When does Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol get good?

Hooks you right away. 32% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (32%). The opening is criticised more than in 84% of games we track.

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Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol

Aug 27, 2013 Steam: Mixed

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 38% of owners

Steam reviews 69% positive of 831

What the data shows

32% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (32%).
The opening is criticised more than in 84% of games we track.
Only 38% 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 837 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 6.9h for positive, 1.8h 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 (38.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (52)

British Ace Pilot (5 Victories) Earn 5 Victories with a British Pilot 100%
Zeppelin Shoot down an enemy zeppelin 96%
Win an Offensive - British Win an Offensive as the British 89%
Hat Trick - Rookie Shoot down 3 planes with 1 pilot in 1 mission: Rookie 67%
Destroy an enemy supply train Destroy an enemy supply train 54%
Win a Mission - Pilot Win a Mission at Pilot difficulty level 53%
5,000 point mission - British Earn 5,000 points with a British squadron 40%
German Ace Pilot (5 Victories) Earn 5 Victories with a German Pilot 40%
Four Aces Create a Squadron with four aces 39%
Hat Trick - Pilot Shoot down 3 planes with 1 pilot in 1 mission: Pilot 38%
Win the Campaign - British Win the Campaign as the British 36%
Win an Offensive - Germans Win an Offensive as the Germans 35%
American Ace Pilot (5 Victories) Earn 5 Victories with a American Pilot 29%
50,000 Squadron points - British Earn 50,000 points with a British squadron 27%
Win an Offensive - Americans Win an Offensive as the Americans 26%
Win a Mission - Ace Win a Mission at Ace difficulty level 24%
French Ace Pilot (5 Victories) Earn 5 Victories with a French Pilot 22%
5,000 point mission - German Earn 5,000 points with a German squadron 20%
Win an Offensive - French Win an Offensive as the French 20%
10,000 point mission - British Earn 10,000 points with a British squadron 18%
Hat Trick - Ace Shoot down 3 planes with 1 pilot in 1 mission: Ace 17%
Win the Campaign - Germans Win the Campaign as the Germans 17%
50,000 Squadron points - German Earn 50,000 points with a German squadron 15%
Win the Campaign - Americans Win the Campaign as the Americans 14%
5,000 point mission - American Earn 5,000 points with a American squadron 14%
Win the Campaign - French Win the Campaign as the French 12%
5,000 point mission - French Earn 5,000 points with a French squadron 12%
50,000 Squadron points - American Earn 50,000 points with a American squadron 12%
50,000 Squadron points - French Earn 50,000 points with a French squadron 11%
10,000 point mission - German Earn 10,000 points with a German squadron 11%
Win a Mission - Legend Win a Mission at Legend difficulty level 9.9%
Win a Mission - Leader Win a Mission at Leader difficulty level 9.1%
10,000 point mission - American Earn 10,000 points with a American squadron 8.9%
100,000 Squadron points - British Earn 100,000 points with a British squadron 8.3%
10,000 point mission - French Earn 10,000 points with a French squadron 8.1%
Hat Trick - Legend Shoot down 3 planes with 1 pilot in 1 mission: Legend 7.3%
15,000 point mission - British Earn 15,000 points with a British squadron 7.3%
Hat Trick - Leader Shoot down 3 planes with 1 pilot in 1 mission: Leader 7.0%
100,000 Squadron points - German Earn 100,000 points with a German squadron 6.2%
100,000 Squadron points - American Earn 100,000 points with a American squadron 6.0%
100,000 Squadron points - French Earn 100,000 points with a French squadron 6.0%
15,000 point mission - German Earn 15,000 points with a German squadron 5.7%
15,000 point mission - American Earn 15,000 points with a American squadron 5.5%
15,000 point mission - French Earn 15,000 points with a French squadron 5.2%
150,000 Squadron points - British Earn 150,000 points with a British squadron 4.4%
150,000 Squadron points - American Earn 150,000 points with a American squadron 4.2%
150,000 Squadron points - French Earn 150,000 points with a French squadron 4.2%
150,000 Squadron points - German Earn 150,000 points with a German squadron 4.2%
Legendary American Pilot (50 Victories) Earn 50 Victories with a American Pilot 3.9%
Legendary British Pilot (50 Victories) Earn 50 Victories with a British Pilot 3.9%
Legendary French Pilot (50 Victories) Earn 50 Victories with a French Pilot 3.9%
Legendary German Pilot (50 Victories) Earn 50 Victories with a German Pilot 3.9%

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