Strategy
Victoria II
Give it 5 hours
Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Steam reviews 92% positive of 20,013
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (34%); after 35h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 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 20,066 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 81h for positive, 12.5h 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.
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.