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Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 5% of players who started
Started playing 83% of owners
Steam reviews 93% positive of 5,866
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 7h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised less than in 76% of games we track.
- 4% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome, Brigador.” (Complete TURN IT OUT in Campaign mode) and “This Is What You Want, This Is What You Get” (Complete THE ORDER OF DEATH in Campaign mode): from 80% to 35% of starters.
- 83% 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 5,916 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 11h for positive, 3.9h 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 (82.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Terms and Conditions Complete AWAKE ON FOREIGN SHORES in Campaign mode. 100%
- Welcome, Brigador. Complete TURN IT OUT in Campaign mode. 80% −20
- This Is What You Want, This Is What You Get Complete THE ORDER OF DEATH in Campaign mode. Most players quit here 35% −45
- Find Your Exit Complete all levels in Campaign mode. 5% −30
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (65)
story milestone ending side
- Terms and Conditions Complete AWAKE ON FOREIGN SHORES in Campaign mode. 100%
- Yellow Raincoats Kill 100 civilians. 81%
- Welcome, Brigador. Complete TURN IT OUT in Campaign mode. 80%
- Original Contract Pt. 2 Complete a level at 100% speed. 77%
- Degreelessness Mode Use Orientation Lock on a Gravtank. 46%
- This Is What You Want, This Is What You Get Complete THE ORDER OF DEATH in Campaign mode. 35%
- To The Letter Complete a Freelance operation by completing 100% of the objectives. 31%
- In Camera Complete a 3+ run with no alarms. 26%
- Written to Spec Unlock Efigenia Tseng in Acquisitions. 24%
- Radio Free Solo Nobre Kill 1,000 Loyalists. 20%
- What's This, Then? Open the developer console. 18%
- Habituation Kill 1,000 civilians. 17%
- Small Stakes Unlock all Small weapons in Acquisitions. 16%
- On A Swivel Unlock all Turret weapons in Acquisitions. 15%
- Double Stack Complete a Freelance operation with 2 of the same weapon equipped. 15%
- No Plan Survives Unlock all Special weapons in Acquisitions. 14%
- Original Contract Pt. 1 Complete FLY BLACKBIRD in Campaign mode with tank controls enabled. 14%
- Bring Back-up Unlock all Auxiliary weapons in Acquisitions. 13%
- Primary Sources Unlock all Main weapons in Acquisitions. 13%
- Just Deserts Unlock all Heavy weapons in Acquisitions. 13%
- Corvid Claret Kill 1,000 Corvids. 11%
- The War Nerd Unlock Marvin Beck in Acquisitions. 8.6%
- Not One Stone Cause $1,000,000 worth of property damage. 7.7%
- L'Inconnu de Solo Nobre Unlock Precursor James in Acquisitions. 7.4%
- Unaware of Any Such Activity Unlock all INTEL entries in Acquisitions. 7.4%
- Ye Dragons and All Deeps Complete a Freelance operation with the Auditor. 7.1%
- Manu Propria Unlock Cephei Chatfield in Acquisitions. 6.3%
- Dirt Eater's Revenge Kill 1,000 Spacers. 6.2%
- Olive Drab Everything Unlock all Loyalist vehicles in Acquisitions. 6.2%
- Lore Boar Wants More Unlock all LORE entries in Acquisitions. 6.0%
- Cult of the Founder Complete a Freelance operation with Precursor James. 5.9%
- My Red Hot Car Unlock all Spacer vehicles in Acquisitions. 5.9%
- Animal Found Toast Unlock Kennedy Spits in Acquisitions. 5.8%
- Blue In Green Unlock all Corvid vehicles in Acquisitions. 5.8%
- Professional Courtesy Complete AWAKE ON FOREIGN SHORES in Campaign mode with no civilian casualties. 5.7%
- Through A Scanner Unlock Oscar Allard in Acquisitions. 5.4%
- Hell in a Two-Stroke Complete a Freelance operation with the Varlet. 5.3%
- Find Your Exit Complete all levels in Campaign mode. 4.5%
- Blood Anniversary Pt I Complete WE USED TO WAIT, IRIAN JAYA, SCANDAL NIGHT and SURF SOLAR in Campaign mode 4.3%
- Do You Accept? Unlock all Pilots in Acquisitions. 4.2%
- Blood Anniversary Pt II Unlock all bonus content in Acquisitions 3.9%
- Slo-Mo Inhaler Complete a level at 50% speed. 3.9%
- So It Goes Complete an operation with a Rat King equipped with 2x Königs and Audio-Kinetic Pulse. 3.9%
- Jack Moves Unlock all Operations in Acquisitions. 3.7%
- Called It What It Truly Was Complete an operation with a Buckmaster equipped with Zeus, Bonesaw, and Active Camo. 3.3%
- Rock Over Solo Nobre Complete JOY BUS/HELL RIDE in Campaign mode without firing a shot. 3.0%
- Steady Ed Complete an operation with a Touro equipped with Balão, Bully, and Smoke Projector. 3.0%
- The Tenderizer Complete an operation with a Vex, 2x Banshee, and Active Camo. 2.9%
- Tuk Tuk Boom Complete an operation with a Varlet equipped with 2x Donkey and Audio-Kinetic Pulse. 2.9%
- Ranulph's Revenge Complete an operation with a Mongoose equipped with Carlos, Bonesaw, and Smoke Projector. 2.8%
- Sleeping Lessons Complete an operation with a Sleepwalker equipped with Disco, Black Hand, and Active Camo. 2.7%
- The Gonk Complete an operation with a Lowmil equipped with Otomo, Chieftain, and Smoke Projector. 2.7%
- Wolf Like Me Complete an operation with a Haseki equipped with 2x Jericho and EMP. 2.7%
- Blood Money Complete KNIFE CHASE in Campaign mode in less than 15 seconds. 2.5%
- 'Giancarlo' Jr. Complete an operation with a Rope Kid equipped with Bully, Pinch, and Audio-Kinetic Pulse. 2.5%
- Mark It Zero Complete an operation with the Pompadour equipped with Archie, Gutterball, and EMP. 2.5%
- Maschinen Krieger Complete an operation with a Kettle equipped with Harvester, Thunderclap, and Smoke Projector. 2.5%
- Technical Excellence Complete an operation with a Nickel equipped with 2x Crambo and Smoke Projector. 2.5%
- Tractor Pull Complete an operation with a Roper equipped with Kraken, Bishop, and Smoke Projector. 2.5%
- When I'm On The Road, I'm Indestructible Complete an operation with a Troubadour equipped with Belter, Carlos, and Active Camo. 2.5%
- Das Ist Eine Statistik Kill 10,000 civilians. 1.7%
- Last Stop This Town Complete the FULL LINEAR SOLO NOBRE run in Freelance. 1.6%
- Contractor Bespoke Complete the CAMPAIGN run in Freelance. 1.4%
- True Psychogamer Complete the CLOSED CASKET SPECIAL run in Freelance. 1.3%
- Diamond Collector Complete every Campaign level with all loadouts. 1.2%
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