Sniper Elite 3
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (38%); after 10h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 29% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Gazala Gallop” (Complete Mission 1) and “Wonderwall” (Complete Mission 2): from 100% to 72% of starters.
- 84% 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 28,729 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 11.5h for positive, 5.7h 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 (84.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Gazala Gallop Complete Mission 1 100%
- Wonderwall Complete Mission 2 Most players quit here 72% −28
- Through the fire… Complete Mission 3 51% −20
- No refuge Complete Mission 4 46% −5
- In the nick of time Complete Mission 5 38% −8
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Ratte Complete Mission 6 35% −2
- Demolition Man Complete Mission 7 31% −4
- Pest Control Specialist Complete Mission 8 29% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (77)
story milestone ending side
- The Gazala Gallop Complete Mission 1 100%
- Wonderwall Complete Mission 2 72%
- Indestructible Complete a mission after losing over 500 units of health 60%
- This is my rifle… Customize 1 rifle 52%
- Through the fire… Complete Mission 3 51%
- No refuge Complete Mission 4 46%
- Definitely no "90-day wonder" Attain a rank of Sergeant (level 11) 40%
- In the nick of time Complete Mission 5 38%
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Ratte Complete Mission 6 35%
- Oscar Mike Relocate 100 times 34%
- Tagged Tag 100 enemies or vehicles 33%
- Tactical distractor Distract 20 enemies with flint or rocks 32%
- Demolition Man Complete Mission 7 31%
- Pest Control Specialist Complete Mission 8 29%
- Advantage: Sniper Get 30 kills from sniper nests 29%
- Through the looking glass Kill 10 snipers before they see/shoot you 25%
- End of the 'lein' Find and kill the visiting General (Mission 3) 22%
- Charlie's Challenge Get a testicle-shot from over 100m away 22%
- An ode to Rube Goldberg Get 20 chain reaction explosive kills 21%
- Long way down Throw an enemy off one of the bridges (Mission 8) 21%
- Elite fan Own Sniper Elite, Sniper Elite V2 and Sniper Elite 3 20%
- Time to reload Complete the game on Cadet difficulty 19%
- Make it go boom Kill 20 enemies by shooting explosives 18%
- Ghost of Tobruk Clear the mountain pass without alerting the enemy (Mission 1) 18%
- Prepared for any eventuality Create and save 4 loadouts 18%
- Regular soldier Complete the game on Marksman difficulty 16%
- Casual Reader Find half of the war diaries 16%
- A few of my favourite things Get a kill with each offensive item 13%
- I Siwa you did there Make the target officer's death look like an accident (Mission 5) 10%
- Conserving oxygen Hold breath for one hour 8.1%
- Hard as nails Complete the game on Sniper Elite difficulty 7.6%
- Sweating bullets Shoot and kill the target 7.5%
- Surprise, surprise Complete 'In Shadows' 6.4%
- Threat assessment Observe the target and correctly choose to leave or kill 6.2%
- Meltdown Complete 'Belly of the beast'. 6.1%
- Double the distance Snipe enemies over a cumulative distance of a double marathon 5.7%
- Feast your eyes Spot and destroy 4 enemy traps without triggering them. 5.7%
- Nesting instinct Find all the Sniper nests 5.7%
- Dry bone valley Complete 'Confrontation'. 5.6%
- Blood and thunder Kill the Teufelsfeuer soldiers in the coliseum. 5.4%
- Competitive streak Play 10 competitive multiplayer matches 5.2%
- Officer material Attain a rank of Second Lieutenant (level 31) 4.9%
- Fast-moving target Shoot the target in his car 4.8%
- Sniping with friends Complete the campaign in co-op 4.6%
- I Fort this would be difficult Get to the informant without being spotted (Mission 4) 4.2%
- Specialist Earn Gold on all ranges (Shooting Range). 4.0%
- Nothing is optional Complete all the optional objectives 3.8%
- A shot in the dark Complete all the long shots 3.7%
- Hidden and dangerous Complete a campaign mission without being seen (excluding Tobruk) 3.4%
- You'll try anything once Play 1 mission in each mode (campaign, challenges, competitive multiplayer) 3.3%
- The gathering Find all the collectible cards 3.2%
- Archivist Find all the war diaries 3.2%
- Well, well, well Hide a body in each of the wells in Gaberoun (Mission 2) 3.2%
- T.N.T. Destroy all the Teufelsfeuer shipments in the truck depot. 3.1%
- Grenadier Kill the target with a grenade 3.0%
- Explosive Hunter Find and shoot the 10 hidden explosives (Shooting Range). 3.0%
- Three birds, one stone Destroy all 3 bomb dumps at the same time (Mission 7) 3.0%
- Saved by the bell Crush the target with a bell 2.9%
- In the middle Kill the target with a chain reaction 2.9%
- Convenience is key Kill the target by shooting nearby explosive barrels 2.9%
- Nothing to lose Complete the mission without using any healing items 2.9%
- The Hunter Eliminate a sniper with a stealth takedown. 2.9%
- Double tap Incapacitate 2 vehicles in Kasserine Pass within 5 seconds (Mission 6) 2.9%
- … And stay dead! Kill the target in 7 different ways 2.7%
- 1200 Rounds of Awesome! Find and set up the MG42. 2.6%
- No escape Kill the target in the vehicle by shooting its weakspot 2.5%
- Herr Charles Kill the officer at the meeting with a testicle shot 2.5%
- Wait for it… Kill 10 enemies with flint-triggered detonations 2.4%
- Dedicated soldier Complete 100% of the campaign on any difficulty 2.4%
- Shoot to thrill Hit all the targets on the shooting range. 2.4%
- True sniper Complete the game on Authentic difficulty 2.3%
- Coast to Coast Snipe the soldier in the tower far, far away. 2.3%
- Living in the shadows Get to the command tent unseen and without killing 2.1%
- The Everyman Complete all the challenge missions 2.0%
- You may fire when ready... Blow up the soldier in the distant tower using heavy artillery. 2.0%
- Highly decorated Earn 1 of every ribbon in competitive multiplayer 1.9%
- Bring it Down Take out two of the AA gun crews with special explosive events. 1.9%