When does Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE get good?

Hooks you right away. 63% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (63%). Only 45% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE

Nov 9, 2017 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 45% of owners

Steam reviews 85% positive of 627

What the data shows

63% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (63%).
Only 45% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 632 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 5.4h for positive, 0.6h 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 (45.2% 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 (23)

Serious Beginner Complete any level in single player. 100%
Wanted Dead or Alive Rescue professor Stein. So to say. 89%
Apprentice Egyptologist Decipher an Egyptian text. 47%
Get the hell off my ride! Secure the bird. 40%
All Your Base Are Belong To Us! Defeat the spaceship. 30%
Co-op Beginner Complete any level in cooperative with at least 2 players. 26%
Problem Solver Solve the riddle of the Sphynx. 24%
Chain Explosion Kill at least 5 headless kamikazes in one explosion. 24%
Killer Jewelry Kill an enemy using the Mutilator. 19%
Look, it's a secret Find at least 10 secrets in single player. 18%
Clay Pigeons Kill 5 Cave Demons while they're in air. 17%
Classic Outfit Find Sam's classic outfit 17%
Painful Divorce Kill a Witch-Bride of Achriman. 16%
Mission Completed Power up the Timelock. 13%
Wall of Bullets Kill 20 enemies with the Minigun without releasing the trigger. 13%
Detroit Steel Start the car. 11%
The Doorman Should Wear a Suit Awake the Guardian of Time. 10%
Up Close and Personal Gib 20 enemies from close range with a shotgun. 8.0%
Bone Crusher Smash 20 Kleers with the Sledgehammer. 4.9%
MaintenanceTime Blow a Major Biomechanoid into pieces. 2.9%
Rodeo Surfer Use the Mutilator to surf after a Werebull. 2.2%
Serious Run Complete the game in single player in the estimated time on each level. 1.8%
Are You Serious Complete the game in single player on unmodified serious difficulty. 1.5%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.