Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 15h it's 1 in 55 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Yabu” and “Okkoto”: from 71% to 50% of starters.
- Only 39% 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 38,688 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 23.8h for positive, 7.3h 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 (38.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Rescue Takuma Help Takuma escape from Mount Tsuru. 83% −17
- Yabu Kill Lord Yabu in his estate. 71% −11
- Okkoto End General Okkoto's rebellion. Most players quit here 50% −21
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (44)
story milestone ending side
- A thief's beginning Pickpocket someone with Yuki. 100%
- Rollin' Hide in the wagon in Imai town. 89%
- Disguised Put on Aiko's disguise. 86%
- Rescue Takuma Help Takuma escape from Mount Tsuru. 83%
- Stoned Ox Kill a guard with an ox. 77%
- Ice Ice Yuki Kill a samurai with an icicle. 75%
- Yabu Kill Lord Yabu in his estate. 71%
- Genin Kill 500 guards. 64%
- Happy Planning Kill 3 guards with the planks hanging from the Yagura Mon. 62%
- Flying Rocks Kill a guard by throwing a rock with Mugen. 61%
- Mugen Unchained Free Mugen in Suganuma village. 59%
- Thorough Hide 250 bodies. 59%
- Warzone Shoot an enemy inside a warzone or a shooting range. 54%
- Tanuki Time Run 500 meters with Kuma. 54%
- Okkoto End General Okkoto's rebellion. 50%
- Too Early Get shot while carrying an explosive barrel. 50%
- Jonin Kill 50 samurai. 46%
- Happy little accidents Cause 3 accidents on the Nakasendō road. 45%
- Prisoners Free the prisoners in Kanazawa Castle. 45%
- Chunin Kill 1000 guards. 37%
- Gear up Reclaim all your equipment on your second visit to Mount Tsuru. 37%
- Stoned Lure a guard into Hayato's cell using his stone. 32%
- Still Rollin' Hide in the wagon on your way up the Myōgi Pass. 31%
- Noboru Take your revenge on Lord Noboru. 29%
- The Old Way Kill General Okkoto with an explosive barrel. 28%
- It's raining men Knock out a guard by throwing another guard at them. 28%
- Winner Winner Kill a chicken. 23%
- Old Man Visit Takuma in his tower in Ōsaka Castle. 22%
- No Gimmicks Use Hayato's stone to rescue Mugen in Ōsaka Castle. 19%
- Atheist Ox Make the ox kick the statue at Sunpu Castle. 17%
- The End Shoot Kage-sama with Takuma in Kage-sama's hideout. 16%
- Undeserved Honor Let Lord Noboru commit Seppuku. 12%
- The Cave Find the smiling creature in a little cave on the Nakasendō. 12%
- Meticulous Hide 750 bodies. 11%
- When Cut Across the Neck Your technique is magnificent. 10%
- High Five the Moon Climb the pagoda of the small temple at the Myōgi Pass. 9.8%
- Five Shadows Execute a plan with actions for all 5 characters. 9.0%
- Time Paradox Kill General Okkoto prematurely in Hida village. 8.8%
- Merciful Knock out 250 guards or samurai. 5.9%
- Chicken Dinner Kill 11 chickens in one level. 4.9%
- Praise the Shogun Light the bonfire at the Myōgi Pass. 4.9%
- Release the Kraken Raise the secret idol of Mount Tsuru. 4.6%
- Mimimi Kill all developers. 4.4%
- Complete Mastery Collect all badges. 3.9%