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Hard Time III
Give it 5 hours
Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans
Steam reviews 85% positive of 976
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 5h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.
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 986 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 6.6h for positive, 1.7h 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
This game has no achievements.
Similar games
Similar genres and Steam tags; many also take a while to get good (this one: around hour 5)
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-28.