SnowRunner
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 20h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised more than in 75% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 83% 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 57,265 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 33.9h for positive, 6.3h 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 (82.9% 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 (37)
story milestone ending side
- Yeah, you can drive! All main tutorial hints have been activated at least once 100%
- Get over here Pull yourself with a winch for at least 6 meters 96%
- Tread Softly Recover your vehicle 10 times or more 70%
- Uncle Scrooge Earn 100000 currency 63%
- Gallo-24 Buy enough upgrades to hit twice the price of the base vehicle you bought them for 41%
- The Blue Hall Drive 1km in the water 40%
- Play Your Way Fix 2000 damage points 32%
- Untouchable Complete any 10 tasks or contests without taking any damage 28%
- Deer Hunt Find all upgrades in Michigan 15%
- 18 Wheels is Not Enough Own a Azov 42-20 Antarctic 15%
- Bering Strait Own a TUZ 420 "Tatarin" and have it stationed in any garage in Alaska 13%
- The Black Shuck Drive through 1000 km 13%
- Through blood & sweat Manually load at least 4 standard cargo units in your truck one after another and pack them 12%
- Dreams Come True Repair all the pipes in Alaska 12%
- Broken Horse Drive 1 km with all wheels broken 11%
- All Starts From a Garage Explore all garages in the game 11%
- Eat, Sleep, Drill, Repeat Deliver all 3 Oil Rigs to their destination points in Alaska 11%
- Workaholic Complete every contract in the game 8.1%
- "All Along the Watchtower" Explore all watchtowers in the game 7.6%
- Simply Delivered Deliver every type of cargo in the game at least once 7.5%
- Problem Solved Pull a vehicle with a broken engine out of the water with a crane 7.2%
- The Duel Driving a red-coloured scout vehicle, collide with any truck and take less damage than that truck 7.1%
- Moose Hunt Find all upgrades in Alaska 6.5%
- Pedal to the Metal Travel from one gateway to another on one map without releasing the accelerator 6.2%
- Bear Hunt Find all upgrades in Taymyr 5.7%
- Where are the logs? Visit every logging area in the game at least once 3.6%
- "Stars and Stripes" Own every american vehicle in the game 3.5%
- Workers Unite Find both Lenin statues in Taymyr 3.4%
- Victory Parade Own every russian vehicle in the game 3.4%
- Fuel Economy Travel through every region on a single tank of fuel 3.3%
- Model Collector Own every vehicle in the game 3.1%
- What's a mile? Use ZiKZ 5368 to deliver at least 10 cargoes in Michigan or Alaska 2.4%
- Goliath Use a telescopic crane to raise a special objective semi-trailer at least 5 meters above the ground 2.3%
- Ain't no rest for the...trucker? Complete every task and contest in the game 2.3%
- Western Wind Use Pacific P12 to deliver at least 10 cargoes in Taymyr 2.1%
- Convoy Transport a winched vehicle with a broken engine from one map to another and put it into a garage 1.9%
- Once a Farmer always a Farmer Smash 500 pumpkins 1.7%