When does Sonic Adventure DX get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 7h it's 1 in 19 (5%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

How many players finish Sonic Adventure DX?

24% of players who start reach the ending.

All games

Sonic Adventure DX

Mar 4, 2011 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 24% of players who started

Started playing 76% of owners

Steam reviews 92% positive of 18,931

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 7h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
24% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “Sonic the Hedgehog” (Clear the Sonic story): only 41% of starters get there.
76% 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 19,058 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 10.7h for positive, 7.5h 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 (75.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Sonic the Hedgehog Clear the Sonic story. Most players quit here 41% −59
Super Sonic Clear all characters stories. 24% −17

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (15)

story milestone ending side

Miles "Tails" Prower Become friends with Tails. 100%
Knuckles the Echidna Become friends with Knuckles. 61%
Amy Rose Become friends with Amy. 58%
E-102 "γ" Become friends with E-102. 49%
Sonic the Hedgehog Clear the Sonic story. 41%
Big the Cat Become friends with Big. 38%
Super Sonic Clear all characters stories. 24%
The Adventurer Get all Emblems in the Adventure Field. 8.1%
Sub Game Master Get all Emblems of the Sub Games. 6.9%
The Fastest & Strongest Get Level A on all the Action Stages. 6.6%
Chao's Best Friend Get all Emblems of the Chao Race. 6.6%
The Perfect Adventurer Get all 130 Emblems. 6.1%
Metal Sonic Get all 130 Emblems by playing Sonic Adventure DX. 6.0%
Metal Sonic Master Get Level A on all the Action Stages by using Metal Sonic. 4.1%
Mission All Accomplished Clear all 60 missions. 4.1%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.