Strategy
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 100h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 85% of owners
Steam reviews 71% positive of 1,104
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (57%); after 100h it's 1 in 5 (21%).
- Fully opens up by hour 100.
- The opening is criticised more than in 86% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 85% 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 1,103 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 58.7h for positive, 27.3h 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 (85.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (29)
- First Battle Proof of having joined your first battle. 100%
- Step By Step Proof of having completed a mission. 97%
- Master Of Siege Proof of having captured a castle in a siege battle. 92%
- Left In Charge Proof of having been promoted to chamberlain. 85%
- Castle In Hand Proof of having been promoted to lord. 84%
- Rising In Rank Proof of having gained 10,000 honor. 82%
- Great Leader Proof of having been promoted to regent. 77%
- Marriage Proof of having married. 77%
- War God Proof of having defeated three enemy units in a single battle. 74%
- Homebody Proof of having cleared all the land of your domain. 74%
- For The People Proof of having completed a total of 50 entreaties. 70%
- Wise And Brave Proof of having increased each of your abilities by 20. 66%
- Elite Four Proof of having an officer with over 100 points for each of their abilities. 66%
- Impregnable Proof of having fended off an enemy in a siege battle. 62%
- Inner Circle Together Proof of having assigned all inner circle titles to officers as a lord. 61%
- Sengoku Daimyo Proof of having climbed up to daimyo status. 60%
- Upheaval Proof of having established independence from your clan. 59%
- Enduring Fortunes Proof of having won in a mass battle. 57%
- Road To Unification Proof of having maximized your fame. 48%
- Plot After Plot Proof of having colluded a total of 20 times. 48%
- Cunning Fox Proof of having defected to an enemy clan giving your castle as a gift. 46%
- Sengoku Legend Proof of having unified Japan as a daimyo. 44%
- Seasoned Veteran Proof of having won 100 battles. 44%
- Model Warrior Proof of having helped your clan to unification as a senior officer. 41%
- Like A Dream Proof of having gone through an entire life for the first time. 38%
- Virtu Proof of having gathered all first grade items. 26%
- Japan's Best Soldier Proof of having won the Siege of Osaka with Yukimura Sanada. 23%
- Grand Unifier Proof of having won the Siege of Osaka with Ieyasu Tokugawa. 16%
- Ambition Achieved Proof of achieving all feats in "NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension" 12%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.