ActionRPG
Fallout: New Vegas
Give it 7 hours
Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 13% of players who started
Started playing 92% of owners
Steam reviews 96% positive of 262,575
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 20h it's 1 in 40 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- At least 13% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Ain't That a Kick in the Head” and “They Went That-a-Way”: from 100% to 51% of starters.
- 92% 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 263,336 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 44.8h for positive, 5.3h 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 (92% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Ain't That a Kick in the Head Complete Ain't That a Kick in the Head. 100%
- They Went That-a-Way Complete They Went That-a-Way. Most players quit here 51% −49
- Ring-a-Ding-Ding Complete Ring-a-Ding-Ding. 43% −9
- No Gods, No Masters Complete No Gods, No Masters ≥13% −30
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 (75)
story milestone ending side
- Ain't That a Kick in the Head Complete Ain't That a Kick in the Head. 100%
- They Went That-a-Way Complete They Went That-a-Way. 51%
- Ol' Buddy Ol' Pal Recruit any companion. 50%
- New Kid Reached 10th level. 50%
- Come Fly With Me Complete Come Fly With Me. 47%
- Crafty Craft 20 items. 46%
- Ring-a-Ding-Ding Complete Ring-a-Ding-Ding. 43%
- Jury Rigger Repair 30 items. 42%
- Lead Dealer Cause 10,000 damage with Guns. 41%
- You Run Barter Town Sell 10,000 caps worth of goods. 40%
- Walker of the Mojave Discover 50 locations. 38%
- No Tumbler Fumbler Pick 25 locks. 36%
- That Lucky Old Sun Complete That Lucky Old Sun. 35%
- Up and Comer Reach 20th level. 35%
- G.I. Blues Complete G.I. Blues. 33%
- Volare! Complete Volare! 31%
- Outstanding Orator Make 50 Speech challenges. 30%
- Blast Mastery Cause 10,000 damage with Energy Weapons. 25%
- Double Down Play 10 hands of Blackjack. 24%
- The Boss Reach 30th level. 24%
- When We Remembered Zion Arrive at Zion. 21%
- Curios and Relics Caused 10,000 damage with unique Mojave Wasteland weapons. 21%
- Master of the Mojave Discover 125 locations. 20%
- One Armed Bandit Play 10 spins of Slots. 20%
- Restore Our Fortunes Resupply Daniel and the Sorrows. 19%
- Spinal-Tapped Recovered X-8 vertebrae-pulse-de-sensitizer frequency! 19%
- Cardiac Arrest! Search your feelings... for your heart. 18%
- In a Foreign Land Scout the Zion Valley for signs of the White Legs. 18%
- Master of the Arsenal Caused 10,000 damage with Gun Runners' Arsenal (GRA) Weapons. 17%
- You'll Know It When It Happens Complete You'll Know It When It Happens. 17%
- Assemble Your Crew Recruit Dean Domino, Christine and Dog. 17%
- Outsmarted Complete Old World Blues. 17%
- Make up your Mind Make up your mind... about your brain. 16%
- Stim-ply Amazing Heal 10,000 points of damage with Stimpaks. 16%
- Return to Sender Complete Return to Sender. 16%
- Sierra Souvenir Aficionado Collect 500 Sierra Madre Chips. 16%
- Making Friends Reactivate all of the Sink's robotic assistants. 16%
- O Daughter of Babylon Crush the White Legs. 15%
- New Vegas Samurai Cause 10,000 damage with Melee Weapons. 15%
- Having a Ball Complete the Sierra Madre Gala Event. 15%
- Condemned to Repeat It Decided the fate of all the Divide dwellers. 15%
- Hack the Mojave Hack 25 terminals. 14%
- Wild Card Complete Wild Card. 14%
- Talent Pool Complete Talent Pool. 13%
- Hometown Hero Completed Lonesome Road. 13%
- No Gods, No Masters Complete No Gods, No Masters 13%
- Love the Bomb Cause 10,000 damage with Explosives. 12%
- Cash Out Confront Father Elijah in the Sierra Madre's Vault. 12%
- Little Wheel Play 10 spins of Roulette. 9.8%
- For the Republic Complete For the Republic. 9.2%
- Mod Master Install 20 weapon mods. 8.9%
- Old-Tyme Brawler Cause 10,000 damage with Unarmed weapons. 8.8%
- Eureka! Complete Eureka! 8.6%
- The Whole Gang's Here Recruit all companions. 8.3%
- Safety Deposit Box Trap Father Elijah in the Sierra Madre's Vault. 7.9%
- The Courier Who Broke the Bank Get banned from all the Strip's casinos. 7.7%
- The Legend of the Star Complete The Legend of the Star. 7.6%
- The House Always Wins Complete The House Always Wins. 7.0%
- May my Hand Forget its Skill Evacuate Zion. 6.6%
- All or Nothing Complete All or Nothing. 6.5%
- Know When to Fold Them Win 3 games of Caravan. 6.4%
- Rocket's Red Glare Fully upgraded The Divide's signature weapon. 6.4%
- Hardcore Play the game from start to finish in Hardcore Mode. 5.5%
- Globe Trotter Discover all snow globes. 5.3%
- ED-Ecated Found all of ED-E's upgrades in the Divide. 5.3%
- Arizona Killer Complete Arizona Killer. 5.1%
- Render Unto Caesar Complete Render Unto Caesar. 5.0%
- Veni, Vidi, Vici Complete Veni, Vidi, Vici. 4.9%
- Desert Survivalist Heal 10,000 points of damage with food. 3.9%
- Warhead Hunter Detonated all of the warheads in the Divide. 3.5%
- Up to the Challenge Completed any three Gun Runners' Arsenal (GRA) one star (*) Challenges. 2.7%
- Combat Veteran Completed any three Gun Runners' Arsenal (GRA) two star (**) Challenges. 2.6%
- Artful Pocketer Pick 50 pockets. 2.5%
- Caravan Master Win 30 games of Caravan. 2.4%
- Pros Only Completed any three Gun Runners' Arsenal (GRA) three star (***) Challenges. 2.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.