RacingSimulationSports
F1® 2021
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Reach the ending 31% of players who started
Started playing 83% of owners
Steam reviews 86% positive of 34,793
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (40%); after 20h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- 30% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “The Beginning” (Complete the Prologue): only 59% of starters get there.
- 83% 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 34,970 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 63.7h for positive, 32.4h 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 (82.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Beginning Complete the Prologue Most players quit here 59% −41
- The Incident Reach the end of Chapter 6 39% −20
- The End Complete Story Mode 31% −9
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Showing huge potential Get on the podium 100%
- 1st of many Get 1st on the podium 97%
- Erase the past Use Flashback to rewind time 92%
- Best in session Achieve Pole Position after any qualifying session 86%
- Positive vibes Have more than one Department in a positive morale status 79%
- Early R&D Develop first R&D upgrade in any department 78%
- The Beginning Complete the Prologue 59%
- R&D Lover Develop a component in every R&D Department 57%
- Go easy on them During an interview, your actions lowered the morale of a Department in your Team 57%
- In a rush? Complete a Practice Programme session using Quick Practice 56%
- 1 lap is all I need Complete 10 One-Shot Qualifying sessions 52%
- The road ahead Complete your first race weekend with your own team 47%
- Go, Team! Complete your first session in your My Team car. 45%
- Look shifty Win a race using manual gearbox. 41%
- The Incident Reach the end of Chapter 6 39%
- I like to watch Spectate an online race 36%
- The Bust Up Reach the end of Chapter 10 35%
- Strike a pose Show off your custom emote on the podium 33%
- Stitch in time Adapt an upgrade whilst within its Regulation Change warning period 32%
- The End Complete Story Mode 31%
- Multiplayer Victory Win your first online race (excluding career) 29%
- Start a Two Player Career Complete your first race in Two Player Career 26%
- Mixing it up Edit your customisation and complete a online race using it 25%
- Overnight parts Successfully develop a component using Rush option 25%
- Wet look Win a 25% race in wet conditions 22%
- 10 down Finish 10 races in online multiplayer (excluding career) 22%
- Tracked Addiction Complete 50 hours of total track time 21%
- World Champion Win the F1 Drivers' Championship 20%
- Second time around Complete a 2nd season of My Team/Driver Career/Two Player Career 17%
- Constructors Champion Win the F1 Constructors Championship 15%
- Multiplayer Fame Win 5 online races (excluding career) 12%
- For the history books Reach a Team Acclaim level of 20 in My Team mode 12%
- A weekend to remember Set the fastest lap in all 3 Practice sessions, get pole and win the GP 11%
- We got 'em Hire an acclaim level 15 or higher Driver in My Team 9.3%
- Qualifying Master Achieve 50 pole positions 7.8%
- Going to need a bigger cabinet Earn 15 Trophies for the Trophy Cabinet 7.4%
- In the multiplayer zone Finish 50 races in online multiplayer (excluding career) 6.9%
- Passion of Great Britain Win a Silverstone GP as Williams, McLaren, Aston Martin, Red Bull or Alpine 6.9%
- Two Player Career Complete! Complete a season in Two Player Career 6.8%
- League Racer Complete a League event 5.4%
- Passion of Italy Win a single Grand Prix event at Monza as Ferrari or AlphaTauri 4.1%
- Highs and Lows Win at both Spa-Francorchamps and Sochi Autodrom in Grand Prix. 4.0%
- One for the bank Save a captured highlight in Theatre Mode 3.7%
- Dedicated to the cause Finish 100 races in online multiplayer (excluding career) 3.4%
- Monaco Hero Win a 50% distance (or longer) F1 race at Monaco 3.1%
- Passion of Japan Win a GP event at Suzuka with a Honda Power Unit 2.7%
- Clean Me Complete 10 Clean Online races (excluding career) 2.5%
- Remembering your roots Complete a medium length F2 GP event (Feature & Sprint) 2.2%
- Perfect record Achieve 1st place for every race in a 10 race season 1.8%
- Touring the Americas Take a photo in Photo Mode on the USA, Brazil, Mexico & Canada circuits 1.0%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.