Action
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Steam reviews 92% positive of 83,331
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 10h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised less than in 78% of games we track.
- The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.
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 83,717 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 25h for positive, 12h 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
This game has no achievements.
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.