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When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,358 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 122.5h for positive, 44.3h 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 (56.7% 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 (92)

• Saviour You risked life and limb to save a baby caught in the middle of a firefight. 100%
• A mission You know what your mission is. 86%
• Entering Cinci You made it through the border and into the city. 81%
• Chased them down You caught someone and brought them down during a chase. 54%
• Here endeth the lesson You've completed the main tutorial 48%
• Killer You've made your first kill. 43%
• All roads There's more than one way into Cinci. You crossed the border, but not through the gate. 38%
• All the way You went all the way with this job for Sammie. 31%
• Got your whistle You've adopted a favourite personal style. 28%
• Ran for your life You escaped your pursuers during a frantic chase. 28%
• Different genome You're a mutant. Just don't forget Tower's policy: shoot on sight. 26%
• Back for seconds You've died and lived a second time. 26%
• Got a job You've got your first regular employment. 24%
• Angel of mercy You saved someone's life on the streets. 22%
• Looking out for Lisa Lisa's made it out of Cinci in one piece. 22%
• The beat of the street You're a well informed individual. 21%
• Forged border passes You got yourself a forged border pass. 21%
• A home in the bordertown You've built a place for yourself in the bordertown. 21%
• Clothes horse You certainly know how to dress. 21%
• Vanquished the Projects You've gone deep enough. Now the way is open. 20%
• Detective You've successfully completed an investigation. 19%
• Bloody fingers You took a trophy from a kill. 19%
• Going mad You've acquired your first serious mental illness. 19%
• Chasing down hookers So you went all the way on a mission for Zane. 18%
• The tinkerer's wife You helped Pat's wife do what needed to be done. 18%
• Boosted a trait You worked hard and boosted one of your traits. 16%
• Filled full of holes You've taken a bullet for the first time. 16%
• Beauty and the beast She's both. 15%
• Loved up You got your first real lover. 15%
• A shell of a man Kristoff came through alive, but only in flesh, not in mind. 15%
• Nailed it You've nailed an investigation. 15%
• Kicked it You've gotten over a serious mental illness. 14%
• Getting hooked You got yourself hooked on something. 13%
• It always starts in a bar You've completed something that started with a meeting at Frank's. 13%
• Corporate insider Insider? Maybe not yet, but you're growing your knowledge. 13%
• 20 questions You succeeded in getting the answers you need in a questions session. 13%
• Border patrols You survived a running battle with the guards while crossing the border. 12%
• Improving your mind You completed your first course at Covedale Night School. 12%
• And therefore in need You returned Bloodless back to where she belonged. A full circle. 12%
• Jailbird You've been detained at Tower's pleasure. 12%
• A fortune in fuel You've set up your fuel depot. 12%
• A little too far You killed someone during a questions session. 11%
• A citizen at last Buying your way into citizenship was the only way. 10%
• Alive again You got through a bout of depression. 10%
• Breaking through You've broken an addiction. 9.7%
• Marie's target You've "helped" Marie get her job done. 9.2%
• Fought a war You've lived through a street war. 9.0%
• A real talker You've had 20 proper conversations with your various contacts. 8.6%
• The body's a battleground You've been seriously injured so often you almost can't keep count. 8.5%
• Liver and chianti You've tasted human flesh... and liked it? 8.5%
• An implacable enemy You've upset an organisation so bad that they're never gonna forgive. 8.5%
• Seriously evasive While working for the forgers, you evaded a corporate hunt without getting spotted. 8.3%
• Kill streak You've killed 20 people. 8.3%
• Taken a captive You've taken someone prisoner. 8.1%
• The whole truth? Smith's told you about his involvement with the smugglers. But is it everything? 8.1%
• Embracing the machine You've had six implants installed. 7.9%
• Connoisseur Your tastes are a little more... refined. 7.8%
• Not so hidden threats You took down the crew that were after your stash before they could touch you. 7.8%
• Shot, stabbed and beaten up No one's gonna doubt that you're one tough mother. 7.6%
• Strange beast As a pimp, you've got your girl's happiness to 100. 7.6%
• Cyborg You have more machine parts than biological ones. 7.2%
• Bullet magnet You've been shot 10 times. Ouch. 7.2%
• Like a fish You've meted out the traditional punishment for errant girls in the slums. 7.2%
• Bloody general 30 of your own guys have died under your command. 7.2%
• It was time to move on You've ended a relationship. 7.1%
• Lost a limb You've lost a limb for the first time. 6.9%
• I never asked for this You've gone full Jensen. 6.9%
• Been around for a year You've hit day 365. 6.9%
• Minimalist Making a statement without making a statement. 6.9%
• 100% accurate Collateral damage? Innocents caught in the crossfire? You? Not a hope. 6.7%
• Green power You've drunk 100 bottles of Jax's juice. 6.7%
• Clean as a whistle Ann's off the speed, with your help. 6.7%
• Living in your wardrobe You've got changed ten times in one day. 6.5%
• Survivor You survived almost certain death. 6.3%
• 600 Days You've been in the game for 600 days. 6.3%
• Nine lives You've died and come back again nine times. 6.3%
• The Straw Sandal You managed to sort out Zane's situation without having to kill anybody. 6.3%
• A lifetime partner You've got married to Ann. 6.2%
• Overpowered You've hit 20 in all your core traits. Definitely OP. 6.2%
• Banshee's cry But they continued to play anyhow. 6.0%
• Ran it dry You ran your fuel depot dry. 6.0%
• New balls please Got cut, got it sorted. 6.0%
• Bullet storm You've fired 1,000 rounds in anger. 6.0%
• Escape from Hell You've rescued Molly from Zane's clutches. 5.8%
• Flame on You've burned someone to death. 5.8%
• Bullet factory You've fired 10,000 rounds in anger. 5.8%
• Broken and bleeding You've had a lover die. 5.8%
• Equal opportunities user You've tried every drug that you can. 5.8%
• A true original You've discovered a real artist in your midst. 5.1%
• Against long odds You coached Zara to victory in her match against Mia Fields. 4.9%
• Chucker of grenades Smoke, flash, frag and whatever else. You know how to chuck 'em. 4.4%
• One crazy spike So just who is The Clown? And who is the Symmetrical Man? 4.1%