Ys I & II Chronicles+
Give it 1 hour
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 10h it's 1 in 18 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 89% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “De-Fact-o” (Complete Ys I on any difficulty): only 89% of starters get there.
- Only 34% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 3,087 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 8.9h for positive, 7h 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 (34% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- De-Fact-o Complete Ys I on any difficulty. Most players quit here 89% −11
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (17)
story milestone ending side
- Seriously Sworded Details Receive a free Talwar prior to entering the tower. 100%
- De-Fact-o Complete Ys I on any difficulty. 89%
- Sworded Details Receive a free Short Sword. 88%
- Poetry In Motion Listen to Reah recite her poem. 70%
- That Wacky Minstrel Rescue Luta Gemma from monsters in the field. 65%
- The Pim's-Lower Approach Drive a hard bargain with Pim. 62%
- Gold Is the New Silver Max out your money. 62%
- Some Kind of Sorcerer Confuse and astound the townsfolk. 54%
- Adol the Wall-Crusher-Enabler Make Dogi break through three different walls. 53%
- Hey Baby, What's Your Width? "Measure" Feena. 44%
- I Can't See You, But I Can Feel You "Measure" Feena in the creepiest way possible. 37%
- Hello, My Name Is Adol Completely fill the character notebook. 36%
- Forever Level One To Me Level-up Feena. 32%
- Monster Masher Unlock all details for all non-boss bestiary entries. 19%
- Into the Sky Complete Ys I on Nightmare difficulty. 14%
- Bump Master Complete Ys I Time Attack. 11%
- Esteria, We Hardly Knew Ye Master every achievement in Ys I. 10%