When does CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition get good?

Hooks you right away. 92% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 7+ hours (92%). The opening is criticised less than in 92% of games we track.

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CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition

Mar 27, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 67% of owners

Steam reviews 89% positive of 488

What the data shows

92% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 7+ hours (92%).
The opening is criticised less than in 92% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 67% 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 491 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 12.7h for positive, 6.5h 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 (67% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (20)

CROSS†CHANNEL Start the game. 100%
See You Next Week! Enter the loop. 33%
Mimi Send back Misato. 24%
Harakiri Send back Touko. 24%
Innocence Send back Kiri. 24%
Rubber Send back Sakuraba. 24%
Miki Miki Send back Miki. 24%
Ninja Girl Send back Youko. 24%
Is Anyone Left Out There...? Finish all routes. 24%
Touko Kirihara Finish scenario 1 in Another Story. 21%
CROSS†'CHANNEL Finish scenario 8 in Another Story. 21%
Misato Miyasumi Finish scenario 2 in Another Story. 21%
Kiri Sakura Finish scenario 3 in Another Story. 21%
Miki Yamanobe Finish scenario 4 in Another Story. 21%
Youko Hasekura Finish scenario 5 in Another Story. 21%
Tomoki Shima Finish scenario 6 in Another Story. 20%
Hiroshi Sakuraba Finish scenario 7 in Another Story. 20%
After Story Finish scenario 9 in Another Story. 20%
Reset Reach the bad ending. 20%
Friendship Is Not Asking Anything in Return Unlock all gallery thumbnails. 19%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.