When does 10 Second Ninja X get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 3h it's 1 in 10 (10%). The biggest drop-off is between “... & BENJI” (Let Benji join your adventure) and “Greatbeard & Benji”: from 82% to 55% of starters.

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10 Second Ninja X

Jul 19, 2016 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Started playing 21% of owners

Steam reviews 78% positive of 3,322

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 3h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
The biggest drop-off is between “... & BENJI” (Let Benji join your adventure) and “Greatbeard & Benji”: from 82% to 55% of starters.
Only 21% 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 3,355 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 127 reviews: 4.8h for positive, 1.2h 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 (21.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Jump off the ship 93% −7
... & BENJI Let Benji join your adventure 82% −10
Greatbeard & Benji Help Greatbeard & Benji on their way Most players quit here 55% −27

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (12)

story milestone ending side

SO CLOSE Finish a level with less than 0.03 seconds to the next star rating 100%
Just Getting Started Earn 25 Stars 95%
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Jump off the ship 93%
... & BENJI Let Benji join your adventure 82%
Smashing Earn 75 Stars 62%
Greatbeard & Benji Help Greatbeard & Benji on their way 55%
Yay - I'm a llama again! Equip a new character skin 53%
Think of the children Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children!?! 51%
Wooooooooooooooah - Half way there Earn 150 Stars 51%
STOP - HE'S ALREADY DEAD! Score 15,000 points playing TOTC 43%
Wooooooooooooooah - Livin' on a prayer Earn 300 stars & X rank all marathon modes 41%
No one else can do the things you do Complete Marathon Mode in every zone 40%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.