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Colin McRae Rally
The first 2 hours are a test
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 83% of owners
Steam reviews 44% positive of 2,374
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (69%); after 3h it's 1 in 2 (47%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised more than in 95% of games we track.
- 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 2,370 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 8.4h for positive, 4.6h 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 (82.8% 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 (16)
- Concentration Start a stage in the Ford Focus 100%
- Getting Started Complete your first stage 82%
- Now you're getting it Complete a rally in 1st place for the first time 46%
- Complete the Introduction Championship Complete the Introduction Championship in any finishing postion 44%
- Win the Australia Rally Series Complete the Australia Rally Series in 1st place 28%
- Pleiades Start a stage in the Subaru Impreza 26%
- Complete the Greece Rally Series Complete the Greece Rally Series in any finishing position 20%
- Globetrotter Compete in at least 1 rally in Australia, Greece and Corsica 16%
- Complete the Corsica Rally Series Complete the Corsica Rally Series in any finishing position 14%
- Win the Mixed Rally Series A Complete the Mixed Rally Series A in 1st place 8.8%
- Joust Start a stage in the Mitsubishi Lancer 8.5%
- Complete Mixed Rally Series B Complete Mixed Rally Series B in any finishing position 6.5%
- Watch the paintwork! Finish a stage with all four areas damaged to the maximum possible amount 5.9%
- Squall Start a stage in the Lancia Stratos 5.4%
- Win the Mixed Rally Series C Complete the Mixed Rally Series C in 1st place 5.1%
- Win the Expert Rally Series Complete the Expert Rally Series in 1st place 4.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.