ActionAdventure
Resident Evil 5
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 53% of players who started
Started playing 70% of owners
Steam reviews 87% positive of 68,889
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 15h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- 53% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Completed Chapter 1 - 2” and “Completed Chapter 2 - 1”: from 95% to 84% of starters.
- 70% 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 69,257 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 13.3h for positive, 10.1h 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 (70% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Completed Chapter 1 - 1 Complete Chapter 1 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 100%
- Completed Chapter 1 - 2 Complete Chapter 1 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 95% −5
- Completed Chapter 2 - 1 Complete Chapter 2 - 1 on any difficulty setting. Most players quit here 84% −11
- Completed Chapter 2 - 2 Complete Chapter 2 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 79% −5
- Completed Chapter 2 - 3 Complete Chapter 2 - 3 on any difficulty setting. 78% −1
- Completed Chapter 3 - 1 Complete Chapter 3 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 73% −5
- Completed Chapter 3 - 2 Complete Chapter 3 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 69% −4
- Completed Chapter 3 - 3 Complete Chapter 3 - 3 on any difficulty setting. 70% +1
- Completed Chapter 4 - 1 Complete Chapter 4 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 67% −3
- Completed Chapter 4 - 2 Complete Chapter 4 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 65% −2
- Completed Chapter 5 - 1 Complete Chapter 5 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 64% −1
- Completed Chapter 5 - 2 Complete Chapter 5 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 59% −5
- Completed Chapter 5 - 3 Complete Chapter 5 - 3 on any difficulty setting. 58% −1
- Completed Chapter 6 - 1 Complete Chapter 6 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 59% +1
- Completed Chapter 6 - 2 Complete Chapter 6 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 59%
- Completed Chapter 6 - 3 Complete Chapter 6 - 3 on any difficulty setting. 53% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (70)
story milestone ending side
- Completed Chapter 1 - 1 Complete Chapter 1 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 100%
- Completed Chapter 1 - 2 Complete Chapter 1 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 95%
- Exploding Heads Pull off 20 headshots. 88%
- Completed Chapter 2 - 1 Complete Chapter 2 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 84%
- Fireworks Shoot an enemy Molotov cocktail, dynamite stick, or hand grenade. 82%
- Completed Chapter 2 - 2 Complete Chapter 2 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 79%
- Completed Chapter 2 - 3 Complete Chapter 2 - 3 on any difficulty setting. 78%
- Get Physical Defeat 20 enemies with physical attacks. 76%
- Completed Chapter 3 - 1 Complete Chapter 3 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 73%
- Meat Shower Defeat 3 Majini with one grenade or proximity bomb. 72%
- Baptism by Fire Defeat 3 Majini at once with a drum or gas tank explosion. 72%
- Completed Chapter 3 - 3 Complete Chapter 3 - 3 on any difficulty setting. 70%
- Completed Chapter 3 - 2 Complete Chapter 3 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 69%
- Completed Chapter 4 - 1 Complete Chapter 4 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 67%
- A Cut Above Defeat 5 enemies with the Knife. 65%
- Completed Chapter 4 - 2 Complete Chapter 4 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 65%
- Completed Chapter 5 - 1 Complete Chapter 5 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 64%
- A Friend in Need Save partner 10 times when HELP is displayed. 62%
- Completed Chapter 6 - 1 Complete Chapter 6 - 1 on any difficulty setting. 59%
- Completed Chapter 5 - 2 Complete Chapter 5 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 59%
- Completed Chapter 6 - 2 Complete Chapter 6 - 2 on any difficulty setting. 59%
- Completed Chapter 5 - 3 Complete Chapter 5 - 3 on any difficulty setting. 58%
- Lifeguard Save partner 10 times when DYING is displayed. 55%
- Completed Chapter 6 - 3 Complete Chapter 6 - 3 on any difficulty setting. 53%
- Recruit Complete all chapters on Amateur. 48%
- Soldier Complete all chapters on Normal. 42%
- Stop, Drop, & Roll Defeat 3 Majini at once by setting oil canisters on fire. 32%
- Drive By Stop an armored truck by taking out the driver. 28%
- Masters of Removing Work together to save someone special. 27%
- Go into the Light Defeat 2 enemies with one flash grenade. 27%
- Heart Stopper Defeat a certain enemy by stabbing it in the heart. 21%
- Must've Got Lost Complete "Lost in Nightmares" on any difficulty setting. 18%
- Ride the Lightning Defeat a Majini using the electric current from a transformer. 18%
- Veteran Complete all chapters on Veteran. 18%
- Bad Blood During the first fight with Wesker, damage him a set number of times. 18%
- Cattle Prod Defeat 30 enemies with the Stun rod. 16%
- Lead Aspirin Defeat a Majini with a headshot while it's jumping. 15%
- Getaway Complete "Desperate Escape" on any difficulty setting. 15%
- The Works Chain the maximum number of combos together in one go. 15%
- Badge of Honor Find all the BSAA emblems. 12%
- All Dressed Up Purchase all available alternative costumes in Bonus Features. 12%
- Who Do You Trust? Build up a certain level of trust with your partner. 12%
- Bull's-eye Defeat 30 enemies with the Longbow. 11%
- Crowd Control Defeat 30 enemies with the Gatling gun. 11%
- The Great Escape Complete "Desperate Escape" with an S rank. 10%
- Egg on Your Face Defeat a Majini with a rotten egg. 9.0%
- Egg Hunt Find all 4 types of eggs. 7.7%
- Way of the Warrior Defeat 150 enemies singlehandedly in one playthrough of "Desperate Escape." 7.6%
- Take It to the Max Completely upgrade all weapons. 7.6%
- It's Just a Bad Dream! Complete "Lost in Nightmares" with an S rank. 7.0%
- Be the Knife Deflect a bow gun arrow with your knife. 6.9%
- War Hero Complete all chapters on Professional. 6.6%
- Stockpile Obtain all available weapons. 6.3%
- Kung Fu Fighting Inflict a set amount of damage to Wesker in "Lost in Nightmares." 6.1%
- Let's Get This Party Started! Unlock all selectable characters in Versus. 5.9%
- They Belong in a Museum Obtain all treasures in the game. 5.9%
- They're ACTION Figures! Collect all the figurines. 5.3%
- Night Terrors Complete "Lost in Nightmares" on Professional. 3.7%
- Wish Upon a Star Destroy all 18 of the Score stars found throughout "Lost in Nightmares." 3.4%
- Run the Gauntlet Complete "Desperate Escape" on Professional. 3.0%
- Shoot the Messenger Defeat 3 Agitator Majini in one playthrough of "Desperate Escape." 2.9%
- It's All About the Points Score at least 40,000 points in Survivors. 2.7%
- Keep the Good Times Rolling Chain a 20-defeated combo in Slayers. 2.6%
- It Takes Two to Tango Chain a 40-defeated combo in Team Slayers. 2.3%
- There's no "I" in Team Score at least 80,000 points in Team Survivors. 2.3%
- Bringing the Pain Defeat 100 players using physical attacks in Versus. 2.3%
- Army of One Win 30 matches in Slayers. 2.1%
- Eye of the Tiger Win 30 matches in Survivors. 2.1%
- The Team That Slays Together... Win 30 matches in Team Slayers. 2.1%
- We Will Survive Win 30 matches in Team Survivors. 2.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.