SimulationStrategy
Citystate II
The first hour is a test
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 54% of owners
Steam reviews 74% positive of 1,143
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (53%); after 7h it's almost 1 in 4 (23%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 82% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 54% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 1,155 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 12.7h for positive, 8.7h 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 (53.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (30)
- Small Town Reach 10,000 Population 100%
- Graduation with Honors Completing the tutorial with a positive cash flow 76%
- Small City Reach 50,000 Population 72%
- Bankrupted The school building is up for auctions 68%
- Swiss Bank The city's balance exceeds one million 64%
- City Reach 100,000 Population 59%
- Federal Reserve Print money 3 times 50%
- Now hiring! The unemployment rate is below 1% 48%
- Eco-Friendly A big city with no pollution 43%
- Big City Reach 250,000 Population 40%
- World Trade Center An office stage 6 building is being built 27%
- Metropolis Reach 500,000 Population 25%
- Popular Governor The approval ratings are above 80% 25%
- Civil Disorder A destructive riot with more than 250 protesters is taking place 20%
- Silicon Advanced industries have replaced all old factories 17%
- One million citizens Reach 1,000,000 National Population 17%
- Park Avenue An upper class stage 7 building is being built 15%
- Evil Capitalist Overlord Tax rate on the lower class is higher than on the upper class 14%
- Enlightened The education level reaches 100 points 13%
- Singapore GDP per capita has reached 100,000 12%
- A tower for lawmakers The headquarters reaches the maximum stage 10%
- Policy Maker All policies have been enacted 10%
- California The population is mostly leaning left 8.2%
- Be fruitful and multiply Households have more than 6 children 7.2%
- Not California The population is mostly leaning right 5.4%
- Anarchist Republic Our Nation is an Anarchist Republic 5.2%
- Unpopular Governor The approval ratings are below 20% 2.8%
- Communist Dictatorship Our Nation is a Communist Dictatorship 1.5%
- Big Nation 10 cities in the Nation 1.3%
- Futurologist Unlock all buildings 0.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.