Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 17 reviews are negative (6%); after 5h it's 1 in 40 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised less than in 96% of games we track.
- At least 27% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Dauntless” (Complete the first chapter in the campaign) and “Novoza Cleansed” (Complete the planet Novoza in the campaign): from 100% to 54% of starters.
- 80% 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 1,065 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 8.2h for positive, 4.4h 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 (79.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Dauntless Complete the first chapter in the campaign 100%
- Novoza Cleansed Complete the planet Novoza in the campaign Most players quit here 55% −45
- Bitter Victory Complete the planet Amara Mors in the campaign 37% −17
- Retribution Complete a daring ambush on a powerful enemy vessel 33% −4
- Production Restored Complete the planet Erythine or the moon Trephine in the campaign 28% −4
- No mercy for the traitor Complete the campaign on Low difficulty ≥27% −1
story milestone ending (most common 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
- Dauntless Complete the first chapter in the campaign 100%
- Novoza Cleansed Complete the planet Novoza in the campaign 55%
- Bitter Victory Complete the planet Amara Mors in the campaign 37%
- Retribution Complete a daring ambush on a powerful enemy vessel 33%
- Production Restored Complete the planet Erythine or the moon Trephine in the campaign 28%
- No mercy for the traitor Complete the campaign on Low difficulty 27%
- No rest whilst heresy persists Complete the campaign on Medium difficulty 25%
- Chaos Filth Taunt a Nurgling 21%
- For Ultramar! Complete the campaign as Malum 18%
- Faith and Fury Complete the campaign as Nyra 15%
- Emperor's wrath delivered Complete the campaign on Hard difficulty 12%
- Only in death does duty end Complete every level in the game 5.4%
- Weapon of the Emperor Complete the campaign on Exterminatus difficulty 5.2%
- Pathfinder Find every Secret in the game 1.3%
- Purification Complete Find every Purity Seal in the game 0.4%
- Mission Complete Complete all other achievements 0.3%