RED HOT VENGEANCE
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 16 reviews are negative (6%); after 3h it's 1 in 50 (2%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 96% of games we track.
- 50% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Red Hot Vengeance” (Beat the normal campaign): only 50% of starters get there.
- Only 58% 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 3,665 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 3.2h for positive, 0.8h 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 (57.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Red Hot Vengeance Beat the normal campaign Most players quit here 50% −50
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (15)
story milestone ending side
- Hitman Kill 100 enemies 100%
- ABC 123 Die on the tutorial 61%
- Red Hot Vengeance Beat the normal campaign 50%
- Centuries of Damn Die 100 times 41%
- Boss Kill 1000 enemies 33%
- Roadkill Kill yourself with the truck 17%
- Sweet Relief Unleash the beast 17%
- Red Hot Revengeance Beat new game plus 6.2%
- The Good, the Bad, and the Fast Get No Mercy, No Death, and Speedrun in a single run on any level 5.2%
- A New Challenger Approaches Complete all challenges 4.7%
- It's a secret to everyone... Collect all secrets 4.0%
- Man of the Millennium Die 1000 times 3.6%
- "I have a job for you..." Get all medals on the normal campaign 3.5%
- Hit List 100% the game 3.3%
- "I guess I'm not done yet." Get all medals on new game plus 3.3%