Katana ZERO
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 10 reviews are negative (10%); after 5h it's 1 in 80 (1%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised less than in 91% of games we track.
- 83% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Dragon's tape” and “To be continued” (Beat Katana ZERO): from 98% to 83% of starters.
- Only 61% 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 77,156 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 6.4h for positive, 5.8h 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 (60.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Dragon's tape Complete The Dragon's tape. 98% −2
- To be continued Beat Katana ZERO. Most players quit here 83% −15
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (22)
story milestone ending side
- Coffin Head You killed a suspiciously familiar character on the Quiet Hills set. 100%
- The Dragon's tape Complete The Dragon's tape. 98%
- To be continued Beat Katana ZERO. 83%
- The End Meet your final end in chinatown. 65%
- Prototype key Fulfilled your secondary goal in the prison. 50%
- Prism key Most people go right. You went left. 46%
- Don't hang up! In 1962, the Orlons released one of the all-time greatest doo wop hits, Don't Hang Up. Google it. Anyway, you hung up your phone a lot. 46%
- Master key You stopped a suicide. With a murder. 39%
- Party Animal Why did you think it was a good idea to give him your Katana anyway? 37%
- Refused medication This will go well... 37%
- What a bad idea Jump off the balcony of the penthouse. 37%
- Phoenix key Found what the robber left behind. 31%
- No love for robots Poor guy. 30%
- Feline Persuasion You really liked petting that cat. 27%
- Savant key Didn't wake up Leon. 26%
- Secret hunter Found all the hidden keys. 24%
- Beatdown You ruined his fresh track suit. 23%
- Psychotherapy Defeat the psychiatrist's final form. 18%
- Forbidden Ultimate Danger Tempest-Eyed MAJORDOMO Imperial Barrage Crab, Evixion Your trap card was activated. 15%
- Funny prank Kill yourself in an elevator. 15%
- Hardmode Complete a full run in hard mode. 8.1%
- Gold Medal Achieve a total rank of gold or higher in a full speedrun. 4.6%