Resident Evil 3
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 7h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
- 54% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Somebody to Lean On” (Escape from uptown Raccoon City) and “Nemesis Down?” (Defeat Nemesis on the rooftop): from 98% to 79% of starters.
- 95% of owners got the first achievement.
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 128,947 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 8.1h for positive, 6.5h 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 (94.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- First Escape Escape from Jill's apartment building. 100%
- Somebody to Lean On Escape from uptown Raccoon City. 98% −2
- Nemesis Down? Defeat Nemesis on the rooftop. Most players quit here 79% −19
- Escape from the City Make it out of downtown Raccoon City. 79%
- The Carlos Express Leave R.P.D. 77% −2
- I Don't Feel So Good Leave the clock tower plaza. 76% −1
- An Unfortunate End Defeat zombie Brad. 74% −2
- I Need a Hero Withstand the zombie siege. 74%
- The Pursuer Follow Nicholai deeper underground. 72% −1
- Nemesis Down!? Defeat Stage 2 Nemesis. 71% −1
- Nemesis Down!!! Defeat Stage 3 Nemesis. 71%
- Survivor Complete the game on "Standard" or higher. 54% −17
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (32)
story milestone ending side
- First Escape Escape from Jill's apartment building. 100%
- Somebody to Lean On Escape from uptown Raccoon City. 98%
- Basic Chemistry Craft an item. 95%
- Get Organized Expand your inventory. 88%
- Gunsmith Improve a weapon. 85%
- Hello, Charlie! Destroy a Charlie Doll. 81%
- Nemesis Down? Defeat Nemesis on the rooftop. 79%
- Escape from the City Make it out of downtown Raccoon City. 79%
- The Carlos Express Leave R.P.D. 77%
- I Don't Feel So Good Leave the clock tower plaza. 76%
- Two For One Deal Defeat two enemies with a single shot. 76%
- An Unfortunate End Defeat zombie Brad. 74%
- I Need a Hero Withstand the zombie siege. 74%
- The Pursuer Follow Nicholai deeper underground. 72%
- Nemesis Down!? Defeat Stage 2 Nemesis. 71%
- Nemesis Down!!! Defeat Stage 3 Nemesis. 71%
- Nemesis Down Cause Nemesis to relinquish an item. 69%
- Survivor Complete the game on "Standard" or higher. 54%
- Kendo's Armory Collect all weapons in the campaign. 52%
- Power Stones Place all jewels in the clock tower monument. 48%
- RE: Master of Unlocking Unlock all safes, lockers, strongboxes, and pickable locks. 29%
- Veteran Complete the game on "Hardcore" or higher. 19%
- Sprinter Complete the game in under 2 hours of play time. 14%
- I Might Need These Later! Complete the game using 1 or fewer recovery items. 14%
- Electric Slide Gather all the fuses in the warehouse within 5 minutes. 14%
- Sensational Work! Complete the game with an S rank. 13%
- Conqueror Complete the game on "Nightmare" or higher. 11%
- Bookworm Read all story files. 11%
- Minimalist Complete the game without opening the item box. 10%
- Goodbye, Charlie! Destroy all Charlie dolls. 9.8%
- Dominator Complete the game on "Inferno." 8.2%
- Jill Valentine Complete the game with an S rank on "Inferno." 7.5%