ActionMassively MultiplayerSimulationStrategyFree To Play
Combat Arms: Reloaded
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 28% of owners
Steam reviews 55% positive of 3,042
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (67%); after 5h it's 1 in 4 (26%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised more than in 94% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 28% 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 3,072 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 10.4h for positive, 3.1h 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 (28.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (64)
story milestone ending side
- First Kill Kill the enemy for the first time. (1 person) 100%
- Be sure to hide Headshot for the first time. 81%
- Alpha team assault! Kill 100 enemies in the Fireteam. 25%
- Killing Spree Kill 100 enemies. 23%
- Start of Infection Infect humans for the first time. (1 person) 14%
- Combat Expert Achieve 10 hours of playtime. 13%
- Ready to roll out! Kill 1000 enemies in the Fireteam. 10%
- One Shot One Kill Headshot for 100 times. 9.6%
- Discovery of Disease Kill the infected for the first time. (1 person) 9.2%
- Dominator Kill 1000 enemies. 7.4%
- Survivor of the Nightmare Clear Nightmare from the beginning without dying once. 7.4%
- Spreading fast Infect humans for 10 times. 6.7%
- Time to Eat Chicken Make the 1st place in the last man standing. 6.4%
- Undergraduate student of the laboratory Kill Nightmare's Subject X for the first time. 5.7%
- This flag is mine now. Touch down the flag for the first time. 5.3%
- Dealing with drugs Kill the infected for 10 times. 5.3%
- Red line? Blue line? Set up or deactivate the bomb for the first time. 5.0%
- Casino's Broke Kill Nightmare's Violent Captain for the first time. 5.0%
- Rock & Roll! Kill 10000 enemies in the Fireteam. 4.6%
- War Veteran Achieve 100 hours of playtime. 4.6%
- Plague Inc. Infect humans for 100 times. 4.3%
- Robot Repairman Kill Nightmare's Master-Z for the first time. 4.3%
- The greatest presence on earth Make the 1st place 10 times in the last man standing. 3.9%
- Elite Sniper Headshot for 1000 times. 3.9%
- Z-COM Kill the infected for 100 times. 3.9%
- Perfect Soldier Kill 10000 enemies. 3.9%
- Hunter of the Nightmare Clear Nightmare 10 times from the beginning without dying. 3.9%
- Explosion is art! Set up or deactivate the bomb for 10 times. 3.5%
- Who ordered the flag? Touch down the flag for 10 times. 3.5%
- The strongest teamwork Kill 100000 enemies in the Fireteam. 3.5%
- Pandemic Infect humans for 1000 times. 3.5%
- Quarantine Kill the infected for 1000 times. 3.5%
- I'm legend Make the 1st place 100 times in the last man standing. 3.2%
- Last Man Make the 1st place 1000 times in the last man standing. 3.2%
- Perfect Bomb Set up or deactivate the bomb for 100 times. 3.2%
- Bomb deactivate technician Set up or deactivate the bomb for 1000 times. 3.2%
- Follow me! Touch down the flag for 100 times. 3.2%
- Lord of the Flags Touch down the flag for 1000 times. 3.2%
- Head Hunter Headshot for 10000 times. 3.2%
- The old soldier will not die Achieve 1000 hours of playtime. 3.2%
- Combat Life Achieve 10000 hours of playtime. 3.2%
- Master's degree of the laboratory Kill Nightmare's Subject X 30 times. 3.2%
- Troubleshooter of the Nightmare Clear Nightmare 100 times from the beginning without dying. 2.8%
- Casino's Guest Kill Nightmare's Violent Captain 30 times. 2.8%
- Red Pill? Blue Pill? Get additional abilities for Super Combat for the first time. 2.8%
- Doctor's degree of the laboratory Kill Nightmare's Subject X 100 times. 2.8%
- Ruler of the Nightmare Clear Nightmare 1000 times from the beginning without dying. 2.5%
- Casino's Dealer Kill Nightmare's Violent Captain 100 times. 2.5%
- Robot Controller Kill Nightmare's Master-Z 30 times. 2.5%
- Robot Copilot Kill Nightmare's Master-Z 100 times. 2.5%
- Adviser of the laboratory Kill Nightmare's Subject X 1000 times. 2.5%
- Casino's Manager Kill Nightmare's Violent Captain 1000 times. 2.1%
- Robot Pilot Kill Nightmare's Master-Z 1000 times. 2.1%
- Retired General Reload Rank once. 2.1%
- Second Life Reload Rank Twice 2.1%
- Reincarnation Reload Rank 3 times. 2.1%
- Enlightenment Reload Rank 6 times. 2.1%
- I like this skill! Participate vote for the first time in the Super Combat. 2.1%
- Doping Test Get additional abilities 50 times in the Super Combat. 1.8%
- Human Limitations Get additional abilities 500 times in the Super Combat. 1.8%
- Super Soldier Get additional abilities 5000 times in the Super Combat. 1.8%
- Suffrage Participate vote 10 times in the Super Combat. 1.8%
- Democracy Participate vote 100 times in the Super Combat. 1.8%
- Nightmare of nightmares. Participate vote 1000 times in the Super Combat. 1.8%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.