When does The Settlers Online get good?

Give it 100 hours. In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (80%); after 100h it's 1 in 3 (31%). The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.

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The Settlers Online

Aug 19, 2015 Steam: Mostly Negative

Give it 100 hours

Gets good by 100h then rated almost like by veterans

Steam reviews 37% positive of 1,069

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (80%); after 100h it's 1 in 3 (31%).
The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
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 1,067 Steam reviews in every language. 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.

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.