DYNASTY WARRIORS 9
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (82%); after 35h it's almost 1 in 2 (42%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
- 50% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Traces of a Hero” (Completed a story): only 50% of starters get there.
- Only 30% 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 10,299 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 215 reviews: 20.8h for positive, 14.2h 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 (29.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Traces of a Hero Completed a story. Most players quit here 50% −50
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (44)
story milestone ending side
- New Allies Unlocked an officer. 100%
- A Gathering of Heroes Unlocked 45 officers. 95%
- Flowers Amidst the Chaos Unlocked all of the officers. 92%
- Graduation Day Completed the tutorial for one of the kingdoms. 80%
- One Warrior vs. a Thousand Defeated 1,000 enemies in a single battle. 77%
- Helter-Skelter Completed a mission within 1 minute. 77%
- End of an Era Completed a key mission. 75%
- Storm and Stress Achieved a 1,000 hit combo. 65%
- Golden Palace Earned a total of 90,000 gold. 64%
- Vandal Destroyed 100 structures. 63%
- Like a Bird Juggled an enemy in the air for 5 seconds. 62%
- Sightseer Discovered a scenic area. 62%
- Unrivaled Warrior Raised an officer's Attack to 900. 61%
- Smasher Defeated a powerful enemy. 61%
- A Brush with Expertise Obtained a High-class weapon. 53%
- Traces of a Hero Completed a story. 50%
- Hideaway Obtained a hideaway. 48%
- Equestrian Defeated 1,000 enemies while mounted on a horse. 42%
- Storyteller Completed the stories of the kingdoms other than Wei, Wu, Shu, and Jin. 39%
- Traveler Discovered 35% of the locations in the game. 38%
- Interior Decorator Obtained 10 pieces of furniture. 36%
- Collector Obtained 20 gems. 36%
- Legend of Shu Completed the story of Shu. 36%
- Sure Shot Defeated 100 enemies with bow attacks. 35%
- Sword Brandisher Defeated 100 enemies with assault attacks. 35%
- Master of the Martial Arts Obtained 30 weapons. 33%
- Legend of Wei Completed the story of Wei. 31%
- Veteran Master Raised an officer to the highest level. 30%
- Master of the Hunt Earned a total of 5,000 Hunting Points. 30%
- Legend of Wu Completed the story of Wu. 29%
- Legend of Jin Completed the story of Jin. 26%
- Winged Equine Raised a horse to the highest level. 25%
- The Pinnacle of Might Earned a total of 100,000 K.O.s. 24%
- Sun Piercer Defeated 1,000 enemies with bow attacks. 23%
- Nimble Fingers Performed synthesis 100 times. 22%
- Thronged with Visitors Obtained 10 hideaways. 22%
- Sworn Friends Formed a bond at the maximum level with another officer. 21%
- Wanderlust Discovered 75% of the locations in the game. 20%
- Fisher Caught 30 items while fishing. 20%
- Extensive Knowledge Unlocked all battle entries in the Encyclopedia. 18%
- Steady Worker Obtained 30 items by using box traps. 17%
- Epicure Ate 100 meals. 16%
- The Ties that Bind Us Formed a bond at the maximum level with 20 officers. 15%
- True Warrior of the 3 Kingdoms Obtained all of the achievements in the game. 14%