Port Royale 4

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 2,176 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 22.7h for positive, 9.9h 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 (68.4% 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 (50)

• Cabin boy Complete the first tutorial 100%
• My little farm Build your first business 86%
• Every beginning is difficult Unlock your first concession 84%
• 3, 2, 1, mine Buy a vessel for the first time 74%
• O Captain! My Captain! Hire a captain 72%
• Gofer Complete your first town's task 71%
• Seafarer Complete all basic tutorials 65%
• Greed for gold Accumulate 1,000,000 gold 57%
• Intangible Produce 50,000 barrels of commodities in one game 52%
• I'm out of here for a while A trade route has been active for 365 days 52%
• In a mint condition Sell ​​a vessel for the first time 46%
• Licence to Kill Buy a letter of marque 46%
• Pirates! Raid a trader 43%
• Christening Name a convoy 40%
• Megalomania Construct 50 town buildings in one game 36%
• Collectionitis Collect all captain's tactics in one game 32%
• Groundskeeper Manage 3 towns in one game 30%
• Wholesale Sell 1,000,000 barrels in one game 26%
• Walk the plank Sink a pirate convoy 25%
• Pearly gates Build a cathedral 22%
• My precious! Find your first treasure 19%
• Conquistador Complete the Spain campaign 16%
• Paths of Glory Unlock all concessions in one game 14%
• Panic buying Loot a town 14%
• All mine! Annex 5 towns in one game 12%
• Just a scratch Win 50 manual naval battles in one game 11%
• Your vessel, my vessel Successfully board 100 vessels in one game 11%
• Panel of experts Employ 10 captains in one game 11%
• Maker Build 250 businesses in one game 9.1%
• Conglomerate Own at least one business of each kind in one game 7.6%
• Buccaneer Complete the England campaign 6.3%
• Flying Dutchman Complete the Netherlands campaign 5.8%
• The Grande Bouffe Host a large feast in the church 5.8%
• A true pirate! Plunder 25,000 commodities from trading convoys in one game 4.7%
• Premier Maître Complete the France campaign 4.2%
• Overpopulation Reach a population of 300,000 in the Caribbean 4.1%
• Master & Commander Employ 5 captains with maximum level in one game 3.9%
• Supreme conqueror Complete all 4 campaigns 3.8%
• All aboard! Employ 10,000 sailors at the same time in one game 2.9%
• Gold fever Accumulate 1,000,000,000 gold 2.9%
• Strategist Use 8 different tactics in a manual naval battle 2.8%
• Fill it up, please! Manage 20 towns with a satisfaction level of more than 80% 2.5%
• Administrator Manage 30 towns in one game 2.0%
• The customer is always right Complete 100 town's tasks in one game 2.0%
• Capitalist Build 1,000 businesses in one game 1.5%
• Fleet Admiral Own all types of vessels in one game 1.3%
• Traffic chaos Have 50 active trade routes in one game 1.0%
• Parlay? Destroy 15 pirate hideouts in one game 1.0%
• Raiders of the Lost Ark Find 10 treasures in one game 0.9%
• Davy Jones' locker Sink 1,000 vessels in one game 0.7%