When does ARAYA get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 3h it's 1 in 5 (20%). 90% of owners got the first achievement.

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ARAYA

Nov 23, 2016 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Started playing 90% of owners

Steam reviews 77% positive of 858

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 3h it's 1 in 5 (20%).
90% 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.

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Based on all 869 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 4.3h for positive, 1.8h 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 (90.2% 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 (34)

First thing first Collect at least 1 item 100%
Welcome to hospital End prelude 80%
Admitted to hospital Complete Chapter 1 65%
Into the slash Collect 5 items 63%
End of chapter 2 Complete Chapter 2 55%
Mirror mirror Collect the first Mirror 52%
Hospital explorer Spend 1 hour 52%
Keen eye Collect 10 items 48%
End of chapter 3 Complete Chapter 3 44%
Master gatherer Collect 15 items 40%
End of chapter 4 Complete Chapter 4 40%
Merry go round Worship at the shrine 39%
End of chapter 5 Complete Chapter 5 36%
Doctor know best Collect all medical notes 35%
End of chapter 6 Complete Chapter 6 34%
End of chapter 7 Complete Chapter 7 32%
Truth seeker Collect all common items 30%
Ghost challenger Spend 3 hours 30%
Mirror and memory Collect 3 Mirrors 29%
End of chapter 8 Complete Chapter 8 28%
End of chapter 9 Complete Chapter 9 28%
See through the mirror Collect all Mirrors 27%
Voice of the soul Collect all Araya's Memos 26%
All according to the plan Stop the necromancer 25%
The Final chapter Complete Chapter 10 24%
News addict Collect all newspapers 23%
No mercy Kill Jit 20%
Virtual Reality experience Play Araya in VR Mode 13%
Show mercy Please spare Jit 13%
Ghost hunter Spend 5 hours 12%
Smooth as slik Don't let Jit kill you 4.5%
Dejavu Finish the game for the second time 3.9%
Untouchable Never get hit by Jit 3.3%
Completionist Earn all achievements 1.7%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.