Neon Echo
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 52% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 5+ hours (52%).
- At least 45% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Breakfree From the Iron Ocean” and “Across the Snowfield” (Clear Norlane City for the first time): from 91% to 70% of starters.
- Only 60% 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 4,155 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 10.1h for positive, 7.5h 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 (59.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Breakfree From the Iron Ocean Clear the Covonn Outer Ring for the first time. 91% −9
- Across the Snowfield Clear Norlane City for the first time. Most players quit here 70% −21
- Conqueror On Top Clear the Aftersound Relic for the first time. 55% −15
- Money Talks Complete the main story under [Whisper] Difficulty as Lilya. ≥45% −10
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (27)
story milestone ending side
- Show Me Your Money Defeat 1 Musician Mimic. 100%
- Breakfree From the Iron Ocean Clear the Covonn Outer Ring for the first time. 91%
- Could This Be Luck...? Visit Blake's Shop for the first time. 86%
- Cultivation? Hmm, funny... Fully activate 6 Life Composer Posts 83%
- Work Work Complete 3 Label Development programs. 80%
- Double-Edged Sword Use Schrodinger's Noise for the first time. 79%
- Acquaintance Reach Lv. 2Intimacy with 3 Nacromelody member. 77%
- Across the Snowfield Clear Norlane City for the first time. 70%
- Conqueror On Top Clear the Aftersound Relic for the first time. 55%
- Money Talks Complete the main story under [Whisper] Difficulty as Lilya. 45%
- The Best Bubble-Playing Girl Complete the main story under [Whisper] Difficulty as Evelyn. 34%
- Perfect Performance Ⅰ Defeat [Lahaire] as any Resonancer without taking damage at Normal Difficulty 33%
- Crazy Opportunist Visit Blake's Shop 50 times. 25%
- I Am The Storm That Is Approaching Having acquired over 7 Lightning Records when completing a single run. 23%
- Who Else!? Bring It On! Complete the main story under [Whisper] Difficulty as Maz. 22%
- Galeraider's Surge Having acquired over 7 Storm Records when completing a single run. 19%
- Lord Of Ashes Having acquired over 7 Flame Records when completing a single run. 17%
- Power Speaks For Itself Having acquired over 7 Power Records when completing a single run. 17%
- Frost Nova Befalls Having acquired over 7 Frostbite Records when completing a single run. 14%
- Nanomachines, Kid Having acquired over 7 Forcefield Records when completing a single run. 10%
- Medusa's Breath Having acquired over 7 Venom Records when completing a single run. 8.7%
- Fearless Warrior Use Schrodinger's Noise 20 times. 8.7%
- Perfect Performance Ⅱ Defeat [Rakan] as any Resonancer without taking damage at Normal Difficulty 6.2%
- Perfect Performance Ⅲ Defeat [Mayverine and Unruh] as any Resonancer without taking damage at Normal Difficulty 5.7%
- Blade Rhapsody Lilya uses different Rhapsody skills 15 times 5.4%
- Bubble Rhapsody Evelyn uses different Rhapsody skills 15 times 3.5%
- Boxing Rhapsody Maz uses different Rhapsody skills 15 times 2.2%