New World: Aeternum
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (63%); after 20h it's 1 in 3 (34%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 92% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 87% of owners got the first achievement.
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 298,592 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 314.7h for positive, 111.4h 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 (86.9% 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 (133)
story milestone ending side
- Progress I: Getting To Know My Way Around Reach character level 10. 100%
- Death I: Now, What Have We Learned? Die for the first time. Well, that surely won't happen again. 96%
- Supplies Looted I: These Look Lonely. I'll Take Them With Me Search your first supplies container. 86%
- Progress II: Coming Into My Own Reach character level 20. 81%
- Mining I: So Many To Pick Mine 1,000 items using a mining pick. 75%
- Harvesting I: I Sickle Harvest 1,000 items using a harvesting sickle. 75%
- Tracking & Skinning I: Following The Beaten Path Get 1,000 items using a skinning knife. 75%
- Logging I: Increased Skill Means Faster Speed Collect 1,000 wood using a logging axe. 72%
- Repairs I: Handy With A Bit Of Tape Repair 25 inventory items. 69%
- Cooking I: Well, It's No Cheese Sandwich Craft 100 Cooking items. 68%
- Smelter I: Learning To Stand The Heat Refine 300 items in Smelters. 67%
- Progress III: Showing What I'm Made Of Reach character level 30. 62%
- Arcana I: Making Potions And Prods Craft 100 Arcana items. 61%
- Engineering I: Tools Of The Trade Craft 100 Engineering items. 58%
- Leatherworking I: Of Course It's Coarse Refine 500 leather items at the Tannery. 57%
- Woodworking I: Know My Way Around A Woodshop Refine 500 items at Woodshops. 53%
- Weaving I: Learning The Warp And The Weft Refine 250 items with Looms. 53%
- Progress IV: Making A Name For Myself Reach character level 40. 47%
- Syndicate Adept: Embracing Science Join the Syndicate. 42%
- Time Played I: Time Well Spent Play for 80 hours. 39%
- Marauder Soldier: Recognized Prowess Join the Marauders. 39%
- Stonecutting I: Grasping The Basic Facets Refine 500 items on Stonecutter Tables. 38%
- Progress V: No One Is Pushing Me Around Reach character level 50. 36%
- Faction Missions I: On My Way Up Fulfill 50 Faction Missions, any type, anywhere. 35%
- I Was Expecting More Of A Menhir Defeat the boss in the Starstone Barrows expedition. 35%
- Breakfasting With Some Boars Kill 100 boars. 35%
- Death II: Destroyed But Not Defeated Die 50 times (you seem to like doing this). 35%
- Quests I: On A Quest To Do Quests Complete 200 quests. 32%
- Master Hunter Reach Tracking & Skinning skill level 200. 32%
- Gobble Gobble Kill 100 turkeys. 32%
- Furnishing I: Basic, Functional Items For The Home Craft 25 Furnishing items. 30%
- House I: First Time Homeowner Purchase your first home. 28%
- Breach I: Into The Breach! Dispel 25 Corruption Breaches. 28%
- Progress VI: That It? What Else You Got?! Reach character level 60. 26%
- Armoring I: Patching Parts Together Craft 100 Armoring items. 25%
- Covenant Initiate: It Starts Join the Covenant. 24%
- Be Very, Very Quiet! Kill 100 rabbits. 24%
- Jewelcrafting I: A Little Crude, But It's Real Silver Craft 75 Jewelcrafting items. 23%
- Time Played II: Just Another 15 Minutes... Play for 160 hours. 23%
- Logging II: Ready For The Logging Festival Collect 24,000 wood using a logging axe. 23%
- Mining II: I Can Smell The Ore, At This Point Mine 32,000 items using a mining pick. 22%
- Master And Commander Defeat the boss in The Depths expedition. 21%
- Dynasty Demolition Defeat the boss in the Dynasty Shipyard expedition. 21%
- Engineering II: An Hourglass With A Garrote Wire? Craft 4,000 Engineering items. 19%
- Weaponsmithing I: For Your Cutting And Smashing Needs Craft 100 Weaponsmithing items. 18%
- Smelter II: Using Dangerous Metals Refine 14,000 items in Smelters. 16%
- Tracking & Skinning II: I Can Also Make Pelt Rugs Get 32,000 items using a skinning knife. 15%
- Just Trying To Keep Things Tidy Collect 175,000 Gathering type items. 14%
- Problem Child Defeat the boss in the Garden Of Genesis expedition. 14%
- Harvesting II: Aeternian Harvester Harvest 50,000 items using a harvesting sickle. 14%
- Rush I: One Little Victory Win your first Outpost Rush teamplay battle. 14%
- Master Miner Reach Mining skill level 200. 13%
- Toss It, Dice It, Any Way You Slice It Reach Hatchet Mastery level 20. 13%
- Quad Squad Defeat 10,000 Aeternum enemies while in groups. 13%
- PvP Kills I: Vengeance Granted Personally defeat 500 other players. 12%
- Bullseye Defeat the boss in the Lazarus Instrumentality expedition. 12%
- Master Reaper Reach Harvesting skill level 200. 12%
- Time Played III: It's Morning? Already?!! Play for 320 hours. 12%
- Where The Offense Is, Let The Great Axe Fall Reach Great Axe Mastery level 20. 11%
- Furnishing II: It All Starts With Using Good Wood Craft 500 Furnishing items. 10%
- And Then A Step To the Right Reach Straight Sword Mastery level 20. 9.9%
- Faction Missions II: Help Thy Neighbor Fulfill 200 Faction Missions, any type, anywhere. 9.7%
- Oh, I'm More Than Worthy Of Any Hammer Reach War Hammer Mastery level 20. 9.3%
- With The Blessing Of Horus Reach Spear Mastery level 20. 9.1%
- War Wins I: My First Rodeo Win your first War. 9.1%
- Through The Eye Of A Needle Reach Bow Mastery level 20. 8.9%
- Weaving II: Arachne Approved Refine 14,000 items with Looms. 8.9%
- Syndicate Alchemist: Universal Solvents Reach a Syndicate rank of 5. 8.7%
- A Staff Of Near Immortality Reach Life Staff Mastery level 20. 8.7%
- Leatherworking II: Imbuing The Leather Refine 15,000 leather items at the Tannery. 8.7%
- Master Lumberjack Reach Logging skill level 200. 8.6%
- Master Metallurgist Reach Smelting skill level 200. 8.4%
- Char-Broiling Reach Fire Staff Mastery level 20. 8.3%
- Marauder Commander: Dealing In Hope Reach a Marauder rank of 5. 8.2%
- Woodworking II: Working With Enchantments Refine 14,000 items at Woodshops. 7.9%
- Inconceivable! Reach Rapier Mastery level 20. 7.5%
- Master Tanner Reach Leatherworking skill level 200. 7.4%
- Arcana II: A Mastery Over Magic Craft 6,000 Arcana items. 7.2%
- House II: Houses For All My Stuff Own 3 houses you can travel between. 7.0%
- Master Weaver Reach Weaving skill level 200. 6.8%
- The Coldest Steel Reach Ice Gauntlet Mastery level 20. 6.6%
- Teamwork! Revive 200 allies. 6.0%
- Invasion I: Invasion Defender Win your first Invasion. 6.0%
- Master Cook Reach Cooking skill level 200. 5.9%
- Covenant Adjudicator: An Arm Of The Spark Reach a Covenant rank of 5. 5.5%
- Master Carpenter Reach Woodworking skill level 200. 5.2%
- I Be A Fisherman, I Be Complete the fishing quest arc that starts with 'Fishing With Shields'. 5.1%
- Time Played IV: I'll Sleep Next Week Play for 720 hours. 4.9%
- And Now: Shooting Blindfolded! Reach Musket Mastery level 20. 4.7%
- Master Stonemason Reach Stonecutting skill level 200. 4.7%
- Master Armorer Reach Armoring skill level 200. 4.4%
- Rush II: Finding My Way Win 25 Outpost Rush teamplay battles. 4.1%
- PvP Kills II: Target-rich Environment Personally defeat 5,000 other players. 4.1%
- Stonecutting II: Competitive Gemwork Refine 14,000 items on Stonecutter Tables. 3.5%
- Supplies Looted II: Aeternum Is Truly A Land Of Opportunities Search 10,000 supplies containers. 3.1%
- War Wins II: Gets Tiring, All This Winning Win 10 Wars. 3.0%
- Faction Missions III: Adding The 'I' Into Team Fulfill 500 Faction Missions, any type, anywhere. 2.9%
- Master Arcanist Reach Arcana skill level 200. 2.9%
- Master Jeweler Reach Jewelcrafting skill level 200. 2.6%
- PvP Kills III: No Hard Feelings, I Hope Personally defeat 10,000 other players. 2.5%
- Quests II: I Was Totally Expecting A Grail Quest Complete 525 quests. 2.5%
- Fishing Master Reach Fishing skill level 200. 2.5%
- Breach II: Quarantine Breach Dispel 500 Corruption Breaches. 2.1%
- Master Engineer Reach Engineering skill level 200. 2.1%
- Jewelcrafting II: Crafting The Best In Enhancement Jewelry Craft 3,000 Jewelcrafting items. 2.0%
- Master Woodworker Reach Furnishing skill level 200. 2.0%
- Cooking II: This Bread Is So Flaky And Buttery! Craft 8,000 Cooking items. 1.7%
- Invasion II: Home Turf Win 10 Invasions. 1.7%
- Master Weaponsmith Reach Weaponsmithing skill level 200. 1.7%
- First Light: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 1.6%
- Faction Missions IV: Working Class Hero Fulfill 1,000 Faction Missions, any type, anywhere. 1.4%
- Rush III: Marathon Win 100 Outpost Rush teamplay battles. 1.4%
- War Wins III: Winning Streak Win 50 Wars. 1.0%
- Invasion III: Official Deniability Win 50 Invasions. 0.9%
- War Wins IV: We Will Be Legends Win 100 Wars. 0.9%
- Armoring II: This Is Amazing Work Craft 4,000 Armoring items. 0.8%
- Faction Missions V: Don't Say I'm Not A Team Player Fulfill 4,000 Faction Missions, any type, anywhere. 0.8%
- Invasion IV: Invasion Aeternum Win 100 Invasions. 0.8%
- Maximum Caliber Get all Trade Skills up to 200. 0.7%
- Rush IV: Rush Tactician Win 200 Outpost Rush teamplay battles. 0.6%
- Weaponsmithing II: Making The Best Of The Best Craft 4,000 Weaponsmithing items. 0.3%
- Udderly Brutal Kill 100 cows. 0.3%
- Breach III: Local Renovations Dispel 5,000 Corruption Breaches. 0.1%
- Brightwood: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 0.1%
- Cutlass Keys: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 0.1%
- Ebonscale Reach: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 0.1%
- Everfall: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 0.1%
- Monarch's Bluffs: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 0.1%
- Mourningdale: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 0.1%
- Reekwater: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 0.1%
- Restless Shores: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 0.1%
- Weaver's Fen: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 0.1%
- Windsward: When Everyone Knows Your Name Have a Territory Standing of 300. 0.1%