Mortal Kombat 1
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (59%); after 15h it's almost 1 in 3 (29%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 88% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 61% 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 50,250 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 12.4h for positive, 11.5h 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 (61% 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 (50)
story milestone ending side
- Titan Deal 10,000 Damage To Opponents 100%
- Beaten And Broken Spill 5,000 Pints Of Blood 71%
- A New Timeline Komplete 50% Of Story Mode Part 1 67%
- ABACABB Use A Key 60%
- So I Just Kill Stuff?? Komplete 5 Unique Encounters 58%
- What Just Happened?? Komplete 100% Of Story Mode Part 1 57%
- Witness Me!!! Change Your Kombat Kard Player Module 53%
- Become A Ninja In No Time Komplete The Basic Tutorial 52%
- Working Overtime Komplete A Weekly Quest 46%
- Quest Master Komplete 3 Daily Quests 46%
- Ultimate Power Use A Talisman 45%
- Make Way, I'm Koming Through Klear An Obstruction In Invasions 45%
- It Has Begun!!! Komplete Cage Mansion Tutorial 44%
- Made It Out Alive Komplete A Survival Encounter 42%
- Making Friends Is Easy Use 10 Different Kameo Characters 40%
- Adventure Time Komplete 25 Unique Encounters 39%
- Feeling Stronger Reach Invasions Level 5 39%
- Give A Koin Spend 10,000 Koins On The Shrine 38%
- Always Accessorize Equip A Relic 38%
- So Krafty Forge A Talisman 36%
- Eye Of The TaiGore Spend A Total Of 1 Hour In Practice 35%
- Not So Big Now, Are You?? Defeat A Mini Boss In Invasions 33%
- Total Disrespect Perform A Taunt Without Being Interrupted During An Online Match 32%
- Stop Hiding Survive An Ambush 32%
- Found You Unlock A Secret Fight 29%
- Who Da Boss?? Defeat A Major Boss In Invasions 29%
- Take And Deny Trade For An Item From An Earthrealm Shop 28%
- Unstoppable Reach Invasions Level 10 28%
- Talis-Mania Use A Talisman 10 Times 26%
- Big Spender Spend 10,000 Seasonal Kredits 25%
- Where's Blanche Trade For An Item From An Outworld Shop 24%
- There Is No Knowledge That Is Not Power Use 10 Konsumables 24%
- Kontender Play 5 Kombat League Sets 23%
- Karnage Perform 10 Different Brutalities 19%
- Test Your Might Komplete 5 Unique Test Your Might Encounters 19%
- Juggernaut Reach Invasions Level 20 19%
- Deadly Assassin Perform 20 Different Fatalities 17%
- Kollector Equip 3 Different Relics 16%
- Running On Empty Recharge A Talisman 15%
- Buddy System Komplete Mastery With 1 Kameo Character 14%
- Thank You For Being A Fan!!! Watch The Kredits 14%
- Vanquished Defeat The Final Boss Of An Invasions Season 13%
- Puppet Master Komplete A Klassic Tower With 5 Different Characters 12%
- King Slayer Dethrone A King 11%
- The Mighty Have Fallen Komplete A Titan Battle 9.7%
- Annihilation Perform 10 Different Kameo Fatalities 8.7%
- Who Was That??? Komplete Chapter 15 Twice 8.2%
- High Score, Is That Good? Obtain A Total Score Of 5,000,000 In Towers Of Time 8.0%
- Happy Endings Unlock 10 Tower Endings 6.4%
- Rollin' With My Krew Komplete Mastery With 5 Kameo Characters 3.8%