When does Mushihimesama get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 14 reviews are negative (7%); after 7h it's 1 in 105 (1%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

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Mushihimesama

Nov 12, 2015 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 91% of owners

Steam reviews 97% positive of 1,585

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 14 reviews are negative (7%); after 7h it's 1 in 105 (1%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
The opening is criticised less than in 95% of games we track.
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 1,600 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 7.9h for positive, 3.8h 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 (91.4% 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 (50)

To Shinju Forest Play the game. (Normal, Novice, Arrange only) 100%
TRACE Obtain TRACE options. (Normal, Novice, Arrange only) 95%
Gigaszomu Defeat boss in STAGE 1. (Normal, Novice only) 90%
FORMATION Obtain FORMATION options. (Normal, Novice, Arrange only) 87%
M-POWER Start with M-POWER (Normal, Novice, Arrange only) 86%
FORMATION CHANGE Change to FORMATION. (Normal, Novice only) 83%
Bomb berry Obtain bomb berry. (Normal, Novice, Arrange only) 83%
TRACE CHANGE Change to TRACE. (Normal, Novice only) 80%
Zazoraiza Defeat miniboss in STAGE 2. (Normal, Novice only) 78%
Benihonogada Defeat boss in STAGE 2. (Normal, Novice only) 76%
W-POWER Start with W-POWER (Normal, Novice, Arrange only) 76%
Kyurionesu heddo Defeat boss in STAGE 3. (Normal, Novice only) 65%
Broken legs Break all of Benihonogada's legs. (Normal, Novice only) 64%
S-POWER Start with S-POWER (Normal, Novice, Arrange only) 61%
Gengoramu & Gamuji Defeat miniboss in STAGE 4. (Normal, Novice only) 57%
Yamirosimabo Defeat boss in STAGE 4. (Normal, Novice only) 55%
Amber rush Fire at Nanabusshi and obtain a lot of amber. (Normal, Novice only) 50%
Extend Get a score extend. (Normal, Novice, Arrange only) 50%
Ruriigohon Kurisu Defeat boss in STAGE 5. (Normal, Novice only) 49%
Damaruriga Defeat miniboss in STAGE 5. (Normal, Novice only) 47%
Attention to detail Display any of the following: detailed score, lever, extra window. 47%
Original Clear! Complete Original mode. (Normal, Novice only) 44%
Arrange 20% Defeat boss in STAGE 1. (Arrange only) 43%
First training Start training. 43%
Arrange 40% Defeat boss in STAGE 2. (Arrange only) 37%
S-POWER CHANGE Change to S-POWER (Normal, Novice only) 33%
The brave one Select the Ultra mode. (Normal, Novice only) 31%
W-POWER CHANGE Change to W-POWER (Normal, Novice only) 29%
Arrange 60% Defeat boss in STAGE 3. (Arrange only) 28%
M-POWER CHANGE Change to M-POWER (Normal, Novice only) 25%
Arrange 80% Defeat boss in STAGE 4. (Arrange only) 22%
1UP Obtain 1UP. (Normal, Novice, Arrange only) 21%
Arrange 100% Defeat boss in STAGE 5. (Arrange only) 21%
Arrange Clear! Complete Arrange mode. (Arrange only) 19%
Maniac Clear! Complete Maniac mode. (Normal, Novice only) 19%
Beginner shooter Go over 40,000 in fire count. (Normal, Novice only) 19%
Arrange 120% Defeat Aki and Akka. (Arrange only) 18%
First replay Play a replay. 16%
Sound mixer Open the sound customization menu. 16%
Original Master Complete the Original mode with no continues. (Normal, Novice only) 11%
Pro shooter Go over 70,000 in fire count. (Normal, Novice only) 9.5%
Ultra Clear! Complete Ultra mode! (Normal, Novice only) 9.0%
Maniac Master Complete the Maniac mode with no continues. (Normal, Novice only) 6.9%
UXO Complete without using any bombs. (Normal, Novice only) 6.2%
Ultra Mania Complete STAGE 3 in Ultra mode with no continues! (Normal, Novice only) 4.0%
Healthy legs Defeat Benihonogada without breaking its legs. (Normal, Novice only) 2.8%
Arrange Master Complete Arrange mode with no continues. (Arrange only) 1.2%
Master shooter Go over 150,000 in fire count. (Normal, Novice only) 1.0%
Aki and Akka Defeat Aki and Akka. (Normal only) 0.9%
Manic shooter Went over 200,000 in fire count. (Normal, Novice only) 0.9%

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