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Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012)
Give it 7 hours
Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 47% of players who started
Started playing 53% of owners
Steam reviews 77% positive of 2,815
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 20h it's 1 in 8 (12%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.
- 47% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Driven” (Return to active duty) and “Bringer of War” (Chase down an assassin): from 100% to 86% of starters.
- Only 53% 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 2,834 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 25.3h for positive, 8.1h 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 (53.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Driven Return to active duty. 100%
- Bringer of War Chase down an assassin. Most players quit here 87% −13
- Mobilizer Bring a veteran officer aboard. 76% −11
- World Shaker Destroy an Atlas dropped from orbit. 70% −6
- Pathfinder Explore a lost city. 65% −5
- Tunnel Rat Survive the swarm. 64%
- Arbiter Win a political stand-off. 64% −1
- Party Crasher Sabotage a dreadnought. 59% −4
- Executioner Defeat an old adversary. 52% −8
- Patriot Make the final assault. 50% −2
- Legend Mission accomplished. 47% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (68)
story milestone ending side
- Driven Return to active duty. 100%
- A Personal Touch Modify a weapon. 99%
- Enlisted Start a character in multiplayer or customize a character in single-player. 95%
- Recruit Kill 250 enemies. 90%
- Focused Evolve any of your powers to rank 6. 89%
- Tourist Complete one multiplayer match or two N7 missions. 87%
- Bringer of War Chase down an assassin. 87%
- Eye of the Hurricane Kill a brute while it's charging you. 83%
- Shopaholic Visit a store in the single-player campaign. 81%
- Mobilizer Bring a veteran officer aboard. 76%
- Almost There Reach level 15 in multiplayer or level 50 in single-player. 71%
- Explorer Complete three multiplayer matches or five N7 missions. 70%
- World Shaker Destroy an Atlas dropped from orbit. 70%
- Soldier Kill 1,000 enemies. 70%
- Pyromaniac Set 100 enemies on fire with powers. 69%
- Giant Killer Defeat a harvester. 67%
- Untouchable Escape a Reaper in the galaxy map. 66%
- Prothean Expert Learn more about the Prothean Empire. 66%
- Liberator Stop a Cerberus kidnapping. 65%
- Pathfinder Explore a lost city. 65%
- Tunnel Rat Survive the swarm. 64%
- Arbiter Win a political stand-off. 64%
- Party Crasher Sabotage a dreadnought. 59%
- Problem Solver Evacuate a scientific facility. 58%
- Fact Finder Discover an enemy's monstrous origin. 58%
- Tour of Duty Finish all multiplayer maps or all N7 missions in single-player. 58%
- Hard Target Call down an orbital strike. 57%
- Saboteur Disable a group of fighter squadrons. 55%
- Last Witness Extract ancient technology. 55%
- Lost and Found Dispatch 10 probes to retrieve people or resources in Reaper territory. 54%
- Well Connected Send a warning across the galaxy. 54%
- Paramour Establish or rekindle a romantic relationship. 53%
- Executioner Defeat an old adversary. 52%
- Combined Arms Perform any combination of 50 biotic combos or tech bursts. 50%
- Patriot Make the final assault. 50%
- Mail Slot Kill 10 guardians with headshots from the front while their shields are raised. 47%
- Legend Mission accomplished. 47%
- Sky High Lift 100 enemies off the ground with powers. 47%
- Always Prepared Obtain two non-customizable suits of armor. 46%
- Peak Condition Reach level 20 in multiplayer or level 60 in single-player. 45%
- Master and Commander Deliver most of the Galaxy at War assets to the final conflict. 42%
- Freedom Fighter Find all required intel to help Eden Prime's colonists. 42%
- Long Service Medal Complete Mass Effect 3 twice, or once with a Mass Effect 2 import. 38%
- Bruiser Kill 100 enemies with melee attacks. 37%
- Talon Find the Talon leader. 36%
- No Stone Unturned Investigate a sinister conspiracy. 36%
- Savior Free Omega from Cerberus Occupation. 35%
- Priority Target Discover a plot against you. 35%
- Family Matters Rescue a civilian from Reaper forces. 34%
- High Society Go undercover to follow a lead. 34%
- Team Player Infiltrate an enemy stronghold with your crew. 34%
- Last Resort Stop an out-of-control scheme before it's too late. 34%
- Under Pressure Uncover an ancient secret. 33%
- Perfect Host Throw a party for your friends. 32%
- Conspiracy Theorist Use clues to pinpoint the exact location of an objective. 31%
- Hijacker Hijack an Atlas mech. 26%
- Gunsmith Upgrade any weapon to level 10. 26%
- Defender Attain the highest level of readiness in each theater of war. 26%
- Battle Scarred Promote a multiplayer character to the Galaxy at War or import an ME3 character. 26%
- Overload Specialist Overload the shields of 100 enemies. 21%
- King of the Castle Win a prize at one of the arcade games. 21%
- Veteran Kill 5,000 enemies. 20%
- Meticulous Complete all the Command Center side-missions on Omega. 15%
- Unwavering Finish all multiplayer maps on Gold or all single-player missions on Insanity. 13%
- Simulated Hero Score 9999 points in the combat simulator on Normal, Hardcore, or Insanity. 13%
- Technical Issues Investigate a strange occurrence in the combat simulator. 11%
- Insanity Finish the game on Insanity without changing difficulty after leaving Earth. 9.9%
- The One and Only Defeat a group of Spectre-level opponents on Normal, Hardcore, or Insanity. 9.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.