METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 7h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 86% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Reunion” (Reunite with Chico or Paz) and “Downfall” (Clear the "Ground Zeroes" mission): from 100% to 86% of starters.
- 76% 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 18,552 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 5.2h for positive, 2.4h 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 (76.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Reunion Reunite with Chico or Paz 100%
- Downfall Clear the "Ground Zeroes" mission Most players quit here 86% −14
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (16)
story milestone ending side
- Reunion Reunite with Chico or Paz 100%
- Downfall Clear the "Ground Zeroes" mission 86%
- Genesis Clear a Side Op or Extra Op 45%
- Insignia Obtain all XOF unit patches 17%
- Rescue In the "Ground Zeroes" mission, rescue the prisoner to be executed and extract him via chopper 16%
- Skilled Clear any mission (including Side Ops and Extra Ops) with a S-rank 16%
- Reminiscence Recreate all scenes in the "Déjà-Vu" Extra Op 12%
- Depth Clear the "Eliminate the Renegade Threat" Side Op by extracting both targets 12%
- Accomplished Clear all missions (including Side Ops and Extra Ops) 12%
- Extraction In the "Destroy the Anti-Air Emplacements" Side Op, rescue and extract all prisoners via chopper 8.5%
- Infiltration Clear the "Classified Intel Acquisition" Side Op while riding in the back of a truck 8.1%
- Pacifist Clear the "Intel Operative Rescue" Side Op without killing a single enemy 7.3%
- Hidden Clear the "Jamais Vu" Extra Op with 0 enemy combat statuses 6.9%
- Hero Clear all missions (including Side Ops and Extra Ops) with a S-rank 5.9%
- Unlocked Unlock all trials 5.1%
- Information Obtain all cassette tapes 5.1%