ActionRPG
Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition
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 27% of players who started
Started playing 83% of owners
Steam reviews 74% positive of 18,924
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (61%); after 35h it's 1 in 6 (17%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 89% of games we track.
- 27% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Exaltation” and “Activation” (Activate the Remnant city): from 47% to 28% of starters.
- 82% 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 19,007 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 59h for positive, 20.7h 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 (82.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- First Contact Land on an alien planet. 100%
- Pathfinder Become the new Pathfinder. 87% −13
- Initiated Gain access to the Tempest. 78% −10
- World-Shaper Activate the first Remnant vault. 68% −10
- Foothold Establish an outpost. 67% −1
- First Steps Meet the angara on Aya. 60% −6
- Exaltation Destroy the exaltation facility or save the angaran prisoners. 47% −13
- Activation Activate the Remnant city. Most players quit here 28% −18
- Family Connections Reboot the Pathfinder. 27% −1
- Mission Accomplished Activate Meridian. 27%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (55)
story milestone ending side
- First Contact Land on an alien planet. 100%
- Pathfinder Become the new Pathfinder. 87%
- Initiated Gain access to the Tempest. 78%
- World-Shaper Activate the first Remnant vault. 68%
- Foothold Establish an outpost. 67%
- Data Mining Scan 100 different objects. 62%
- First Steps Meet the angara on Aya. 60%
- Full Roster In single-player mode, recruit all six squadmates. 60%
- Exaltation Destroy the exaltation facility or save the angaran prisoners. 47%
- Terraformer Increase a discovered planet to 100% viability. 45%
- Almost There Reach Level 25 in single player mode or Level 15 in multiplayer mode. 43%
- Craftsmanship Craft armor or a gun with 3 augments. 38%
- Pinpoint Shot Hit 250 enemy weak points while using a scope. (Single-Player) 36%
- Kitted Out Kill a foe with a Rank 5 weapon in a single-player game or equip a Rank 10 weapon in multiplayer. 34%
- Explorer Complete a combined five strike team missions or APEX extractions in multiplayer mode. 33%
- Liberation Free the salarian ark. 32%
- Peak Condition Reach Level 40 in single-player mode or Level 20 in multiplayer mode. 32%
- Role Model Rescue the asari ark. 31%
- Jack Of All Trades Equip three different profile types. 31%
- Helping Hand Help Vetra's sister. 30%
- Alliance Ally with an outlaw faction. 29%
- Activation Activate the Remnant city. 28%
- Family Connections Reboot the Pathfinder. 27%
- Mission Accomplished Activate Meridian. 27%
- Buccaneer Recover the krogan colony ship. 26%
- Building Bridges Stop the Roekaar leader. 25%
- With Our Powers Combined Detonate 10 targets that were primed by a teammate. (Single-Player) 25%
- All Clear Increase all discovered planets to 100% viability. 24%
- Signal Tracking Find the source of the strange signal Peebee discovers. 23%
- Fireworks Perform 100 power combos. 22%
- Terminator Kill 2000 enemies. 22%
- United Unite the outposts against a common threat. 22%
- Full Power Evolve one tech, one combat, and one biotic power to Rank 6. (Single-Player) 19%
- Close Combat Specialist Kill 100 enemies with melee attacks. 16%
- Mastermind Using constructs, kill 100 enemies. 15%
- Veteran Successfully complete a combined 25 strike team missions or APEX multiplayer mode extractions. 15%
- Trapshooter Hit 25 floating enemies with Concussive Shot, Lance, or Incinerate. (Single-Player) 12%
- Death from Above Kill 100 enemies while hovering. (Single-Player) 12%
- Long-Distance Jump Travel at least 30m in a single jump. (Single-Player) 11%
- Medic! Perform 25 revivals on teammates. 9.2%
- APEX Complete the multiplayer mode tutorial mission. 8.0%
- Icebreaker Shatter a frozen enemy with a jump melee attack. (Single-Player) 6.4%
- Pyrotechnics Expert Light three enemies on fire with one continuous Flamethrower attack. (Single-Player) 5.9%
- Matchmaker Complete romances with three different characters across all playthroughs. 5.5%
- High Performance Unlock Rank 6 for each single-player profile type, or obtain a Level 6 multiplayer bonus stat. 4.6%
- Top Talent Promote a strike team to Level 20. 4.6%
- Unwavering Complete an "Insanity" single-player game, or 5 "Gold" multiplayer extractions from any firebase. 4.2%
- Teamwork Create six strike teams or earn 25 assist medals in multiplayer mode. 4.2%
- Vanguard Surprise While cloaked, hit an enemy with a Charge attack. (Single-Player) 3.9%
- Fastball Hit an enemy with a thrown enemy 25 times. (Single-Player) 3.5%
- Friendly Fire Direct your Remnant VI to attack each type of Remnant enemy. (Single-Player) 3.5%
- Hang Time Keep the Nomad airborne for 35 seconds. 3.2%
- Sucker Punch Use a melee attack to hit 25 floating enemies. (Single-Player) 2.9%
- Cryptographer Complete 20 Remnant puzzles in a single playthrough. 2.8%
- Rough Landing Detonate a trip mine with a thrown enemy. (Single-Player) 2.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.