Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 7h it's 1 in 45 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- 45% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “A new friendship is born” (Shoot the tractor before it crushes Emile) and “It's all fire and death now...” (Witness the zeppelin crash): from 87% to 72% of starters.
- Only 9% 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 27,929 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 7.5h for positive, 5.2h 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 (9.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Forward, March Raise the flag at the end of the basic training 100%
- A new friendship is born Shoot the tractor before it crushes Emile 87% −13
- It's all fire and death now... Witness the zeppelin crash Most players quit here 72% −15
- A glimmer of hope Rescue Karl from underneath the zeppelin 63% −9
- Cease-fire? Finish the Douaumont Fort mission 56% −7
- Revenge never meant happiness Defeat the Baron Von Dorf 51% −5
- So close yet so far! Escape the French army with Anna and Karl 50% −1
- ... Some will not Finish the game 45% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (20)
story milestone ending side
- Forward, March Raise the flag at the end of the basic training 100%
- Never forget Find 5 historical items 90%
- A new friendship is born Shoot the tractor before it crushes Emile 87%
- Good doggy Pet the dog 86%
- It's all fire and death now... Witness the zeppelin crash 72%
- A glimmer of hope Rescue Karl from underneath the zeppelin 63%
- Cease-fire? Finish the Douaumont Fort mission 56%
- To those who fell Find 50 historical items 55%
- Helpful Laundryman Push all the laundry bags 54%
- Revenge never meant happiness Defeat the Baron Von Dorf 51%
- So close yet so far! Escape the French army with Anna and Karl 50%
- Ypres' wake-up call Ring the bell 3 times in Ypres 46%
- Taxi Racer Complete 1 taxi mission without damaging the car 46%
- Some will survive... Save Karl 46%
- ... Some will not Finish the game 45%
- Knowledge is power Read 30 historical facts 42%
- King of the hill 145 Shoot the German flag with the cannon at Vimy's ridge 38%
- Brothers' Keeper Save your entire platoon during the battle of Somme 20%
- They'll all be remembered Find every single historical item 14%
- Healing Hero Save Karl for the third time without making any mistakes 12%