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Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
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 38% of players who started
Started playing 59% of owners
Steam reviews 87% positive of 22,698
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (40%); after 10h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 38% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Done and Done” (Clear all missions in Devil Hunter Mode): only 38% of starters get there.
- Only 59% 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 22,873 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 12.5h for positive, 12h 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 (59.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Done and Done Clear all missions in Devil Hunter Mode. Most players quit here 38% −62
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (42)
story milestone ending side
- Rookie Devil Hunter Defeat 100 enemies. 100%
- Smokin'! Complete a Stylish Rank S (Smokin'!) combo. 95%
- Smokin' Style!! Complete a Stylish Rank SS (Smokin' Style!!) combo. 84%
- Smokin' Sick Style!!! Complete a Stylish Rank SSS (Smokin' Sick Style!!!) combo. 68%
- Done and Done Clear all missions in Devil Hunter Mode. 38%
- Skilled Devil Hunter Defeat 1,000 enemies. 35%
- Easy Does It Clear all missions in Human Mode. 21%
- Wrath Of The Raging Demon Hunter Defeat 10 enemies within 1 second. 20%
- Devil In A Blue Coat Clear the game with Vergil. 17%
- Skill Collector - Nero Acquire all of Nero's skills. 17%
- Skill Collector - Dante Acquire all of Dante's skills. 14%
- Deadly Pair Clear the game with Lady and Trish. 11%
- Hardly A Simple Task Clear all missions in Son of Sparda Mode. 9.4%
- Bad Seed Defeat Echidna with an SSS ranking in Son of Sparda Mode or higher. 8.8%
- What Legends Are Made Of Clear all missions in Legendary Dark Knight Mode. 7.7%
- Leap Frog Defeat Bael or Dagon with an SSS ranking in Son of Sparda Mode or higher. 7.2%
- Ruthless Efficiency Clear the Bloody Palace within 2 hours. 7.1%
- Legendary Devil Hunter Defeat 10,000 enemies. 6.6%
- Flame Out Defeat Berial with an SSS ranking in Son of Sparda Mode or higher. 6.4%
- All Bow Before You Clear all missions in Dante Must Die Mode. 6.2%
- Might Makes Right Clear all Bloody Palace stages with Vergil. 6.1%
- For Science! Defeat Angelo Agnus with an SSS ranking in Son of Sparda Mode or higher. 5.6%
- False Prophet Defeat The Savior with an SSS ranking in Son of Sparda Mode or higher. 5.4%
- Nothing Left Unsaid Clear all secret missions. 5.4%
- One Winged Devil Defeat Angelo Credo with an SSS ranking in Son of Sparda Mode or higher. 5.2%
- Furiously Fast Clear the Bloody Palace in Turbo Mode. 4.9%
- King of the Palace Clear all Bloody Palace Mode stages with an S ranking. 4.9%
- Step into the Light Clear all missions in Heaven or Hell Mode. 4.7%
- I Live For This Clear all Bloody Palace stages with Dante. 4.4%
- A Throne of Glory Clear all game modes. 4.2%
- Bring It On! Clear all Bloody Palace stages with Nero. 4.2%
- Down A Notch Defeat Dante with an SSS ranking in Son of Sparda Mode or higher. 4.2%
- A Cut Above Clear all missions in Devil Hunter Mode with an S ranking. 3.9%
- I Am Legendary Clear all missions in Legendary Dark Knight Mode with an S Ranking. 3.7%
- Tonight, We Dine in Hell Clear all missions in Hell and Hell Mode. 3.7%
- Untouchable Defeat Dante in the Bloody Palace without taking any damage. 3.7%
- A Stunning Feat Clear all missions in Son of Sparda Mode with an S ranking. 3.5%
- The Best of the Rest Clear all missions in Human Mode with an S ranking. 3.5%
- Never Say Die Clear all missions in Dante Must Die Mode with an S ranking. 3.4%
- Bazooka Babe Clear all Bloody Palace stages with Lady. 3.2%
- Filled With Light Clear all Bloody Palace stages with Trish. 3.2%
- House Of Pain Clear all Bloody Palace stages with all characters. 3.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.