When does The Great War: Western Front™ get good?

Give it 5 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (66%); after 15h it's 1 in 4 (27%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

How many players finish The Great War: Western Front™?

At least 34% of players who start reach the ending.

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The Great War: Western Front™

Mar 30, 2023 Steam: Mixed

Give it 5 hours

Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending at least 34% of players who started

Started playing 50% of owners

Steam reviews 66% positive of 3,315

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (66%); after 15h it's 1 in 4 (27%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
The opening is criticised more than in 94% of games we track.
At least 34% of players who start reach the ending.
Only 50% 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 3,346 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 16h for positive, 15.2h 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 (49.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Das Ist Endgültig! Win a full campaign as the Central Powers ≥34% −66

story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (12)

story milestone ending side

Earth Shattering Create a really big hole with the Undermining ability 100%
Das Ist Endgültig! Win a full campaign as the Central Powers 34%
La Der des Ders Win a full campaign as the Allies 33%
From the Pages of History Win any medal in a Historical Battle 16%
The Chemists' War Cause 1,000 infantry casualties with gas weapons in any game mode 16%
War with Friends Play a multiplayer game to completion 6.5%
That's Not What Happened In the campaign, make it to December 1919 with either faction 4.4%
Nothing Can Stop Us! Win the campaign by taking Paris or Kreuznach before November 1918 4.4%
A Student of History Win any medal in all Historical Battles 2.0%
Bombs Away! Destroy 100 machine gun or mortar emplacements with bombers in the course of a single campaign with either faction 1.0%
Generalissimo Win the highest possible medal for all Historical Battles 0.8%
Eventful Complete 300 events in the campaign over multiple playthroughs 0.4%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.