RPG
Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake)
The first 2 hours are a test
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 17% of players who started
Started playing 92% of owners
Steam reviews 84% positive of 3,255
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 35h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 76% of games we track.
- 17% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Mission Accomplished?” (You traveled to Mist): only 70% of starters get there.
- 92% 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 3,273 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 31.4h for positive, 13.2h 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 (92% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Mission Accomplished? You traveled to Mist. Most players quit here 70% −30
- Assault! You traveled to Damcyan Castle. 56% −14
- Bravery You defeated the Sahagin that attacked at Kaipo. 52% −4
- Big Bang! You defeated Mom Bomb. 49% −3
- Alone Again You were shipwrecked by Leviathan. 47% −2
- Defeated Scarmiglione You defeated Scarmiglione. 45% −2
- Defeated Cagnazzo You defeated Cagnazzo. 41% −4
- Saved by Music You defeated Dark Elf. 36% −5
- Delta Attack Defiance You defeated the Magus Sisters. 34% −1
- Defeated Barbariccia You defeated Barbariccia. 34%
- Defeated Calcabrina You defeated Calcabrina. 32% −1
- Defeated Dr. Lugae You defeated Dr. Lugae. 29% −4
- Defeated Rubicante You defeated Rubicante. 27% −2
- Defeated Demon Wall You defeated Demon Wall. 25% −2
- Promised Ship of Light You went to the moon on The Lunar Whale. 24% −1
- Defeated Elemental Archfiends You defeated the elemental archfiends. 22% −2
- Defeated CPU You defeated the CPU. 21%
- To Mother Earth You finished the game. 17% −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
- Customer Appreciation You played a new game. 100%
- Mission Accomplished? You traveled to Mist. 70%
- Apprentice Summoner You acquired one summon. 66%
- Augment Novice You obtained one augment. 64%
- A Bloodstained Road You raised Cecil (Dark Knight) to level 15. 61%
- Bronze Hunter You defeated 100 enemies. 61%
- Assault! You traveled to Damcyan Castle. 56%
- Seeker You completed 10% of the Bestiary. 55%
- Heaps of Corpses You raised Cecil (Dark Knight) to level 20. 53%
- Bravery You defeated the Sahagin that attacked at Kaipo. 52%
- Big Bang! You defeated Mom Bomb. 49%
- Alone Again You were shipwrecked by Leviathan. 47%
- Pockets Full You earned 10,000 gil. 47%
- Defeated Scarmiglione You defeated Scarmiglione. 45%
- Moves toward the Light You raised Cecil (Paladin) to level 10. 45%
- Silver Hunter You defeated 500 enemies. 43%
- Training Complete! You talked to everybody in the Training Classroom. 42%
- Walks with the Light You raised Cecil (Paladin) to level 20. 41%
- Defeated Cagnazzo You defeated Cagnazzo. 41%
- Deep into Darkness You raised Cecil (Dark Knight) to level 25. 40%
- Catching On You completed 30% of the Bestiary. 37%
- Saved by Music You defeated Dark Elf. 36%
- The Gatherer of Light You raised Cecil (Paladin) to level 30. 35%
- Fat Purse You earned 50,000 gil. 35%
- Delta Attack Defiance You defeated the Magus Sisters. 34%
- Defeated Barbariccia You defeated Barbariccia. 34%
- Defeated Calcabrina You defeated Calcabrina. 32%
- Gold Hunter You defeated 1,000 enemies. 29%
- Defeated Dr. Lugae You defeated Dr. Lugae. 29%
- The Illuminator You raised Cecil (Paladin) to level 50. 28%
- Defeated Rubicante You defeated Rubicante. 27%
- Aficionado You completed 60% of the Bestiary. 26%
- Defeated Demon Wall You defeated Demon Wall. 25%
- Promised Ship of Light You went to the moon on The Lunar Whale. 24%
- Bursting Treasure Chest You earned 200,000 gil. 23%
- Defeated Elemental Archfiends You defeated the elemental archfiends. 22%
- Defeated CPU You defeated the CPU. 21%
- Form Reborn You obtained Excalibur. 20%
- Paladin of Light Incarnate You raised Cecil (Paladin) to level 70. 19%
- To Mother Earth You finished the game. 17%
- Master Summoner You acquired all summons. 15%
- Developers' Pal You talked to everybody in the Developers' Office. 13%
- Unsealed You obtained Ragnarok, Holy Lance, Murasame, and Ribbon. 12%
- Platinum Hunter You defeated 2,000 enemies. 12%
- Time for a Vault You earned 500,000 gil. 12%
- Augment Practitioner You obtained 20 augments. 10%
- The Perpetual Wayfarer You traveled across the entire map. 5.9%
- Bitter Battle You finished the game on Hard difficulty. 5.5%
- Rabbit Chaser You played through all Namingway events. 5.5%
- To the End of Misery You obtained Adamant Armor. 4.2%
- The Onion Swordsman You obtained all the Onion items. 3.3%
- Augment Master You obtained all augments. 3.0%
- Earth's Savior Times Two You finished the game twice. 2.8%
- Expert Summoner You acquired all hidden summons. 2.8%
- Defeated Geryon You defeated Geryon. 2.6%
- Defeated Proto-Babil You defeated Proto-Babil. 2.4%
- Know-It-All You completed the entire Bestiary. 2.2%
- FINAL FANTASY IV Master You earned all achievements. 2.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.