Sailing Era
Give it 20 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (45%); after 35h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 55% 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 5,164 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 51.5h for positive, 19.2h 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 (55.4% 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 (39)
story milestone ending side
- Decapitation Win a battle by bringing down the flagship of a fleet 100%
- Sweeping Victory Gain a flawless victory in a Hand-to-Hand Combat 95%
- Boarding Action Force all the enemy ships into surrender in a battle 94%
- Guild Operator Establish 3 commerce guilds 88%
- Well-known Reach Max Contribution at 1 port 86%
- Business Reputation Fulfill 10 business contracts 76%
- A Thousand Mile Journey Begins With the First Step Complete Yun Mu's Main Quest: Chapter 1 74%
- Tracing Master Unearth 10 treasures 70%
- Newcomer Onboard Complete Andrew's Main Quest: Chapter 1 66%
- Route Pathfinder Unlock 40 routes 60%
- The Incomprehensible Moon of Antiquity Complete Yun Mu's Main Quest: Chapter 2 52%
- Good Swimmers Drown, Good Riders Fall Complete Yoshitaka Shizuma's Main Quest: Chapter 1 50%
- Expert Salvager Salvage 10 shipwrecks 46%
- Supreme Navigator Reach Level 99 with 1 character 45%
- Through the Oceans and Beyond Complete Yun Mu's Main Quest: Chapter 3 45%
- Bounty Hunter Complete 10 bounty quests 43%
- Great Navigators Complete Andrew's Main Quest: Chapter 2 41%
- Obstacles Conquered Explore for 100 days in a row 40%
- Elite Trader Earn 1,000,000 in profit from a single transaction 38%
- A Gentleman Always Keeps Their Word Complete Yoshitaka Shizuma's Main Quest: Chapter 2 37%
- The Novelty of an Unfamiliar Landscape Complete Yun Mu's Main Quest: Chapter 4 37%
- Simultaneous Shoot Bring down 1 enemy ship with a single round of shooting 35%
- Pearl Divers and Liars Complete Abdullah's Main Quest: Chapter 1 35%
- Surprise Attack Bring down 1 enemy ship with a ram 30%
- Brighter Minds Are Always Right Around the Corner Complete Yoshitaka Shizuma's Main Quest: Chapter 3 29%
- Everyone and Everything Has a Home Complete Yoshitaka Shizuma's Main Quest: Chapter 4 27%
- Circumnavigation Complete Andrew's Main Quest: Chapter 4 27%
- Oceanic History Complete Andrew's Main Quest: Chapter 3 26%
- Wounds and Herbs Complete Abdullah's Main Quest: Chapter 2 24%
- Feasts and Crows Complete Abdullah's Main Quest: Chapter 4 22%
- Cruises and Hometowns Complete Abdullah's Main Quest: Chapter 3 19%
- Scattered Any protagonist discovers all ports 18%
- Strategy Bring down 1 enemy ship with naval mines 12%
- Long Voyage Sail for 100 days in a row 9.9%
- Romeo Reach Max Favorability with bar girls at all the taverns 9.4%
- End of the Sea Discover all the waters 7.4%
- Food among the Waves Discover all the fisheries 6.1%
- Collector Obtain every unique equipment 4.2%
- Legendary Navigator Obtain all the trophies 2.7%