CasualSimulationStrategy
Transport Fever 3
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Reach the ending 4% of players who started
Started playing 82% of owners
Steam reviews 72% positive of 7,925
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 10h it's 1 in 4 (25%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.
- 4% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “The Journey Begins” (Complete the first campaign mission): only 37% of starters get there.
- 82% 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 8,050 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 307 reviews: 47.9h for positive, 28.7h 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
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (82% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Journey Begins Complete the first campaign mission. Most players quit here 37% −63
- Story Master Complete all missions of the campaign. 4% −33
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (41)
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- All Aboard First passenger gets on board of a passenger vehicle in Free Game. 100%
- Package Arrived First cargo item is delivered to a destination in Free Game. 97%
- Promotion Gain a company rank for the first time in Free Game. 87%
- Urban Development Let the first town expand to a higher level in Free Game. 86%
- Increased Demand Cause a town to have demand for an additional cargo type in Free Game. 81%
- On Behalf Of Finish the first subsidy contract successfully in Free Game. 77%
- It Wasn't Me Get a town reputation rating of 0% in Free Game. 59%
- Caretaker Satisfy a town's supply rating in Free Game. 58%
- The Journey Begins Complete the first campaign mission. 37%
- Boost the Pack Have the boosters active for 10 industries at the same time in Free Game. 34%
- Subsidy Streak Have successfully completed 10 subsidies in a row in Free Game. 31%
- Perfectionist Demolish and rebuild a station twice in a row in Free Game. 30%
- Landscaper Plant a tree in Free Game. 28%
- Timekeeper Change the daytime in Free Game. 24%
- Weatherman Change the weather in Free Game. 23%
- Bank's Best Friend Have paid over 10 million in interest to the bank in Free Game. 17%
- Offshore First helicopter landing on an oil platform in Free Game. 17%
- Megatropolis Have a town with a population of at least 3,000 in Free Game. 16%
- Globetrotter Play a Free Game in all climate zones. 8.8%
- Bicentennial Tycoon Have played a Free Game from 1900 until 2000. 6.5%
- Oldschool Use a steam locomotive in the 2000s in Free Game. 5.9%
- Story Master Complete all missions of the campaign. 4.4%
- Cargo Pioneer Transport a total of 1,000,000 cargo items in Free Game (combined). 3.7%
- Career Ladder Reach the highest company title in Free Game. 3.3%
- Passenger Pioneer Transport a total of 1,000,000 passengers in Free Game (combined). 3.3%
- Encounter of the 3rd Kind Catch an UFO for the first time in Free Game. 2.1%
- Phalerist Earn all medals of the entire campaign. 1.7%
- Master Salesman Deliver every cargo type available in any climate zone in Free Game (combined). 1.6%
- Story Legend Collect every star in every mission of the campaign. 1.5%
- Warehousing Titan Store over 10,000 cargo items in a single warehouse in Free Game. 1.3%
- Global Population Increase the total population of all your Free Games by 100.000 (combined). 0.7%
- Populated Country Have a population of 50,000 on your map in Free Game. 0.7%
- Car Imperium Have an industry produce 500 cars within 12 months in Free Game. 0.5%
- Evil Money Earn a cumulative one hundred billion dollar in Free Game (combined). 0.4%
- Summit Stopover Have a train stopping at a station situated over 500 meters in Free Game. 0.4%
- Centralized Build all 10 landmarks in one municipal area in Free Game. 0.2%
- Animal Lover Spot every animal in the game at least once while playing Free Game (combined). 0.1%
- Tycoon of Tycoons Earn the company title Tycoon in every climate zone in Free Game (combined). 0.1%
- Connoisseur Use every vehicle at least once in Free Game (combined). 0.1%
- Around the World Build a total of 40,075 km of streets and tracks in Free Game (combined). 0.1%
- Heritage Fleet Have all available ship types from 1900 to 2050 in operation in Free Game. 0.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-11-01.