ActionAdventure
Assassin's Creed® III Remastered
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 28% of players who started
Started playing 29% of owners
Steam reviews 63% positive of 16,112
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (66%); after 15h it's 1 in 4 (29%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 94% of games we track.
- 28% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Rude Awakening” (Re-Enter the Animus) and “Mystery Guest” (Complete Sequence 1 & 2): from 100% to 69% of starters.
- Only 29% 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 16,207 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 22.2h for positive, 16.3h 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 (29.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Rude Awakening Re-Enter the Animus. 100%
- Mystery Guest Complete Sequence 1 & 2. Most players quit here 69% −31
- How D'ya Like Them Apples Complete Sequence 3. 61% −8
- Heroes are Born Complete Sequence 4. 58% −3
- The Day the Templars Cried Complete Sequence 5. 54% −4
- Tea is for Englishmen Complete Sequence 6. 45% −9
- The Whites of Their Eyes Complete Sequence 7. 40% −5
- Caged Wolf Complete Sequence 8. 38% −2
- Two if by Sea Complete Sequence 9. 34% −4
- Grim Expectations Complete Sequence 10. 31% −2
- Difficult End Complete Sequence 11. 30% −1
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Open the Temple Door and learn Desmond's fate. 28% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (84)
story milestone ending side
- Rude Awakening Re-Enter the Animus. 100%
- Mystery Guest Complete Sequence 1 & 2. 69%
- How D'ya Like Them Apples Complete Sequence 3. 61%
- Heroes are Born Complete Sequence 4. 58%
- By Invitation Only Be invited to join a Club. 58%
- The Day the Templars Cried Complete Sequence 5. 54%
- Criss Cross Complete Present - Skyscraper. 54%
- House Party Recruit any of the Artisans and see them settled on the Homestead. 45%
- Tea is for Englishmen Complete Sequence 6. 45%
- The Whites of Their Eyes Complete Sequence 7. 40%
- Caged Wolf Complete Sequence 8. 38%
- Daddy Dearest Complete Present - Stadium. 38%
- Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye! Block a firing line 5 times by using a human shield. 36%
- Two if by Sea Complete Sequence 9. 34%
- Grim Expectations Complete Sequence 10. 31%
- The End is Nigh Complete Present - Abstergo. 31%
- Difficult End Complete Sequence 11. 30%
- The Sum of Truth Complete Sequence 12. 29%
- Circus Act Kill 15 guards with a single cannon shot. 29%
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Open the Temple Door and learn Desmond's fate. 28%
- Fin Complete each of the epilogue missions unlocked after the credits roll. 24%
- Eye Witness Witness a predator killing an enemy. 24%
- Tumblehome Upgrade the Aquila. 21%
- Man of the People Liberate all districts in Boston OR New York. 21%
- Multitasking Complete 50% of the Progress Tracker entries. 20%
- Bring Down the House Explore Fort Wolcott. 19%
- Blowing in the Wind Retrieve every page for one of Ben Franklin's Almanacs. 19%
- A Complete Set See all the optional characters settled at the Homestead. 18%
- Uniquely Familiar Receive an unexpected gift. (TOKW: Infamy) 14%
- Kidd Gloves Uncover the mystery of Oak Island. 13%
- All Washed Up Complete all Naval Missions aboard the Aquila. 13%
- Spit Roast Perform a double assassination using a musket. 13%
- Jager Bomb After becoming fully Notorious, kill 10 Jagers before losing your notoriety. 13%
- My 1st Dressing Chamber Buy your 1st Dressing Chamber. 11%
- Patent Not Pending Craft one of Franklin's inventions to decorate your Manor. 11%
- Sequence 1 Complete Sequence 1. 10%
- Entrepreneur, not Pirate! Complete all 12 Privateer Contracts. 10%
- Magna cum Laude Have a Trainee reach the Assassin Rank. 10%
- West Point Payback Defeat Benedict Arnold. (TOKW: Infamy) 10%
- Swamp Queen Tree run for 10 branches without touching the ground. 10%
- Frequent Flyer Use Eagle Flight to travel 1 km. (TOKW: Betrayal) 10%
- Death by Poison Kill an enemy with a poison dart. 9.6%
- Blindsided Defeat Putnam. (TOKW: Betrayal) 9.3%
- Aftershock Kill 125 enemies using Bear Might. (TOKW: Redemption) 9.3%
- Predator Hang 5 enemies by using rope darts. 8.9%
- First in the Hearts Defeat George Washington. (TOKW: Redemption) 8.9%
- Sequence 2 Complete Sequence 2. 8.2%
- A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Kill 25 enemies while staying cloaked. (TOKW: Infamy) 8.2%
- Perfectionist Complete 100% of all main mission constraints. 7.2%
- Sequence 4 Complete Sequence 4. 6.9%
- Sequence 6 Complete Sequence 6. 6.5%
- Sequence 8 Complete Sequence 8. 6.5%
- Complete Aveline's Story Complete the game (fake ending). 6.5%
- In Good Standing Complete all challenges for any of the Clubs. 6.2%
- Monopoly Man Send a convoy to Boston, New York and the Frontier. 5.8%
- Buy All Dressing Chambers Buy every Dressing Chamber. 5.5%
- An Extraordinary Man Complete the Encyclopedia of the Common Man. 5.2%
- RHP Master Synchronize all viewpoints. 4.8%
- Prince of Thieves Loot a convoy without killing any of its guards. 4.8%
- Machete Kill 5 guards in 15 seconds using only the Sugarcane Machete (without using the Chain Kill). 4.5%
- Business Woman Complete every Business Rivals mission. 4.5%
- Ship Crew Complete every Ship Crew mission. 4.5%
- Liberation Complete every Free Slaves mission. 4.5%
- Completionist Complete ALL progress tracker grid entries. 4.5%
- Coureur des Bois Exchange undamaged pelts at all different general stores. 4.5%
- Frontiersman Reach 100% synchronization in the Frontier. (TOKW: Infamy) 4.5%
- Survivor Survive 10 animal encounters. 4.1%
- Shipmaster Buy the maximum number of ships (8). 4.1%
- Predator Kill an enemy from a tree, with the blowpipe, while using eagle vision. 4.1%
- Original Gamer Win a game of Fanorona, Morris and Bowls on the Homestead. 4.1%
- The Truth Kill all Citizen E and experience the true ending. 4.1%
- The New Tea Party Reach 100% synchronization in Boston. (TOKW: Betrayal) 4.1%
- If I Can Make It There Reach 100% synchronization in New York. (TOKW: Redemption) 4.1%
- Collector Collect all diary pages, alligator eggs, Mayan statuettes, and mushrooms. 3.8%
- Persona Collector Collect every persona-specific collectible. 3.8%
- Secret Lives Complete all persona-specific side missions. 3.8%
- Umbrella Kill 25 enemies with the Parasol Gun. 3.8%
- Thief Pickpocket 5000 écu. 3.8%
- One Watch is not Enough Collect all the pocket watches. 3.8%
- Poison Use berserk poison to force an enemy to kill 5 enemies. 3.8%
- Bayou Fever Complete every Bayou Fever mission. 3.8%
- Complete all Mission Constraints Achieve 100% Synchronization in all Sequences. 3.8%
- Human Shields Block 10 shots or firing lines with a human shield. 3.8%
- Hangman Perform 10 predator moves using the Whip. 3.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.