Rebel Inc: Escalation
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 10h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 10% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Mission Accomplished” (Complete the campaign on any difficulty): only 10% of starters get there.
- 77% 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 7,711 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 8.9h for positive, 5.6h 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 (77.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Mission Accomplished Complete the campaign on any difficulty Most players quit here 10% −90
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (99)
story milestone ending side
- COIN King Win a game 100%
- Harder than it looks Lose a game 80%
- Nope Reject peace deal with the Insurgents 65%
- How dare you question ME Win with over 100 Reputation 62%
- Have your say Successfully hold democratic elections 60%
- Money makes the world go round Make the region completely corrupt 54%
- Peace is for wimps Win a game without finishing the peace process 53%
- The glorious game Set up a new sports league 49%
- Juice for everyone Build a pomegranate juice factory 45%
- Basic Right Champion women's rights 45%
- Well travelled Win on the first five maps 43%
- Western Conspiracy!! Inflation levels dangerously high 41%
- Desert Storm Allow soldiers to be redeployed to another warzone 36%
- Welcome home Welcome refugees back home 35%
- I Am The Law Successfully arrest the corrupt police chief 35%
- Dark holes Beat Black Caves on any difficulty 34%
- Everything is Awesome Win with the first five governors 33%
- Let the dead sleep Don't disturb the ancient temple 33%
- Surge Accept a large military Surge 30%
- Foreign Power Win a game without National Soldiers or Garrisons 30%
- Azure were Beat Azure Dam on any difficulty 30%
- Master builder Restore the dam in Azure Dam 27%
- Super squirrel Build a pistachio factory 26%
- Drug Control Win a game on any difficulty on Opium Trail 23%
- Tanks! Win a game with the Tank Commander 23%
- Out of the Shadows Successfully accuse rival country of supporting Insurgents 21%
- Pacifist Win a game without any National soldiers 20%
- You are not prepared! Lose any campaign 20%
- Sole Survivor Have a Convoy arrive with only one truck left 13%
- Roll Initiative Use a governor's expertise to improve an outcome 13%
- Flying Fish Build a cannon to save the fish 11%
- Pay to Win Win a game with the Billionaire Governor 11%
- I'm a big deal Complete a Standard Challenge 11%
- Mission Accomplished Complete the campaign on any difficulty 9.8%
- Slick Win Beat Golden Sands on any difficulty 9.6%
- Full House Unlock all of the Advisors 8.9%
- Burn the Dragon Destroy 25 Poppy Fields 8.8%
- Strong and Stable Win a game in campaign with less than 20 reputation 8.8%
- Dam-nation Fail to prevent the region being flooded 8.3%
- Infectious Win a game on Plague Inc.'s original release date 8.2%
- Much harder than it looks Win a game in Mega-Brutal 7.8%
- Shai-Hulud Save the Sand Worms 7.6%
- No Sweat Beat Devil's Peak on any difficulty 7.3%
- Paid Off As the Billionaire, Bribe 100 Insurgents 7.1%
- Tanks very much! Win a game with the Tank Commander on Brutal difficulty 6.9%
- Come with me if you want to live Save a City in Devil's Peak 6.7%
- Arbitrary Deadline Beat every map in a campaign before 2014 6.3%
- Demon's holes Beat Black Caves on Brutal difficulty 6.3%
- Azure like it Beat Azure Dam on Brutal 6.1%
- Don't give a Dam Win before the dam is built in Azure Dam 6.1%
- Just a peak Sucessfully complete the volcanic study 6.0%
- Hot Feet Kill an Insurgent with an Eruption 5.8%
- Honesty is the best policy Complete the campaign without covering up civilians being killed by an airstrike 5.3%
- Drug Enforcement Win a game on brutal difficulty on Opium Trail 5.2%
- Perfect Haul Win a game on Azure Dam without losing a single Convoy truck 4.9%
- Just like the simulations Surround and wipe out all the Insurgents in a zone in a Versus Quick match 4.5%
- Want an autograph? Complete a Brutal Challenge 4.3%
- Ulterior Motive Don't send any Coalition Soldiers home in Golden Sands 4.3%
- Modern Farming Use tanks to destroy 5 Poppy Fields 3.5%
- I Thought We Were Friends Win a Versus Private match 3.5%
- Hoard Mode As the Billionaire, have $200 3.1%
- Round 2 Start a Versus rematch 3.1%
- The Art of War Win a game in campaign without signing any peace deals 3.1%
- Born Lucky Save an Expert at the last minute 2.8%
- Ndemic Infection (Co-Op) Play a Co-Op multiplayer match with someone who already has the Ndemic Infection 2.8%
- Black Gold Beat Golden Sands on Brutal 2.7%
- Seventh heaven Beat seven different maps on Mega-Brutal difficulty 2.7%
- It's Medicinal Seize over 300 kg of Opium 2.6%
- Shared Custody Transfer at least 6 soldiers in a match 2.6%
- The Subtle approach Use the Dangerous Driving tactic to destroy the last insurgent in a zone 2.6%
- Uncivil Win a game without funding any Civilian Initiatives 2.6%
- Brewster's Millions As the Billionaire, win a game with less than $10 2.5%
- Casual Acquaintance Win a Quick Match Co-Op multiplayer match 2.5%
- Core Meltdown Beat Devil's Peak on Brutal difficulty 2.5%
- Hell is for heroes Win with seven different Governors on Mega-Brutal difficulty 2.5%
- What Reputation? Buy every Player Tactic initiative in a Co-Op multiplayer match 2.5%
- Mission Improbable Complete the campaign on Brutal difficulty 2.2%
- Ndemic Infection (Versus) Play a Versus multiplayer match with someone who already has the Ndemic Infection 2.1%
- 10 down, infinity to go Complete 10 Challenges 1.9%
- Crossed Swords Win a Versus Quick match 1.8%
- Mission Impossible Complete the campaign on Mega Brutal difficulty 1.8%
- The Long War Complete level 4 in a Co-Op Campaign 1.8%
- The Oil Must Flow Stabilise all 4 Oil Derrick zones within 5 years 1.8%
- Only Wilson Complete the campaign without using advisors 1.7%
- Red Tide Control 8 connected Insurgent zones in the other player's Region in a Versus Quick match 1.7%
- Persistent Person Beat the first five maps with every governor on Casual difficulty 1.6%
- Insomniac Win a map in a campaign region with a fully exhausted governor 1.4%
- Successful Strategist Beat the first five maps with every governor on Normal difficulty 1.4%
- Best Friends Win a Co-Op multiplayer match on Brutal difficulty 1.3%
- Glorious Genius Beat the first five maps with every governor on Brutal difficulty 1.3%
- Sole Trader With the Billionaire governor, win a game with only 1 Coalition Facilitator 1.3%
- Tragic Accident Run over a drug kingpin with a tank 1.3%
- Bremer Wall Save the Embassy from the insurgents at the last minute 1.2%
- Clear Conscience Win a Versus Quick match without buying an Insurgent initiative 1.0%
- Core Failure Destroy another player's HQ in a Versus Quick match 1.0%
- Escape Hatch Witness Insurgents fleeing through a tunnel to a new zone in a Versus Quick match 1.0%
- Marriage Material Win a Co-op multiplayer match on Mega-Brutal difficulty 0.9%
- Roll the dice Lose your HQ to an Eruption 0.9%
- The Longest War Complete level 9 in a Co-Op Campaign 0.9%