When does Skull and Bones get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (77%); after 10h it's 1 in 4 (23%). Fully opens up by hour 5.

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Skull and Bones

Aug 22, 2024 Steam: Mixed

The first 3 hours are a test

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 92% of owners

Steam reviews 66% positive of 5,058

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (77%); after 10h it's 1 in 4 (23%).
Fully opens up by hour 5.
The opening is criticised more than in 98% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
92% 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 5,095 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 15.4h for positive, 4.1h 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 (91.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (50)

story milestone ending side

Mainland Pirate Reach Sainte-Anne. 100%
Just Business Meet John Scurlock. 85%
Turtle Up! Equip your ship with armor. 79%
Go Overboard Finish an enemy with a crew boarding. 73%
Ship Captain Build your first ship. 68%
Just for fun Defeat an enemy and leave the zone without looting. 64%
When We Raid, It Pours Loot a total of 50000 silver of item value from enemy ships. 60%
Why Fight When We Can Negotiate? Hide from attackers in a safe zone. 50%
Hitman Sink a Privateer. 49%
Home of Sea People Spyglass or interact with Tenina Town. 49%
Derby In total, deal 30000 of Collision (ram) damage to other ships. 46%
Water Party Successfully plunder a location in stormy weather. 45%
The Silencer Destroy flare weak point to interrupt a ship from firing flares. 45%
The People's Person Talk to 20 interactable NPCs. 44%
Duty Free Discover a smuggler's hideout. 43%
Home of Clan of Fara Spyglass or interact with Ankohonana. 40%
But You Have Heard of Me Reach 'Cutthroat' tier. 38%
Battle Royale Defeat 5 ships without leaving Open Seas region. 37%
I Can See My House From Here! Crest a rogue wave. 37%
Red Isle Explorer Explore all zones in the Red Isle. 34%
Home of Confederation of Ungwana Spyglass or interact with Jiwe. 33%
Open Seas Explorer Explore all zones in the Open Seas. 31%
Not Today Sink an enemy ship while having 5% hp or lower. 30%
Home of Compagnie Royale Spyglass or interact with La Bastide. 30%
Banished Admiral Meet Admiral Rahma. 29%
The Explorer Activate a pirate's bonfire on 3 outposts. 28%
Pirates, Assemble! Group up with two other players during gameplay. 26%
Home of Dutch Merchant Company Spyglass or interact with Oosten Capital. 26%
Rags to Riches Wear an outfit worth more than 5,000 silver. 26%
Magellan Sail 1000000 meters. 25%
There You Are! Scan an object from a long distance (1400m+). 25%
It's More Fun Together! Complete 5 shared contracts. 25%
Home of the Dominion of Rempah Spyglass or interact with Suny. 24%
Wood Collector Harvest wood in 3 regions. 24%
Metal Collector Harvest metal in 3 regions. 24%
Fiber Collector Harvest fiber in 3 regions. 24%
Coast of Africa Explorer Explore all zones in the Coast of Africa. 23%
First Come, First Served Successfully capture your first Manufactory. 22%
Why Is the Brandy Always Gone? Sell all your brandy. 20%
East Indies Explorer Explore all zones in the East Indies. 13%
Cook Pirates Cook 15 dishes. 5.7%
Hello, World! Greet players with an 'Ahoy! from the quick-chat option in a server chat room. 3.8%
Sharing Is Caring Trade items with at least 3 players. 3.7%
The Mime Show your gratitude to any NPC after talking to them. 2.5%
After a Long Day of Sailing Dance to a song performed by musicians in Sainte-Anne. 2.0%
Lunar Effect Stare at the full moon for ten seconds while on land. 1.7%
Porcupine Hit enemy ships with a spear 100 times. 1.1%
In-spear-rational Deal 3000 damage to a tower using a spear. 1.0%
The Poacher Hunt down at least 1 of each hostile wildlife (spear only). 1.0%
Skull and Jute Harvest 10000 pieces of jute in total. 0.3%

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