Big Ambitions
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (37%); after 20h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 76% 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 15,077 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 32.1h for positive, 8.1h 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 (76.2% 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 (126)
story milestone ending side
- Product Pusher - Bronze Run 1 successful retail business 100%
- Your Best Friend - Bronze Complete 30 of Uncle Fred's objectives 84%
- Employee of the Month - Bronze Reach level 50% of any employee skill 78%
- Dirty Floors - Bronze Reach at least 100 customers per day for one business 68%
- Money Maker - Bronze Reach a weekly income of $10,000 for one business 64%
- Boss Man - Bronze Employ at least 10 people 58%
- Your Best Friend - Silver Complete 60 of Uncle Fred's objectives 56%
- Carpark - Bronze Own a total of 2 vehicles 56%
- Employee of the Month - Silver Reach level 75% of any employee skill 54%
- Big Stacks - Bronze Reach a bank balance of $100,000 51%
- Employee of the Month - Gold Reach level 100% of any employee skill 44%
- Mad Whip - Bronze Own a car worth at least $15,000 44%
- Suit Castles - Bronze Run 1 successful office-based business 42%
- Dirty Floors - Silver Reach at least 250 customers per day for one business 42%
- The Designer - Bronze Spend at least $20,000 on interior designing 40%
- Money Maker - Silver Reach a weekly income of $50,000 for one business 40%
- Your Best Friend - Gold Complete 90 of Uncle Fred's objectives 34%
- Boss Man - Silver Employ at least 50 people 34%
- Blue Cheese - Bronze Reach a total personal wealth of $1,000,000 33%
- Home Sweet Home - Bronze Rent at least 2 apartments 33%
- Mad Whip - Silver Own a car worth at least $90,000 32%
- The Passenger - Bronze Complete 10 taxi rides 31%
- Product Pusher - Silver Run 5 successful retail businesses 31%
- Right and Wrong - Bronze Hire and schedule at least 5 lawyers 31%
- Storage King - Bronze Rent at least 2 warehouses 30%
- Mechanic Paradise - Bronze Spend at least $10,000 on repairing vehicles 30%
- Private Mansion - Bronze Own an apartment of at least 90 square meters 29%
- Big Stacks - Silver Reach a bank balance of $2,000,000 28%
- Boss Man - Gold Employ at least 100 people 24%
- Money Maker - Gold Reach a weekly income of $250,000 for one business 23%
- Private Mansion - Silver Own an apartment of at least 200 square meters 21%
- Mad Whip - Gold Own a car worth at least $120,000 21%
- Lucky Potato - Bronze Win a total of $50,000 at the casino 20%
- Mechanic Paradise - Silver Spend at least $50,000 on repairing vehicles 18%
- Society's Friend - Bronze Pay at least $100,000 in taxes 18%
- Human Resources - Bronze Hire and schedule at least 5 HR Managers 17%
- Geek Squad - Bronze Hire and schedule at least 5 programmers 17%
- Blue Cheese - Silver Reach a total personal wealth of $10,000,000 17%
- Dirty Floors - Gold Reach at least 800 customers per day for one business 17%
- Big Stacks - Gold Reach a bank balance of $10,000,000 17%
- The Passenger - Silver Complete 50 taxi rides 16%
- The Designer - Silver Spend at least $150,000 on interior designing 16%
- Right and Wrong - Silver Hire and schedule at least 25 lawyers 15%
- Ludomani - Bronze Visit the casino at least 2 times 14%
- Private Mansion - Gold Own an apartment of at least 500 square meters 13%
- Hoarder - Bronze Stockpile at least 100,000 of any product 11%
- Bricks and Mortar - Bronze Own at least 2 buildings 9.8%
- Bling Cribs - Bronze Own an apartment with furniture worth at least $100,000 9.4%
- Lucky Potato - Silver Win a total of $250,000 at the casino 9.4%
- Freightshakers - Bronze Hire and schedule at least 5 delivery drivers 9.3%
- Geek Squad - Silver Hire and schedule at least 25 programmers 8.8%
- Mechanic Paradise - Gold Spend at least $250,000 on repairing vehicles 8.3%
- Crime Rider - Bronze Receive at least 10 parking tickets 8.1%
- Storage King - Silver Rent at least 5 warehouses 7.0%
- Blue Cheese - Gold Reach a total personal wealth of $100,000,000 6.4%
- Carpark - Silver Own a total of 10 vehicles 6.4%
- Suit Castles - Silver Run 5 successful office-based businesses 6.4%
- Right and Wrong - Gold Hire and schedule at least 100 lawyers 6.3%
- Lucky Potato - Gold Win a total of $1,000,000 at the casino 5.9%
- Executive Producer - Bronze Produce at least 10,000 items in a factory 5.8%
- Sea Bling - Bronze Own a boat worth at least $2,500,000 5.4%
- They See Me Rollin’ - Bronze Use your private driver at least 10 times 4.3%
- Executive Producer - Silver Produce at least 100,000 items in a factory 4.2%
- Party Planning Committee - Bronze Hire and schedule at least 5 event planners 4.2%
- Graphic Design Is My Passion - Bronze Hire and schedule at least 5 graphic designers 4.1%
- Ludomani - Silver Visit the casino at least 5 times 3.9%
- Sea Bling - Silver Own a boat worth at least $3,000,000 3.9%
- Bricks and Mortar - Silver Own at least 10 buildings 3.8%
- Expensive Drops - Bronze Spend at least $1,000 on gasoline 3.8%
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go - Bronze Hire and schedule at least 5 travel agents 3.7%
- Human Resources - Silver Hire and schedule at least 20 HR Managers 3.5%
- They See Me Rollin’ - Silver Use your private driver at least 25 times 3.5%
- Freightshakers - Silver Hire and schedule at least 10 delivery drivers 3.4%
- Geek Squad - Gold Hire and schedule at least 100 programmers 3.4%
- The Passenger - Gold Complete 250 taxi rides 3.0%
- Bling Cribs - Silver Own an apartment with furniture worth at least $500,000 2.9%
- Society's Friend - Silver Pay at least $5,000,000 in taxes 2.9%
- Insomnia - Bronze Become hospitalized 5 times 2.6%
- They See Me Rollin’ - Gold Use your private driver at least 50 times 2.6%
- Product Pusher - Gold Run 30 successful retail businesses 2.4%
- Storage King - Gold Rent at least 10 warehouses 2.4%
- The Sailer - Bronze Own at least 2 boats 2.4%
- Suit Castles - Gold Run 10 successful office-based businesses 2.2%
- Sea Bling - Gold Own a boat worth at least $90,000,000 2.1%
- Executive Producer - Gold Produce at least 1,000,000 items in a factory 2.0%
- The Designer - Gold Spend at least $1,000,000 on interior designing 2.0%
- Bricks and Mortar - Gold Own at least 30 buildings 1.8%
- Crime Rider - Silver Receive at least 50 parking tickets 1.8%
- Graphic Design Is My Passion - Silver Hire and schedule at least 25 graphic designers 1.7%
- Home Sweet Home - Silver Rent at least 10 apartments 1.7%
- Ludomani - Gold Visit the casino at least 10 times 1.6%
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go - Silver Hire and schedule at least 25 travel agents 1.6%
- Party Planning Committee - Silver Hire and schedule at least 25 event planners 1.6%
- Bling Cribs - Gold Own an apartment with furniture worth at least $2,000,000 1.2%
- Freightshakers - Gold Hire and schedule at least 20 delivery drivers 1.2%
- Society's Friend - Gold Pay at least $20,000,000 in taxes 1.2%
- Home Sweet Home - Gold Rent at least 20 apartments 0.9%
- Human Resources - Gold Hire and schedule at least 50 HR Managers 0.9%
- Insomnia - Silver Become hospitalized 10 times 0.9%
- The Sailer - Silver Own at least 5 boats 0.9%
- Crime Rider - Gold Receive at least 250 parking tickets 0.8%
- Hoarder - Silver Stockpile at least 2,000,000 of any product 0.8%
- The Sailer - Gold Own at least 10 boats 0.8%
- Arch-nemesis - Bronze Defeat 1 Special Rival 0.7%
- Carpark - Gold Own a total of 40 vehicles 0.7%
- Graphic Design Is My Passion - Gold Hire and schedule at least 100 graphic designers 0.7%
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go - Gold Hire and schedule at least 100 travel agents 0.7%
- Expensive Drops - Silver Spend at least $5,000 on gasoline 0.5%
- Insomnia - Gold Become hospitalized 20 times 0.5%
- Just Tap It In - Bronze Score at least 250 points in a single golf game 0.5%
- Party Planning Committee - Gold Hire and schedule at least 100 event planners 0.5%
- Arch-nemesis - Silver Defeat 2 Special Rivals 0.4%
- Expensive Drops - Gold Spend at least $10,000 on gasoline 0.4%
- Hoarder - Gold Stockpile at least 10,000,000 of any product 0.4%
- A Game of Love - Bronze Win at least 1 match of tennis 0.3%
- Another One - Bronze Celebrate your 70th birthday 0.3%
- Another One - Gold Celebrate your 100th birthday 0.3%
- Another One - Silver Celebrate your 85th birthday 0.3%
- Bullseye Hit the golf cart while playing golf 0.3%
- Hostile Takeover Own the Hamptons home of a former rival 0.3%
- Just Tap It In - Silver Score at least 500 points in a single golf game 0.3%
- Pound Sand Destroy a sandcastle on the beach 0.3%
- A Game of Love - Gold Win at least 3 matches of tennis 0.1%
- A Game of Love - Silver Win at least 2 matches of tennis 0.1%
- Arch-nemesis - Gold Defeat all 4 Special Rivals 0.1%
- Just Tap It In - Gold Score at least 750 points in a single golf game 0.1%