How do players who really played SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris rate it? TrueGG Rating 68.9%
Players who really played rate it higher than Steam overall. Early impressions are weaker, so the first few hours tend to decide whether it clicks. Recent reviews are falling.
Good for
- Players willing to push through a slow start
Think twice if you are
- Players who judge a game in the first hours (early ratings are lower)
- Players who put story first
- Players bothered by bugs (reports of crashes and bugs)
A rule-based guide from review patterns (no AI). How
vs Steam overall
Positive among players with 10+ hours (all time) · 3,709 reviews
- TrueGG, all time
- 68.9%
- Steam overall
- 61.0%
- Japanese, all time
- 38.3%
Early wall
Reviews written under 2 hours: 15.7% of all reviews. Their positive share is 31.7%.
This is not a drop-off rate; it describes who wrote reviews. Refund guide: within 14 days of purchase and under 2 hours of play (Steam refund policy).
Does the rating change the longer people play?
Positive share by playtime at the time of review (all time). Ranges under 50 reviews are pale and dashed (indicative only); “—” means no reviews.
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| Playtime | Positive | Japanese | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1 h | 28.7% | 25.0% | 644 |
| 1–2 h | 36.0% | 25.0% | 436 |
| 2–5 h | 58.7% | 21.1% | 1,100 |
| 5–10 h | 65.5% | 45.5% | 988 |
| 10–20 h | 67.4% | 31.4% | 1,089 |
| 20–50 h | 71.0% | 38.6% | 1,232 |
| 50–100 h | 67.4% | 40.6% | 702 |
| 100–200 h | 67.0% | 33.3% | 458 |
| 200+ h | 72.8% | 51.7% | 228 |
How long people play: half of reviewers had played 10+ hours. 38% had 20+ hours and 10% had 100+ hours (all time).
Summary
SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris has a TrueGG Rating of 68.9%, based on all-time reviews from players with 10+ hours (3,709 reviews) because recent reviews are few. Steam's overall rating is 61.0%.
Reviews written under 2 hours make up 16% of the total, and only 32% of them are positive. Some players bounce off early, but those who get past the opening rate it higher. Steam accepts refund requests within 2 hours of play and 14 days of purchase.
In the last 180 days, reviews at 2–5h are 59% positive versus 73% at 200h+: the more people play, the more they like it.
Negative reviews most often mention the story, crashes and bugs (less than at launch), and pacing (less than at launch). Positive reviews praise how fun it feels.
Re-weighting reviews by trust signals (playtime, length, how the game was obtained) barely changes the rating (60.8% adjusted), so Steam's number is not noticeably distorted by key giveaways or throwaway reviews.
All figures come from Steam's public review counts, and topics are counted with our published dictionary (no AI). Data as of 2026-10-19.
Why it is rated this way
Complaints center on technical quality (Crashes & bugs, Performance). They have declined since launch, so things may have improved. It is also a game many people bounce off early (early reviews are much less positive than those of players who stuck with it).
− Most mentioned complaints
- Story36% of negative reviews (26% of positive) · most common among 100h+ players · ongoing since launch · 17 positive reviews say it improved
- Crashes & bugs26% of negative reviews (12% of positive) · most common among 100h+ players · less than at launch · 16 positive reviews say it improved
- Movement & pacing26% of negative reviews (13% of positive) · most common among 20–100h players · less than at launch · 18 positive reviews say it improved
- Performance20% of negative reviews (10% of positive) · most common among 20–100h players · less than at launch · 13 positive reviews say it improved
- Updates & developers18% of negative reviews (11% of positive) · most common among 100h+ players · less than at launch · 20 positive reviews say it improved
+ What players praise
- Fun & feel28% of positive reviews (18% of negative)
Counted from 500 recent negative and 407 positive reviews in Japanese and English, using our published topic dictionary. No AI is used. Topics overlap, so shares do not add up to 100%. Sarcasm and nuance are not detected, and this does not show cause and effect.How we count
Checking the numbers
Figures with a different scope, shown alongside the TrueGG Rating.
| Metric | Positive | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Official Steam rating | 61.0% | All time, all languages · 6,835 reviews |
| Adjusted rating | 60.8% | Weighted by trust (95% range 59.8%–61.8%), −0.2pt vs official |
| Japanese-language reviews | 34.7% | All time, Japanese-language reviews (−26.2pt vs overall) · 308 reviews |
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Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.
| Condition | Positive reviews | Negative reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 hours played at review | 4% | 20% |
| Very short text | 31% | 16% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 27% | 27% |
| Received for free | 2% | 1% |
| Owns very few games | 5% | 7% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 9% | 10% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.79 | 0.79 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 27.5 hours. 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-19
When did the rating change?
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Reviews per month
Positive share per month
Months with under 30 reviews are omitted from the rate.
Reviews per day, last 30 days
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| Month | Positive | Negative | Positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07 | 1,420 | 1,026 | 58.1% |
| 2020-08 | 215 | 117 | 64.8% |
| 2020-09 | 117 | 46 | 71.8% |
| 2020-10 | 76 | 32 | 70.4% |
| 2020-11 | 182 | 28 | 86.7% |
| 2020-12 | 61 | 22 | 73.5% |
| 2021-01 | 60 | 21 | 74.1% |
| 2021-02 | 33 | 20 | 62.3% |
| 2021-03 | 28 | 19 | 59.6% |
| 2021-04 | 18 | 11 | 62.1% |
| 2021-05 | 58 | 33 | 63.7% |
| 2021-06 | 64 | 37 | 63.4% |
| 2021-07 | 46 | 24 | 65.7% |
| 2021-08 | 16 | 5 | 76.2% |
| 2021-09 | 29 | 27 | 51.8% |
| 2021-10 | 32 | 14 | 69.6% |
| 2021-11 | 40 | 29 | 58.0% |
| 2021-12 | 30 | 14 | 68.2% |
| 2022-01 | 34 | 19 | 64.2% |
| 2022-02 | 20 | 10 | 66.7% |
| 2022-03 | 17 | 9 | 65.4% |
| 2022-04 | 11 | 7 | 61.1% |
| 2022-05 | 23 | 16 | 59.0% |
| 2022-06 | 22 | 13 | 62.9% |
| 2022-07 | 32 | 16 | 66.7% |
| 2022-08 | 14 | 9 | 60.9% |
| 2022-09 | 11 | 5 | 68.8% |
| 2022-10 | 56 | 37 | 60.2% |
| 2022-11 | 58 | 34 | 63.0% |
| 2022-12 | 32 | 34 | 48.5% |
| 2023-01 | 29 | 28 | 50.9% |
| 2023-02 | 27 | 14 | 65.9% |
| 2023-03 | 19 | 18 | 51.4% |
| 2023-04 | 22 | 9 | 71.0% |
| 2023-05 | 6 | 5 | 54.5% |
| 2023-06 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% |
| 2023-07 | 28 | 24 | 53.8% |
| 2023-08 | 15 | 6 | 71.4% |
| 2023-09 | 9 | 10 | 47.4% |
| 2023-10 | 11 | 7 | 61.1% |
| 2023-11 | 19 | 8 | 70.4% |
| 2023-12 | 15 | 11 | 57.7% |
| 2024-01 | 12 | 7 | 63.2% |
| 2024-02 | 5 | 8 | 38.5% |
| 2024-03 | 18 | 12 | 60.0% |
| 2024-04 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% |
| 2024-05 | 13 | 9 | 59.1% |
| 2024-06 | 8 | 7 | 53.3% |
| 2024-07 | 8 | 5 | 61.5% |
| 2024-08 | 10 | 11 | 47.6% |
| 2024-09 | 10 | 8 | 55.6% |
| 2024-10 | 7 | 12 | 36.8% |
| 2024-11 | 9 | 6 | 60.0% |
| 2024-12 | 14 | 14 | 50.0% |
| 2025-01 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% |
| 2025-02 | 6 | 5 | 54.5% |
| 2025-03 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| 2025-04 | 9 | 2 | 81.8% |
| 2025-05 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% |
| 2025-06 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2025-07 | 9 | 4 | 69.2% |
| 2025-08 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2025-09 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% |
| 2025-10 | 10 | 8 | 55.6% |
| 2025-11 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% |
| 2025-12 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2026-01 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2026-03 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2026-05 | 6 | 8 | 42.9% |
| 2026-06 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% |
| 2026-07 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 2026-08 | 7 | 6 | 53.8% |
| 2026-09 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 2026-10 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
Show daily data as a table
| Day | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-09-27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-05 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-10-06 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 |
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 25.0% | 4 |
| Last 180 days | 55.4% | 65 |
| All time | 61.0% | 6,835 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 0.0% | 5 |
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