When does Age of Gladiators get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (54%); after 10h it's 1 in 8 (13%). The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.

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Age of Gladiators

Feb 25, 2016 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 77% of owners

Steam reviews 78% positive of 769

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (54%); after 10h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
77% 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 764 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 13.6h for positive, 4.2h 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 (77.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (25)

Staffer Hire A Staff Member 100%
Recruiter Recruit A Gladiator 99%
Into The Arena Win 10 Battles 63%
Life Taker Earn 10 Kills By Your Fighters 62%
Gladiator Quest! Win A Quest 55%
Brutal Kill One Of Your Fighters Kills Opponent With Barehands 44%
What Did He Do? Execute One Of Your Own Fighters 41%
Captain Of Industry Earn A Million Denarii 36%
Hall Of Famer Owned Fighter Voted Into Hall Of Fame 26%
A Generational Talent Your Fighter Holds The All-Time Wins Record 23%
A Household Name Possess The Most Famous Gladiator 23%
Augustus Caesar Part II Become The Wealthiest Roman 21%
The Consumer Of Souls Your Fighter Holds The All-Time Kills Record 19%
Wild Attacker Attack 5,000 Times 18%
When In Rome... Advance To The City Of Rome 18%
How Is It Possible? First 50 Fights Undefeated 18%
The Victor Win 300 Matches 17%
Inflicter Of Pain Inflict 150,000 Damage Across All Fighters 17%
Surgical Attacker Hit 1,000 Times 16%
Victorious Win 500,000 Fight Purse 14%
The Die Is Cast! Win 500,000 Denarii Bet 12%
...Beat Them All Defeat All Opposing Bosses In Rome 11%
Taker Of Pain Take 50,000 Damage Across All Fighters 11%
Not So Victorious Lose 500,000 Fight Purse 8.5%
Bad Beat Lose 500,000 Denarii Bet 8.4%

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