Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition
The first hour is a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (61%); after 20h it's 1 in 16 (6%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 90% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 97% 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 5,386 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 26.6h for positive, 37h 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 (96.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (37)
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- First foal Own a grade 2 horse 100%
- First steps Reach player prestige 2 100%
- Horse friends Own 2 horses 98%
- Having a mare Breed a mare 98%
- Hat trick Win 3 races in a row 89%
- Amateur owner Own a level 10 horse 86%
- Silver stallion Breed a stallion 86%
- Chomping at the bit Win 10 races 85%
- Four's a party Own 4 horses 84%
- Great positioning Spend 5,000m in preferred position 82%
- Putting them through their paces Train horses 50 times 82%
- Amateur breeder Breed 10 horses 75%
- Crowded house Own 6 horses 75%
- Perfect positioning Spend 10,000m in preferred position 72%
- Winning your spurs Win 50 races 71%
- Genetically superior Own a grade 5 horse 70%
- Put a champion out to pasture Sell a horse worth more than 15,000 Gold 68%
- Experienced trainer Train horses 250 times 67%
- Experienced owner Own a level 25 horse 61%
- Horse Tycoon Accumulate 1,000,000 Gold 57%
- On the road to greatness Reach player prestige 10 56%
- Training master Train horses 500 times 56%
- Experienced breeder Breed 50 horses 49%
- Hoofing it Win 250 races 46%
- Full house Own 12 horses 41%
- Practice makes perfect Complete a set of 3 races in Quick Race 35%
- Eat my dust Win 4 races when riding against Richard 35%
- Trojan horse Win after passing 5 horses in the final stretch 35%
- Master breeder Breed 100 horses 34%
- Bred to win Own a grade 10 horse 31%
- World class Reach player prestige 20 28%
- Championship owner Own a level 50 horse 28%
- Underhorse Win a race despite a win pay of 15.00 or worse 26%
- Multiplayer challenger Complete a set of 3 races in Online Racing 26%
- Down to the wire Win 10 races in a photo finish 13%
- Racing Life Complete a round of Betting Party 7.4%
- Championship racer Win 5 races in Online Racing 4.1%