RPG
WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY®
The first 2 hours are a test
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 19% of players who started
Started playing 82% of owners
Steam reviews 76% positive of 3,388
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (65%); after 15h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 93% of games we track.
- 19% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Gateway to Adventure” (Arrived in Grymoire) and “The Saviors of Cornelia” (Repelled the Bahamutian Army): from 100% to 64% of starters.
- 82% 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 3,407 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 22.3h for positive, 3.2h 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 (81.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Gateway to Adventure Arrived in Grymoire. 100%
- The Saviors of Cornelia Repelled the Bahamutian Army. Most players quit here 64% −36
- Crimson vs. Azure Found the first key from the Crimson Prophecy. 37% −27
- A Prophecy Fulfilled Found all of the keys from the Crimson Prophecy. 24% −12
- The Final Reckoning Learned the location of Castle Exnine. 21% −4
- The End? Reached an ending. 19% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (49)
story milestone ending side
- Gateway to Adventure Arrived in Grymoire. 100%
- Mirage Keeper Imprismed your first Mirage. 95%
- The Saviors of Cornelia Repelled the Bahamutian Army. 64%
- A Helping Hand Fulfilled a townsperson’s request for the first time. 59%
- Sweet Revenge Defeated your first murkrift Mirage. 49%
- The Power of Fantasy Completed your first intervention battle. 48%
- Battle Aficionado Battled 100 times. 47%
- A Medium Awakens Obtained your first Champion Medal. 47%
- A New Challenger Won your first Coliseum battle. 44%
- Mirage Collector Recorded a large number of Mirages in the Mirage Manual. 37%
- Crimson vs. Azure Found the first key from the Crimson Prophecy. 37%
- The Cranberry Knights Got to the bottom of the “phenomenon” at the Coliseum. 26%
- Treasure Hunter Opened 100 treasure chests. 26%
- A Prophecy Fulfilled Found all of the keys from the Crimson Prophecy. 24%
- Time Tamperer Completed 10 intervention battles. 24%
- Caretaker Mastered your first Mirage Board. 22%
- Mirage Enthusiast Recorded a huge number of Mirages in the Mirage Manual. 21%
- The Final Reckoning Learned the location of Castle Exnine. 21%
- Canon Fodder Obtained every last Champion Medal. 20%
- An Inseparable Pair Teamed up with Gilgamesh to stop the Bahamutian soldier. 19%
- The End? Reached an ending. 19%
- Battle Fanatic Battled 500 times. 19%
- Threads of Fate Completed 30 intervention battles. 18%
- Inking Up a Stink Defeated Ultros in Tometown. 17%
- Soul Eater Chastised the fugitive Ifreeta. 16%
- The Dyad’s Servants Brought all seven of the Pleiad back in line. 16%
- Winning Streak Defeated 30 teams at the Coliseum. 16%
- It’s Just Justice Joined forces with Shivalry to defeat the Golden Flan. 15%
- Transcender of Time Completed every last intervention battle. 14%
- Turn Those Corners Up Reached the true ending. 12%
- Nine Lives Added Tamamohimé to your roster. 11%
- Mirage Scholar Recorded an inconceivable number of Mirages in the Mirage Manual. 8.8%
- Across the Unknown Braved and completed the new dungeons that appeared. 6.7%
- Crossover Cogna Defeated the Cogna known as XG. 5.9%
- Never Give Up the Ghost Defeated the Undead Princess 10 times. 4.7%
- All in a Day’s Murk Defeated every last murkrift Mirage. 4.4%
- Reigning Champ Defeated every last opponent in the Coliseum. 4.4%
- Love Tap Defeated the Princess Goblin using the Warrior of Light's Champion Medal. 4.0%
- Thirst for the Undiscovered Found the secret area in every dungeon. 3.8%
- The Fast and the Nebulous Reached the final chamber of the Nether Nebula in record time. 3.5%
- Accursed Man-thing! Defeated the Quacho Queen with one of Lann’s attacks. 3.4%
- People Pleaser Fulfilled the requests of every last townsperson in need. 3.3%
- Mirage Master Recorded every last Mirage in the Mirage Manual. 3.1%
- Legendary Caretaker Mastered 100 Mirage Boards. 3.1%
- Zip Zip WHACK! Thwacked a whole bunch of cactuars in a single thrashing. 2.9%
- Magitek Knight Won many times in Sandstalker. 2.8%
- Blitzball Ace Cleared the sky of uncountable einhänders. 2.7%
- Treasure Liberator Opened every last treasure chest. 2.4%
- True Grymoirian Obtained every achievement. 2.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.