The Last Stand: Aftermath
Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (52%); after 10h it's 1 in 8 (12%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 81% of games we track.
- 21% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “A Breath of Fresh Air” (Reach The Mountains): only 54% of starters get there.
- 89% 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 6,894 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 20.7h for positive, 7.2h 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 (88.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- A Breath of Fresh Air Reach The Mountains Most players quit here 54% −46
- Fetid Waters Reach The Sunken City 38% −16
- Ash & Ember Reach Hell 31% −7
- A New Beginning Complete the main quest line 21% −11
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (35)
story milestone ending side
- The Beginning of The End Complete the tutorial 100%
- Genomic Anomaly Acquire a mutation 90%
- A Death in the Aftermath Kill a Volunteer 85%
- Diamond in the Rough Interact with a Supply Cache 78%
- Tinkerer Craft an item at a crafting station 78%
- When Life Gives You Lemons... Craft an improvised weapon 68%
- Stand Your Ground Survive a Horde 66%
- Call of the Wild Discover the modified HERC device 63%
- Upskilling Spend Knowledge points to max out a skill upgrade 61%
- Explosive Potential Kill a Burster 59%
- Knowledge is Power Collect 100 Knowledge 55%
- Rank: Novice Reach Level 10 55%
- Open the Gates Open the gates at the HERC checkpoint 54%
- A Breath of Fresh Air Reach The Mountains 54%
- Wheel and Deal Purchase an item from the travelling merchant 53%
- Shakey Ground Kill a Charger 52%
- Master Crafter Craft 25 items at a crafting stations 51%
- Can't Pin Me Down Kill a Leaper 51%
- No Mercy Kill 1000 Infected 48%
- One Wrong Move... Trigger a trap, with fatal consequences 46%
- No Man's Land Survive in No Man's Land 43%
- Signals Over the Air Activate the radio tower 39%
- Fetid Waters Reach The Sunken City 38%
- Spit'n'Roll Kill a Spitter 37%
- Infection Fighter Use Antiviral 25 times 34%
- For Whom the Bell Tolls Died 10 times 34%
- Rank: Journeyman Reach Level 50 32%
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters Lower the bridge in Leighton City 32%
- Ash & Ember Reach Hell 31%
- Fire Away Kill a Flamer 30%
- Walking Tank Kill an Armored Charger 28%
- Big Hauler Collect 25 Supply Bags 26%
- A New Beginning Complete the main quest line 21%
- Rank: Veteran Reach Level 100 21%
- This is The End Complete 5 Runs 7.0%