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Blood Bowl 3
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 20% of players who started
Started playing 61% of owners
Steam reviews 50% positive of 5,696
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (84%); after 35h it's 1 in 3 (31%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
- 20% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Be the Big Guy!” and “All Aboard the fun boat!”: from 85% to 49% of starters.
- Only 61% 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 5,731 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 30.6h for positive, 11.8h 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 (60.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Be the Big Guy! Beat Varag Ghoul-Chewer by winning [The Outsiders] competition 85% −15
- All Aboard the fun boat! Beat Kiroth Krakeneye by winning [The Pirate Crew] competition Most players quit here 49% −36
- It just tastes Bitter Beat Withergrasp Doubledrool by winning [The Gifted] competition 36% −13
- Clever tools for Clever Players Beat Kreek Rustgouger by winning [The Engineers] competition 28% −8
- Beer of the mountain Kings Beat Josef Bugman by winning [The Gourmets] competition 24% −4
- Cabalvision, the only source for Blood Bowl Beat Griff Oberwald by winning [The Elite Division] competition 20% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (42)
story milestone ending side
- First of many Complete a competition match with at least 1 Touchdown scored 100%
- Next challenge Score 3 Touchdowns over 3 or less games in the same competition 87%
- Be the Big Guy! Beat Varag Ghoul-Chewer by winning [The Outsiders] competition 85%
- A good death is its own reward Kill a player during a competition match 75%
- They will not pass! In 3 consecutive competition matches, concede no more than 1 Touchdown 74%
- Killing machine Injure 4 players in a single competition match 64%
- That’s how you do it Score 6 Touchdowns over 3 or less games in the same competition 62%
- So far so good Spend 18 Star Player Points on the same player 52%
- Just warming up Make a single player gain 3 advancements 50%
- All Aboard the fun boat! Beat Kiroth Krakeneye by winning [The Pirate Crew] competition 49%
- I'm not going to live by their rules anymore Purchase 4 Team re-rolls for a single experienced team 49%
- Call in an experienced professional Hire a Star Player during a competition match 45%
- On a roll! Complete a competition match with at least 4 Touchdowns scored 40%
- Madness? THIS IS BLOOD BOWL!!! Push 4 players into the crowd during a single competition match 37%
- It just tastes Bitter Beat Withergrasp Doubledrool by winning [The Gifted] competition 36%
- Every man dies, not every man truly lives Spend 38 Star Player Points on the same player 31%
- WAAAGH! Win a competition match with an Orc team 30%
- Clever tools for Clever Players Beat Kreek Rustgouger by winning [The Engineers] competition 28%
- Do you want to live forever? Win a competition match with a Chaos Chosen team 27%
- I am King Under the Mountain! Win a competition match with a Dwarf team 26%
- More reliable than Horatio X. Schottenheim Hurl a Fireball during a competition match 25%
- Parley? Win a competition match with a Dark Elf team 24%
- The Horned Rat is happy-happy Win a competition match with a Skaven team 24%
- Beer of the mountain Kings Beat Josef Bugman by winning [The Gourmets] competition 24%
- You are the few, we are the many Hire 16 players in a single experienced team 23%
- Witness me! Win a competition match with a Black Orc team 23%
- One giant leap for mankind Win a competition match with a Human team 21%
- Cabalvision, the only source for Blood Bowl Beat Griff Oberwald by winning [The Elite Division] competition 20%
- The best among them Win a competition in which you played 4 or more matches 17%
- Make Grandfather Nurgle proud Win a competition match with a Nurgle team 17%
- Fly you fools! Successfully throw a team-mate during a competition match 16%
- Unity is strength Win a competition match with an Elven Union team 16%
- Chaos isn’t a pit, Chaos is a ladder Win a competition match with a Chaos Renegade team 15%
- Chivalry makes a true knight, not a sword Win a competition match with an Imperial Nobility team 15%
- Together for Victory! Win a competition match with an Old World Alliance team 12%
- The mark of Champions Score 12 Touchdowns over 3 or less games in the same competition 11%
- Creator of a living Legend Improve 1 player to maximum level (six advancements) 10%
- Nuffle, I have never prayed to you before Purchase 8 Team re-rolls for a single experienced team 10%
- Are you not entertained? Kill 3 players during a single competition match 8.6%
- Revenge is a dish best served cold Turn a player into a frog during a competition match 7.6%
- A swallow carrying a coconut? Successfully throw a team-mate 2 times during a single competition match 6.4%
- What is your profession? Improve 6 players to maximum level (six advancements) 3.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.