nothing but Angel weapons 25%
- In the name of my father Kill 100 enemies using nothing but Demon weapons 25%
- It's only the rain Kill 10 enemies by pushing them into the Hurricane ride on Mission 1 23%
- We have an uninvited guest Defeat a Wisp 21%
- It's showtime. Come on! Earn 1,500 Style Bonuses 19%
- A man with guts and honor Reach the end of the descent on Mission 6 having killed all of the enemies 19%
- Bring it on! Slay 1,000 Demons 17%
- You don't belong here Defeat an Imprisoner 16%
- Our souls are at odds brother Complete Vergil's downfall 14%
- This party's just getting crazy! Complete 10 Secret Missions 14%
- Looks like it's your lucky day Complete a level without taking any damage 12%
- Now my coat's all charred Navigate the Sky Bridge on Mission 16 without hitting the lasers 12%
- For Tony Redgrave Kill 50 enemies using nothing but firearms 10%
- Absolutely crazy about it Spend 50,000 Red Orbs 7.5%
- Dude, the show's over! Find all of the Keys 6.5%
- Let's welcome chaos! Open all of the Secret Doors 6.2%
- Too easy! Complete all missions on the Son of Sparda difficulty 6.1%
- One hell of a party! Complete all of the Secret Missions 6.0%
- Fill your dark soul with light Free all of the Lost Souls 5.7%
- Keeps getting better and better Gain a 100% completion rank on all missions (difficulty doesn't matter) 5.6%
- Let's rock, baby! Upgrade Dante's health to maximum 5.4%
- Power... Give me more power! Purchase all of Dante's combat upgrades 5.4%
- You can't handle it Upgrade Dante's Devil Trigger to maximum 5.2%
- Every hero has a weakness Complete Furnace of Souls without taking damage from the furnace 4.8%
- Looks like we have a winner Slay 5,000 Demons 4.0%
- This is what I live for! Complete all missions on the Heaven or Hell difficulty 4.0%
- Devils never cry Complete all missions on the Dante Must Die difficulty 3.7%
- I need more power! Complete Vergil's downfall on Son of Sparda difficulty 3.6%
- Might controls everything Gain a 100% completion rank on all missions in Vergil's downfall (difficulty doesn't matter) 3.3%
- I've come to retrieve my power Acquire all of Vergil's health, Devil trigger and combat upgrades 3.1%
- Now I'm a little motivated! Complete Vergil's downfall on Heaven or Hell difficulty 3.1%
- And welcome to Hell! Complete all missions on the Hell and Hell difficulty 3.0%
- Jackpot! Complete all missions on the Nephilim difficulty with a SSS rank 3.0%
- This is the power of Sparda! Complete Vergil's downfall on Vergil Must Die difficulty 3.0%
- I'll try it your way for once Complete all missions in Vergil's downfall on the Nephilim difficulty with a SSS rank 2.9%
- You're not worthy as my opponent Complete Vergil's downfall on Hell and Hell difficulty 2.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.