Military Conflict: Vietnam

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 2,383 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 5.2h for positive, 2.9h 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 (53.3% 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 (106)

• Draft Notice Play a full round as the U.S. Army. 100%
• Make War not Love Kill 25 enemy soldiers. 97%
• Be Quiet Hanoi Hannah Kill 3 female enemy soldiers. 90%
• Search and Destroy Kill 50 enemy soldiers. 87%
• Predator Kill 7 enemy soldiers without dying. 82%
• Ho Chi Minh Trail Play a full round as the Viet Cong. 80%
• First Blood Get the 1st kill in a round. 63%
• Green Beret Kill 10 enemy soldiers without dying. 63%
• Purple Heart Die 100 times. 58%
• Good Morning Vietnam Win 5 rounds. 57%
• Blood Trail Survive with 1 HP. 55%
• No Rules of Engagement Kill 250 enemy soldiers. 52%
• Pet Friend Befriend a chicken. 52%
• Happy Frag Kill yourself with your own grenade. 51%
• 2 4 1 Kill 2 enemy soldiers with one bullet. 51%
• Born to Kill Kill 50 enemy soldiers in a single round. 51%
• Human Patton Take 200 damage without dying. 49%
• Fire in the Hole Kill 5 enemy soldiers with grenades. 48%
• Boots on the Ground Win 5 rounds playing as the U.S. Army. 43%
• Ace of Diamonds Complete the diamond poker set. 39%
• Airborne Kill 5 enemy soldiers while midair. 38%
• Body Count Kill 15 enemy soldiers without dying. 37%
• Sitting Duck Kill 25 enemy soldiers while crouching. 37%
• SOG Kill 250 Viet Cong soldiers. 37%
• Demilitarized Zone Kill 500 enemy soldiers. 37%
• Unfortunate Son Die by falling. 36%
• Ho Chi Minh Slippers Win 5 rounds playing as the Viet Cong. 36%
• Good Night Saigon Kill an enemy soldier with an unexploded shell. 35%
• Scalp Collector Kill 3 enemy soldiers with any melee weapon. 34%
• Wallwhacker Kill 15 enemy soldiers through a wall. 34%
• No Geneva Convention Kill 3 enemy soldiers with a flamethrower. 32%
• Paint it Red Earn 15,000 score in a single round. 32%
• Dac Cong Kill 250 U.S. Army soldiers. 31%
• Last Bullet Kill 15 enemy soldiers with the last bullet. 29%
• Free Fire Zone Kill 7 enemy soldiers with a single magazine. 28%
• Lead Farmer Shoot 1,500 rounds in a single round. 27%
• Call of Duty Play 25 objectives. 27%
• Ace of Clubs Complete the clubs poker set. 27%
• Tunnel Rat Kill 25 enemy soldiers while lying flat. 27%
• In Country Win 25 rounds. 22%
• Fireworks Kill an enemy soldier with a backblast. 22%
• Boom Boom Stick Kill 25 enemy soldiers with grenades. 21%
• Zippo Raid Kill 25 enemy soldiers with fire. 20%
• Ace of Hearts Complete the hearts poker set. 19%
• National Service Play 50 objectives. 18%
• Holy Trinity Kill 3 enemy soldiers with one grenade. 17%
• This Is My Rifle Kill 14 enemy soldiers with the M14 battle rifle. 17%
• Hanoi Hilton Kill an enemy soldier with a bash. 17%
• Brown Water Navy Die by drowning. 17%
• Colt Forty-Five Kill 11 enemy soldiers with the M1911A1 pistol. 17%
• Air Mail Delivery Kill 3 enemy soldiers with a single airstrike. 16%
• Thank You Get awarded the Vietnam Service Medal 10 times. 15%
• Blood Moon Rising Kill 3 enemy soldiers with the attached bayonet. 15%
• Soviet Advisor Kill 41 enemy soldiers with the PPSh-41 sub-machine gun. 15%
• Give Peace no Chance Kill 100 enemy soldiers with explosives. 14%
• Skull Collector Perform 20 headshots in a single round. 14%
• Rocky Kill an enemy soldier with the fists. 14%
• Human Zippo Kill 25 enemy soldiers with flamethrowers. 14%
• Ace in the Hole Would you kindly complete all poker sets? 14%
• Ace of Spades Complete the spades poker set. 14%
• Tour of Duty Win 25 rounds playing as the U.S. Army. 14%
• Smell of Napalm Kill 50 enemy soldiers with fire. 14%
• Booby Trap Kill an enemy soldier with a mine. 13%
• Distinguished Service Medal Win 1st place 10 times. 13%
• Vietnam Veteran Win 50 rounds. 12%
• White Rabbit Throw 50 smoke grenades. 12%
• The Pig Kill 60 enemy soldiers with the M60 light-machine gun. 11%
• National Liberation Front Win 25 rounds playing as the Viet Cong. 11%
• Patriotic Duty Play 100 objectives. 11%
• Battlefield Illumination Kill 3 enemy soldiers with a flare. 11%
• Run Through the Jungle Sprint 1 mile (1.6 km) in a single game. 9.4%
• Get Some Kill 10 enemy soldiers with the M60 light-machine gun without reloading. 9.2%
• Death from Above Kill 25 enemy soldiers with airstrikes. 8.6%
• ChiCom Chest Rig Kill 56 enemy soldiers with the Type 56-1 assault rifle. 8.4%
• The Deer Hunter Kill 10 enemy soldiers with the S&W M10 revolver. 7.9%
• Air Cavalry Jump 200 times in a single game. 7.7%
• The Cobra Kill 55 enemy soldiers with the Mosin-Nagant M91/30 PU scoped sniper rifle. 7.7%
• Carpet Bombing Kill 5 enemy soldiers with a single airstrike. 7.1%
• Eve of Destruction Kill 100 enemy soldiers with grenades. 7.1%
• Vietnam War Hero Win 50 rounds playing as the U.S. Army. 7.1%
• Band-Aid Heal 25 friendlies. 6.8%
• Order of Ho Chi Minh Collect all poker cards. 6.2%
• Ho Chi Minh's Finest Win 50 rounds playing as the Viet Cong. 6.0%
• Operation Arc Light Kill 50 enemy soldiers with airstrikes. 5.8%
• Sting Operation Kill 15 enemy soldiers with the attached bayonet. 5.8%
• Shotgunning Kill 5 enemy soldiers with the Remington M870 shotgun without reloading. 5.8%
• Star Pistol Kill 33 enemy soldiers with the TT-33 pistol. 5.8%
• Silver Star Win 2nd place 10 times. 5.4%
• Full Metal Jacket Refill 25 friendlies. 5.1%
• White Feather Kill 93 enemy soldiers with the XM21 scoped sniper rifle. 5.1%
• Field Hospital Heal 50 friendlies. 4.9%
• Watch Your Step Kill 15 enemy soldiers with mines. 4.9%
• Medal of Honor Collect all ranks. 4.9%
• BBQ Kill 30 chickens with fire. 4.7%
• Jungle Tiger Kill 25 enemy soldiers with the Machete. 4.3%
• Apocalypse Now Kill 79 enemy soldiers with the M79 grenade launcher. 4.3%
• Danger Minefield Kill 25 enemy soldiers with mines. 4.1%
• Bronze Star Win 3rd place 10 times. 4.1%
• Rice Farmer Kill 25 enemy soldiers with the Sickle. 4.1%
• Ammo Dump Refill 50 friendlies. 3.8%
• Ricepaddy Cowboy Kill 5 enemy soldiers with the S&W M12 revolver without reloading. 3.6%
• Hot Barrel Kill 25 enemy soldiers with an explosive barrel. 3.4%
• Baby Browning Kill 100 enemy soldiers with the Baby Browning pistol. 3.2%
• Goomba Stomper Kill an enemy soldier by jumping on their head. 3.0%
• Red Smoke Kill an enemy soldier with an unexploded smoke grenade. 3.0%
• Chest Candy Collect all ribbons. 1.7%