S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (14%); after 7h it's 1 in 16 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised less than in 84% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- At least 34% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “High School Girls” (Clear Day 4) and “Castor Yard Machine” (Clear Day 5): from 73% to 62% of starters.
- 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 2,700 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 6.6h for positive, 6.1h 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 (85.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Reversal of Destiny Clear Day 1 100%
- Steam Pressure and Maple Syrup Clear Day 2 92% −8
- The Swan Song of a Mage in Kurishima Clear Day 3 82% −10
- High School Girls Clear Day 4 73% −9
- Castor Yard Machine Clear Day 5 Most players quit here 62% −11
- Cyber-Life Exodus Clear Day 6 55% −7
- When Fireworks Bloom Clear Day 7 53% −2
- Black Knife and Morning Star Clear Day 8 50% −3
- Farewell, Castor Yard Clear Day 9 47% −3
- With Everyone Around, and Seagullman Reach the New Journey Ending ≥34% −13
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 (26)
story milestone ending side
- Reversal of Destiny Clear Day 1 100%
- I Still Didn't Catch Your Name Chat with passersby on Starwater Street 100%
- The Invisible Hand's Digital Minions Make a purchase from a vending machine 98%
- To You, 66 Years From Now Sit on a pipe and gaze into the distance 98%
- All White, Wind and Light Start modeling software for the first time 93%
- Steam Pressure and Maple Syrup Clear Day 2 92%
- What We Once Had Intervened in the relationship between Regules and Neko 82%
- The Swan Song of a Mage in Kurishima Clear Day 3 82%
- High School Girls Clear Day 4 73%
- Castor Yard Machine Clear Day 5 62%
- Cyber-Life Exodus Clear Day 6 55%
- Express Straight to Summer Helped Nami become Grave's apprentice 53%
- When Fireworks Bloom Clear Day 7 53%
- Black Knife and Morning Star Clear Day 8 50%
- Polaris Falls Helped Alan get a divorce 48%
- Farewell, Castor Yard Clear Day 9 47%
- Family, Matters Talked to Kaede about the past 46%
- With Everyone Around, and Seagullman Reach the New Journey Ending 34%
- This Courage of Mine Found the note Will left for Norida 32%
- "The Gloam Eyed Motorcycle Killer" Helped Daisy register for the masterclass 31%
- Digital Trap Discover the true identity of MageCC 29%
- Look at the Stars, It's Raining Again Reach the Rain Ending 17%
- As a Lonely Child Receive a photo of Kurishima's sea at night 11%
- So This Is the Better World You're Talking About...? Reach the Magician Ending 10%
- It's all in My Hands, the Weight of Romance Complete all Fireworks Festival storylines 4.6%
- City of Woes, City of Memories Unlock all images in the photo album 3.6%