Vanquish
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 5h it's 1 in 16 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- 30% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Space Normandy” (Complete Act 1): only 61% of starters get there.
- 78% 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 8,124 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 7.4h for positive, 5.4h 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 (77.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Space Normandy Complete Act 1. Most players quit here 61% −39
- Storming Grand Hill Complete Act 2. 46% −15
- I Don't Speak Kreon! Complete Act 3. 39% −8
- My Way Complete Act 4. 35% −4
- End to Major Combat Operations Complete Act 5. 33% −1
- Survivor Complete all Acts. 30% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Helloooo, Nurse Revive a friendly troop. 100%
- Fight or Flight Manually trigger AR Mode and destroy an enemy robot. 90%
- Home Run Destroy an incoming missile or grenade. 90%
- One Day at DARPA Complete all DARPA training exercises. 87%
- Home Run God Destroy ten incoming missiles or grenades. 75%
- Robots Tend to Blow Up Destroy three enemy robots at once with one hand grenade. 69%
- Space Normandy Complete Act 1. 61%
- Gun Runner Scan and acquire all weapons. 59%
- Death Wish Destroy three enemy robots while in damage-triggered AR Mode. 58%
- That Ended Up Working Out Nicely After taking control of the enemy transport in Act 2-2, do not let a single enemy escape. 53%
- Storming Grand Hill Complete Act 2. 46%
- Adrenaline Rush Manually trigger AR Mode and destroy three enemy robots in a row. 42%
- Knight in Shining White Armor Revive 20 friendly troops. 41%
- I Don't Speak Kreon! Complete Act 3. 39%
- Going in for the Kill Destroy ten enemy robots with melee attacks. 39%
- Short Circuit Destroy ten enemy robots that have been disabled with an EMP emitter. 39%
- Trick Shot Destroy three enemy robots at once with rocket launcher splash damage. 38%
- King of the Hill Level a weapon up to maximum operational capability. 36%
- My Way Complete Act 4. 35%
- End to Major Combat Operations Complete Act 5. 33%
- Two Birds with One Stone Destroy two or more enemy robots at once with the LFE gun. 32%
- Survivor Complete all Acts. 30%
- Romanov This! Destroy a Romanov with a melee attack. 30%
- 40 Yard Dash Maintain a Boost dash to the limit of the ARS reactor without overheating. 25%
- Piece by Piece Destroy the arms, head, and back of an KNRB-0 Argus robot. 21%
- Fisher is the Other Sam Proceed on the monorail in Act 3-4 without being spotted by the enemy troops or searchlights. 15%
- Hole-in-One Destroy a Chicane with a hand grenade. 14%
- Hurry the #@$% Up! Destroy five or more enemy transports from atop the Kreon in Act 3-7. 13%
- Guardian Do not allow any friendly armor to be destroyed during Act 3-5. 12%
- Operation Overlord II Complete Act 1 on Hard difficulty or above. 11%
- Brutality Bonus Destroy a Romanov's arms and legs, then finish it with a melee attack. 11%
- Ain't Life Grand? Complete Act 2 on Hard difficulty or above. 8.7%
- Auld Lang Syne Destroy two enemy robots who have been distracted by a cigarette. 8.3%
- Cry on, Kreon! Complete Act 3 on Hard difficulty or above. 7.4%
- The High Way Complete Act 4 on Hard difficulty or above. 6.8%
- Mission Accomplished Complete Act 5 on Hard difficulty or above. 6.4%
- ARS Operator Complete all Acts on Hard difficulty or above. 5.9%
- Flash! King of the Impossible Destroy four enemies simultaneously with the Lock-on Laser. 5.9%
- Failure Breeds Success Destroy two Argus robots in Act 2-3 while they are in bipedal mode. 4.1%
- Buzzard Beater Destroy the Buzzard without allowing it to reach ground level in Act 5-1. 3.9%
- Leibniz Defense Agency Defend the Pangloss statue in Act 3-2. 3.7%
- Civil Disobedience Ignore the elevator start order in Act 4-1. Instead, hold position and destroy all reinforcements. 3.6%
- Flyswatter Destroy all the floating turrets in Act 3-4. 3.1%
- Tightrope Walker Destroy two cannons in Act 3-3 and complete the mission. 2.8%
- A Heartbreaker and Lifetaker Destroy 100 enemy robots with melee attacks. 2.7%
- Living Legend Complete the game without dying, regardless of difficulty level. 2.7%
- The Hand of God Destroy two Romanovs in a row using only melee attacks. 2.4%
- Smoke 'em if ya got 'em! Destroy 10 enemies distracted by cigarettes during one mission. 2.2%
- The Best of All Possible Worlds Find and fire upon all of the Pangloss statues hidden on the colony. 1.7%
- Tactical Challenger Complete all of the Tactical Challenges in VANQUISH. 1.5%