Narcos: Rise of the Cartels

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 717 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 287 reviews: 4.8h for positive, 2.2h 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 (55% 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 (34)

• BORN LEADER Complete a battle with only one Squad death 100%
• BREAK THE SEAL Successfully completed the Tutorial 98%
• WAR ON DRUGS 101 Successfully complete the first DEA side-mission 79%
• MOVING TARGET Successfully complete 10 Counteracts 57%
• NO LONGER THE ROOKIE Level up a Unit 57%
• NAMES AND FACES Gather the Intel and finish the mission 50%
• SKILLED UP Kill an enemy using a Skill 50%
• CHANGE OF PLAN Start the mission after changing a Unit's Deployment Zone 48%
• OUTFLANKED Flank an enemy 20 times 48%
• CLOSE ENCOUNTER 10 Kills with the Shotgun 45%
• THE PRO 10 Kills with the Rifle 42%
• MEDIC! Heal 50 health 40%
• BULLSEYE! Successfully complete 10 Kill Shots 38%
• SPRAY N' PRAY 10 Kills with the SMG 31%
• BOOM! 10 Kills with Grenades 27%
• MARKSMAN 10 Kills with the Pistol 26%
• AMMO SAVING Kill more than one enemy in a single Action 26%
• RECRUITMENT DRIVE Hire 10 recruits 23%
• EMPIRE BUILDING 101 Successfully complete the first Narcos side-mission 22%
• PESTICIDE Kill Cockroach 17%
• INCORRUPTIBLE Unlock Carrillo in the Campaign 15%
• ANTIDOTE Kill Poison 14%
• GOTCHA! Kill El Mexicano 12%
• A NEW PARTNER Unlock Peña in the Campaign 12%
• THE RIGHT HAND Kill Primo 11%
• SAVIOUR Complete the DEA Campaign, saving Sandoval 11%
• SIXTY SIX Unlock Poison in the Campaign 10%
• DEDICATION Collect all items on the Intel Board 9.5%
• NARCOS JUSTICE Kill the Justice Minister 9.3%
• EL MEXICANO Unlock El Mexicano in the Campaign 8.4%
• PALACE IN FLAMES Destroy the evidence and finish the mission 8.2%
• MAGICIAN Complete the Narcos Campaign, escape into the jungle 8.0%
• GAME OVER DEA! Kill a DEA Leader 8.0%
• THE BOSS Collect all items in El Patrón's journal 7.5%