NEKOPARA Vol. 1
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 12 reviews are negative (8%); after 4h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 93% of games we track.
- 44% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Opening” (Clear Chapter 1): only 78% of starters get there.
- 91% 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 27,834 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 4.9h for positive, 2.7h 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 (91% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Opening Clear Chapter 1 Most players quit here 78% −22
- Preparing to Open Clear Chapter 2 72% −6
- La Soleil, Open for Business! Clear Chapter 3 67% −5
- This Time, La Soleil is Open for Business! Clear Chapter 4 64% −4
- Bell-Holding, Poster Catgirl Clear Chapter 5 59% −4
- Two Catgirls in Love Clear Chapter 6 52% −7
- Like a Catpanion Clear Chapter 7 49% −4
- Mutual Love Clear Chapter 8 44% −4
- Neko Paradise Thank you for playing to the end! 44%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (14)
story milestone ending side
- First time running the game. Welcome to NekoPara! 100%
- Opening Clear Chapter 1 78%
- Play it in English! Try playing it in English! 77%
- Preparing to Open Clear Chapter 2 72%
- La Soleil, Open for Business! Clear Chapter 3 67%
- This Time, La Soleil is Open for Business! Clear Chapter 4 64%
- Bell-Holding, Poster Catgirl Clear Chapter 5 59%
- Two Catgirls in Love Clear Chapter 6 52%
- Like a Catpanion Clear Chapter 7 49%
- Play it in Japanese! Try playing it in Japanese! 46%
- Mutual Love Clear Chapter 8 44%
- Neko Paradise Thank you for playing to the end! 44%
- That something that shakes... Bouncy, bouncy~ 39%
- Play it in Chinese! Try playing it in Chinese! 36%