When does 428: Shibuya Scramble get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 20h it's 1 in 35 (3%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

How many players finish 428: Shibuya Scramble?

45% of players who start reach the ending.

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428: Shibuya Scramble

Sep 4, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 45% of players who started

Started playing 56% of owners

Steam reviews 95% positive of 4,036

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 20h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
The opening is criticised less than in 75% of games we track.
45% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome to Shibuya” (Clear the 10:00 time block) and “Cat's Out of the Bag” (Clear the 11:00 time block): from 100% to 76% of starters.
Only 56% 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 4,047 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 24.8h for positive, 22.5h 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 (55.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Welcome to Shibuya Clear the 10:00 time block. 100%
Cat's Out of the Bag Clear the 11:00 time block. Most players quit here 76% −24
Who Can You Trust? Clear the 12:00 time block. 65% −11
Deadly Preposition Clear the 13:00 time block. 59% −5
Infection Clear the 14:00 time block. 56% −3
Choice and Sacrifice Clear the 15:00 time block. 54% −2
Running Out of Time Clear the 16:00 time block. 53% −1
Shibuya Scramble Clear the 17:00 time block. 52% −1
The End? View the normal ending. 45% −7

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (27)

story milestone ending side

Welcome to Shibuya Clear the 10:00 time block. 100%
Cat's Out of the Bag Clear the 11:00 time block. 76%
Who Can You Trust? Clear the 12:00 time block. 65%
Deadly Preposition Clear the 13:00 time block. 59%
Infection Clear the 14:00 time block. 56%
Choice and Sacrifice Clear the 15:00 time block. 54%
Running Out of Time Clear the 16:00 time block. 53%
Shibuya Scramble Clear the 17:00 time block. 52%
The End? View the normal ending. 45%
Final Curtain View the true ending. 40%
Bad Times, 17:00 Block View all bad endings in the 17:00 time block. 31%
Bad Times, 10:00 Block View all bad endings in the 10:00 time block. 27%
The Solitary Serpent Finish the 20%
Heartbeat of Spring Finish the 19%
Bad Times, 12:00 Block View all bad endings in the 12:00 time block. 18%
Bad Times, 11:00 Block View all bad endings in the 11:00 time block. 16%
Bad Times, 15:00 Block View all bad endings in the 15:00 time block. 16%
Bad Times, 13:00 Block View all bad endings in the 13:00 time block. 15%
Bad Times, 14:00 Block View all bad endings in the 14:00 time block. 14%
Bad Times, 16:00 Block View all bad endings in the 16:00 time block. 14%
Bad Times, 18:00 Block View all bad endings in the 18:00 time block. 13%
The Worst is Over View all bad endings. 13%
The Three R's Finish the 'Mean Clean' scenario. 13%
Shibuya Side Stories Unlock all Special Episodes. 12%
Honorary S.O.S. Member Acquire all trophies 11%
Cry for Help Finish the 'Conspiracy' scenario. 11%
They Walk Among Us Finish the 'True Conspiracy' scenario. 11%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.