When does Devil May Cry 5 get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 10h it's 1 in 35 (3%). The biggest drop-off is between “Fall from Grace” (Clear the Prologue Mission) and “Reunion” (Clear Mission 03): from 100% to 65% of starters.

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Devil May Cry 5

Mar 7, 2019 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Started playing 87% of owners

Steam reviews 96% positive of 171,839

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 10h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
The biggest drop-off is between “Fall from Grace” (Clear the Prologue Mission) and “Reunion” (Clear Mission 03): from 100% to 65% of starters.
86% 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 172,964 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 11.6h for positive, 7.2h 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 (86.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Fall from Grace Clear the Prologue Mission. 100%
Reunion Clear Mission 03. Most players quit here 65% −35
End of the Line Clear Mission 06. 56% −9
Light in the Darkness Clear Mission 08. 51% −4
This Ain't Over Clear Mission 10. 48% −3
The Qliphoth Clear Mission 12. 44% −3
Gotta Hurry Clear Mission 14. 42% −2
Back to Life Clear Mission 17. 40% −2
Man on a Mission Clear Mission 18. 39% −1

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (55)

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Fall from Grace Clear the Prologue Mission. 100%
Not Too Shabby Perform a Stylish Rank S combo. 81%
Steppin' up the Style Perform a Stylish Rank SS combo. 67%
Reunion Clear Mission 03. 65%
End of the Line Clear Mission 06. 56%
Seriously Stylish Slaying! Perform a Stylish Rank SSS combo. 54%
Break a Leg Fend off a menace from above in Mission 05. 53%
Light in the Darkness Clear Mission 08. 51%
This Ain't Over Clear Mission 10. 48%
Don't Mess with the Best Use proper timing to get a leg up in a close-quarters battle against the boss in Mission 11. 45%
The Qliphoth Clear Mission 12. 44%
Protect the People Defeat all enemies in Mission 01. 44%
Backroad Destroy a certain wall in Mission 04. 43%
Gotta Hurry Clear Mission 14. 42%
Back to Life Clear Mission 17. 40%
I Believe I Can Fly Rack up a total of 60 minutes in the air by jumping or other means. 39%
Man on a Mission Clear Mission 18. 39%
A New Job Accept a new job from Morrison after the Red Grave incident. 26%
Let's Rock! Complete the game on Human mode. 24%
Jackpot! Collect more than 1,000,000 Red Orbs total. 21%
Obedience Training Go on the offensive without relying on brute force in the Mission 16 boss battle. 20%
Demon Destroyer Defeat 1,000 enemies total. 20%
Eagle-Eyed Destroy a certain wall in Mission 09. 19%
Showtime! Complete the game on Devil Hunter mode. 19%
Pet Protection Clear Mission 05 without V's demons getting stalemated (any difficulty except Heaven or Hell). 15%
The Quick and the Dead Defeat 5 enemies in 1 second. 14%
Slick Moves Proceed with caution and avoid unneeded damage in Mission 15. 14%
Where the Red Orbs Grow Collected Red Orbs from an unexpected spot in Mission 02. 12%
Battle for the Ages Clear Missions 19 and 20 without using continues (any difficulty except Heaven or Hell). 11%
Sibling Rivalry Clear all missions as Vergil. 11%
Concentrated Strength Acquire all of Vergil's skills. 8.6%
Demon Breeder Acquire all of V's skills. 8.3%
Well I'll Be Damned Wield overwhelming power to exact an unexpected conclusion. 8.1%
Share the Pain Clear Mission 07 with both Nero and V. 8.0%
Nothing's Impossible Acquire all of Nero's skills. 7.5%
Unarmed and Dangerous Beat Mission 07 without any starting Devil Breakers equipped (any difficulty except Heaven or Hell). 5.8%
Doing Daddy Proud Complete the game on Son of Sparda mode. 5.5%
Rearm and Repeat Collect more than 100 Devil Breakers during missions. 4.6%
The Devil's Own Upgrade your Devil Trigger Gauge to max. 4.3%
Dante The Gambler Use more than 500,000 Red Orbs total with Dr. Faust. 4.3%
Each In His Own Way Clear Mission 13 with Nero, V, and Dante. 4.2%
Physical Perfection Upgrade your vitality gauge to max. 4.0%
Secrets Exposed Clear all secret missions. 3.8%
Hell of a Hunter Clear all missions with S rank. 3.5%
Be the Legend Acquire all of Dante's skills. 3.5%
Heart of a Swordsman Clear Mission 19 as Vergil without using any weapons other than Yamato. (Heaven or Hell excluded) 3.5%
Dance with the Devil Complete the game on Dante Must Die mode. 3.1%
This is Power Clear the Bloody Palace as Vergil. 2.8%
Too Easy Clear the Bloody Palace with Dante. 2.5%
Slam Dunk Clear the Bloody Palace with Nero. 2.3%
Who Needs Weapons Anyway? Clear Mission 11 without equipping a weapon set for Dante (any difficulty except Heaven or Hell). 2.2%
Rest in Peace Clear the Bloody Palace with V. 2.0%
Stairway to Heaven Complete the game on Heaven or Hell mode. 1.8%
Highway to Hell Complete the game on Hell and Hell mode. 1.4%
Worthy of Legend Clear all missions with S rank on all difficulties except Heaven or Hell. 1.3%

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