DEAD OR ALIVE 6
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (39%); after 5h it's 1 in 5 (21%).
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 62% 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 10,020 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 228 reviews: 11.2h for positive, 6h 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 (62.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (36)
story milestone ending side
- Fighting Entertainment Fought debut match (excluding training and offline player vs. player matches). 100%
- Smashing It Won a match by executing a Break Blow attack (excluding offline PvP matches). 83%
- Rushing It Won a match by executing a Fatal Rush attack (excluding offline PvP matches). 79%
- Fledgling Fighter Fought against computer in the VERSUS mode. 68%
- NI See Through It All Won a match receiving 0 damage (offline player vs. player matches excluded). 55%
- Records Keeper Checked the Fight Records. 52%
- Star Catcher Collected one ☆ during a quest. 52%
- DOA Rookie Attempted Tutorial. 51%
- Cleared ARCADE course Cleared a course in the ARCADE mode. 41%
- Grabbing It Won a match by executing a Break Hold attack (excluding offline PvP matches). 40%
- Star Dust Received 10 ☆ in DOA QUEST mode. 31%
- A Fight to Remember Saved a replay. 29%
- Adept Shopper Bought a costume in the Wardrobe. 27%
- A New Challenger Appears! Attempted Combo Challenges. 25%
- DOApedia Purchased DOA Encyclopedia in the Library. 22%
- The Observer Watched a COM vs. COM battle in the Theater. 21%
- Cleared SURVIVAL course Cleared a course in the SURVIVAL mode. 19%
- Change! Changed your main fighter. 19%
- Rival Rumble Fought in your first ranked match. 18%
- Exercise Newbie Completed Command Training for a single character. 17%
- Cleared TIME ATTACK course Cleared a course in the TIME ATTACK mode. 16%
- Fighting For Real Won 1 Ranked Match. 16%
- Wise Manners Bought a title in the Wardrobe. 15%
- No Escape! Won a match by executing 3-hit combo after cancelling a Break Blow (excluding offline PvP matches). 14%
- Learning From the Past Watched a replay in the Theater. 13%
- Melomaniac Purchased additional BGM. 12%
- Rival Rampage Fought in 10 ranked matches. 12%
- Milky Way Received 100 ☆ in DOA QUEST mode. 12%
- Training Hard Used Free Training mode for 1 hour. 11%
- The Show-off Won 5 consecutive Ranked Matches. 10%
- The Hungry One Won 20 Ranked Matches. 9.5%
- Unchallenged Champion Completed all Combo Challenge lessons for a single character. 9.3%
- Rival Deathmatch Fought in 100 ranked matches. 8.2%
- The Capable One Won 50 Ranked Matches. 8.2%
- A Fighter is Born Completed all lessons in Tutorial. 7.6%
- DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Master Unlocked all trophies. 6.1%