FINAL FANTASY VI (Old ver.)
Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (47%); after 35h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 12% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Terra's Truth”: only 31% of starters get there.
- 94% 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 2,638 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 36.5h for positive, 9.6h 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 (93.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Terra's Truth You discovered the truth about Terra and her hidden power. Most players quit here 31% −69
- Washed Up on Solitary Island You witnessed the World of Ruin event. 24% −7
- Balance Is Restored You finished the game. 12% −11
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (28)
story milestone ending side
- Customer Appreciation Thank you for purchasing the game! 100%
- Terra's Truth You discovered the truth about Terra and her hidden power. 31%
- Enough Already! You continued to defeat Ultros to the bitter end. 25%
- Washed Up on Solitary Island You witnessed the World of Ruin event. 24%
- Quintessential Adventurer You opened more than 80% of all treasure chests. 22%
- Portrait Time! You found and befriended Relm. 19%
- Fast Friends, Kupo! You found and befriended Mog. 19%
- More Than King You found and befriended Locke. 18%
- Bone Carver You found and befriended Umaro. 18%
- In the Belly of the Beast You found and befriended Gogo. 17%
- Sword Master You learned all of Cyan's "Bushido" commands. 16%
- Masterful Mastership! You learned all of Sabin's "Blitz" commands. 14%
- Wish You Were Here You defeated Deathgaze. 13%
- Hang on, Old Man! You brought all the characters together. 13%
- Balance Is Restored You finished the game. 12%
- Fun to Save, Fun to Use You accumulated over 1 million gil. 11%
- Mech Mania You got all of Edgar's Tools. 9.7%
- Gateway to the Top You racked up 10 wins at the Coliseum. 7.4%
- Road to Carnage You had all of Shadow's dreams. 6.6%
- Wandering Gambler You matched all the symbols on Setzer's "Slots." 5.1%
- Master of Dragons You completed the Dragons' Den. 4.1%
- The Road to Esper World You collected all the Magicite. 3.6%
- An Uncommon Wizard You learned all of Strago's "Lore" commands. 3.1%
- Congratulations! You defeated Omega Weapon. 2.9%
- Testament You completed the Soul Shrine. 2.8%
- King of the Beasts You learned all of Gau's "Rage" commands. 2.6%
- A Chance in a Pinch You discovered all of the hidden "Blitz" commands. 2.2%
- FINAL FANTASY VI Master You unlocked all achievements. 1.8%