March of Empires

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 1,886 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 104.8h for positive, 479.6h 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 (81.7% 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 (87)

• Stick 'em with the pointy end! Train 20 Tier-I Swordsmen Units 100%
• Welcome, friend! Join an Alliance 69%
• Victory! Win a Battle 67%
• Keep your enemies closer... Scout an Enemy 64%
• Eureka! Research a Tech 61%
• Young Champion Reach Champion Level 10 58%
• Beginner's Luck Play the Lottery 55%
• Hold the line! Train 20 Tier-I Spearmen Units 51%
• Living Off the Land Gather 10,000 Resources from Resource Tiles 46%
• Onward, to adventure! Complete 5 Adventures 45%
• Here Comes the Cavalry Train 20 Tier-I Cavalry Units 44%
• Ready your bows! Train 20 Tier-I Ranged Units 44%
• Patron of the Sciences I Research 10 Techs from Era I 43%
• Adventuring Champion Reach Champion Level 20 43%
• Fire! Produce 20 Tier-I Defenses 43%
• A Friend in Need... Help Alliance Members 100 Times 40%
• Adept Champion Reach Champion Level 30 38%
• Deal! Make a Trade Deal with a Trading Post 36%
• Ranged Training I Train 10,000 Tier-I Ranged Units 36%
• Experienced Champion Reach Champion Level 40 35%
• Fire! Train 20 Tier-I Siege Units 35%
• Play the Odds Play the Lottery 100 Times 33%
• Skilled Champion Reach Champion Level 50 32%
• Fearsome Commander Kill 1,000,000 Enemy Units 31%
• Cavalry Training I Train 10,000 Tier-I Cavalry Units 28%
• Swordsmen Training I Train 10,000 Tier-I Swordsmen Units 27%
• Grandmaster Champion Reach Champion Level 60 26%
• Patron of the Sciences II Research 30 Techs from Era II 26%
• Offense is the Best Defense Win 500 Battles 25%
• Spearmen Training I Train 10,000 Tier-I Spearmen Units 25%
• Grand Palace Upgrade the Stronghold to Max level 24%
• Siege Training I Train 10,000 Tier-I Siege Units 24%
• A Season's Harvest Gather 50,000,000 Resources from Resource Tiles 23%
• Stone Production Expert Upgrade a Stone Quarry to Max level 23%
• Wood Production Expert Upgrade a Lumber Mill to Max level 23%
• Iron Production Expert Upgrade a Iron Mine to Max level 23%
• The Best Protection Upgrade the Wall to Max level 22%
• Army Quarters Upgrade a Barracks to Max level 22%
• Tinker Shops Upgrade a Workshop to Max level 22%
• A Place of Science Upgrade the Academy to Max level 22%
• Food Production Expert Upgrade a Farm to Max level 22%
• Defenses Production I Produce 10,000 Tier-I Defenses 22%
• Silver Collection Expert Upgrade a House to Max level 22%
• Dungeon Master Upgrade the Dungeon to Max level 21%
• Pest Control Defeat 500 Encounters 21%
• Patron of the Sciences III Research 30 Techs from Era III 21%
• A Champion Rises Upgrade the Arena to Max level 21%
• Well Stocked Upgrade the Storehouse to Max level 20%
• A Place of Healing Upgrade the Temple to Max level 20%
• Diplomacy Rules Upgrade the Embassy to Max level 20%
• Legendary Champion Reach Champion Level 70 20%
• The Royal Guard Upgrade the Royal Barracks to Max level 19%
• Give Me a Quest! Upgrade the Tavern to Max level 18%
• Ranged Training II Train 10,000 Tier-II Ranged Units 18%
• Defenses Production II Produce 10,000 Tier-II Defenses 18%
• Seasoned Adventurers Complete 1,000 Adventures 18%
• Watch out! Upgrade the Scout Tower to Max level 16%
• Patron of the Sciences IV Research 30 Techs from Era IV 16%
• Swordsmen Training II Train 10,000 Tier-II Swordsmen Units 16%
• Ranged Training III Train 10,000 Tier-III Ranged Units 16%
• We have the best deals! Make 500 Trade Deals with Trading Posts 16%
• Ranged Training V Train 10,000 Tier-V Ranged Units 15%
• Ranged Training IV Train 10,000 Tier-IV Ranged Units 15%
• Cavalry Training II Train 10,000 Tier-II Cavalry Units 15%
• Swordsmen Training V Train 10,000 Tier-V Swordsmen Units 15%
• Swordsmen Training III Train 10,000 Tier-III Swordsmen Units 14%
• Spearmen Training II Train 10,000 Tier-II Spearmen Units 14%
• Patron of the Sciences V Research 30 Techs from Era V 14%
• Swordsmen Training IV Train 10,000 Tier-IV Swordsmen Units 14%
• Cavalry Training V Train 10,000 Tier-V Cavalry Units 13%
• Siege Training II Train 10,000 Tier-II Siege Units 13%
• Siege Training V Train 10,000 Tier-V Siege Units 13%
• Cavalry Training III Train 10,000 Tier-III Cavalry Units 13%
• Defenses Production III Produce 10,000 Tier-III Defenses 13%
• Spearmen Training III Train 10,000 Tier-III Spearmen Units 12%
• Spearmen Training V Train 10,000 Tier-V Spearmen Units 12%
• Glory and Honor! Win 10 Tournament Matches 12%
• Siege Training III Train 10,000 Tier-III Siege Units 12%
• Cavalry Training IV Train 10,000 Tier-IV Cavalry Units 11%
• Siege Training IV Train 10,000 Tier-IV Siege Units 11%
• Defenses Production V Produce 10,000 Tier-V Defenses 11%
• Spearmen Training IV Train 10,000 Tier-IV Spearmen Units 11%
• Defenses Production IV Produce 10,000 Tier-IV Defenses 10%
• Guardian of the Realm Defeat 10,000 Encounters 6.9%
• All Hail the King! Become the Emperor of a Realm 4.9%
• The Lost City Win an Atlantis Event 2.3%
• Resource Magnate Gather 1,000,000,000 Resources from Resource Tiles 2.0%