Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 15h it's 1 in 45 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- 48% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “It Begins With a Ring” and “A Rock and a Hard Place” (Outmaneuver the rampaging beast, El Gigante): from 100% to 71% of starters.
- 71% 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 99,708 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 18.8h for positive, 6.6h 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 (70.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- It Begins With a Ring Ring the mysterious bell. What happens after that, is up to you. 100%
- A Rock and a Hard Place Outmaneuver the rampaging beast, El Gigante. Most players quit here 71% −29
- Secure the Ballistics Rescue the president's daughter, Ashley. Afterwards, the real fun begins. 70% −1
- A Bloodline Severed Defeat the village chief in battle. 64% −6
- The Castellan Falls Defeat Salazar, and make your escape from the castle. 52% −12
- The Ties That Bind Defeat Krauser, your former partner, in battle. 49% −3
- We're Going Home Defeat Saddler in battle, and escape from the nightmare. 48% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (12)
story milestone ending side
- It Begins With a Ring Ring the mysterious bell. What happens after that, is up to you. 100%
- A Rock and a Hard Place Outmaneuver the rampaging beast, El Gigante. 71%
- Secure the Ballistics Rescue the president's daughter, Ashley. Afterwards, the real fun begins. 70%
- A Bloodline Severed Defeat the village chief in battle. 64%
- The Castellan Falls Defeat Salazar, and make your escape from the castle. 52%
- The Ties That Bind Defeat Krauser, your former partner, in battle. 49%
- We're Going Home Defeat Saddler in battle, and escape from the nightmare. 48%
- A Terrifying Assassin Turn the tables on Verdugo, the right hand of Salazar. 44%
- Do Not Shoot the Water! Summon the master of the lake. Don't rock the boat. 28%
- The S Stands for Stylish!! Acquire all of the costumes in the game. 25%
- What Are They Worth? Acquire all of the bottle caps in the game. 21%
- A Heart of Steel Clear the game on the highest difficulty. 17%