ActionAdventureIndie
CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 19% of players who started
Started playing 63% of owners
Steam reviews 90% positive of 2,626
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 15h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- At least 19% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “They Shall Not Pass” (Complete chapter 1) and “The Trench” (Complete chapter 2): from 100% to 42% of starters.
- Only 63% 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 2,654 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 16.4h for positive, 5.1h 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 (63.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- They Shall Not Pass Complete chapter 1. 100%
- The Trench Complete chapter 2. Most players quit here 42% −58
- Carrying the Fire Complete chapter 3. 33% −8
- Over the Top Complete chapter 4. 31% −2
- Some Flaming Town Complete chapter 5. 28% −3
- I Shall Not Fail That Rendezvous Complete chapter 6. 25% −3
- We Have So Much to Say Achieve ending 3A or 3B. ≥19% −5
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (42)
story milestone ending side
- They Shall Not Pass Complete chapter 1. 100%
- What're Ya Buyin'? Purchase your first item from the Merchant. 82%
- Standard Issue No More Upgrade a gun for the first time 80%
- Wartime Looter Open a special drawer. 52%
- War Criminal Kill 2 enemy soldiers with one shotgun blast. 50%
- The Trench Complete chapter 2. 42%
- What're Ya Sellin'? Sell more than 500 cigarettes worth of items to the Merchant. 36%
- Carrying the Fire Complete chapter 3. 33%
- Over the Top Complete chapter 4. 31%
- Some Flaming Town Complete chapter 5. 28%
- I Shall Not Fail That Rendezvous Complete chapter 6. 25%
- Stretcher Bearer Offer medical supplies to the Medic 3 times in a single playthrough. 24%
- American Horsepower Obtain the Mustang-11 from Gaston. 23%
- A Call to Arms Fully upgrade a gun. 21%
- We Have So Much to Say Achieve ending 3A or 3B. 19%
- Widowmaker Refind a lost photo twice. 19%
- Rodent Prevention Burn 10 enemy corpses. 19%
- The Sacred Way Use the transport truck to travel to 3 different locations in Verdun. 15%
- Uncomfortably Numb Obtain maximum health and stamina levels. 13%
- Modern Warfare Kill an enemy knight with only the knife. 6.5%
- The War to End All Wars Achieve ending 4 (secret ending). 6.3%
- The Harvest of Battle Kill 25 enemies in the trench run sequence. 6.2%
- Indoctrinated View all 15 pieces of propaganda. 5.8%
- Assembling Parts Craft ammunition 5 times with the Craftsman's Kit in your inventory. 5.5%
- Paths of Glory Achieve ending 2A or 2B. 4.1%
- Poilu Complete the main story on Veteran difficulty. 3.6%
- Remember the Basics Kill 15 enemies with a melee weapon with the Combat Guide in your inventory. 3.3%
- Sleepers of Fort Vaux Achieve ending 1A or 1B. 3.0%
- Who Needs Artillery? Kill 4 enemy soldiers at once with an explosive barrel. 2.4%
- In My Restless Dreams Complete a flashback replay. 2.2%
- Hairy Day Complete the main story in 6 saves or under and without checkpoints (no ending 1A or 1B). 1.6%
- Avid Gun Collector Acquire infinite ammo from the Merchant (fully upgrade all weapons). 1.6%
- Not Youth Any Longer Complete the main story with an S rank on any difficulty. 1.3%
- Conscientious Objector Complete the main story without directly killing any enemies with guns, melee, grenades, or hazards. 1.1%
- Elite Trench Raider Complete the main story without damaging enemies with guns or grenades (ending 3A, 3B, or 4 only). 1.1%
- Over by Christmas Complete the main story in under 3 hours (no ending 1A or 1B). 1.1%
- Trench Foot Run 1,000m with the New Boots equipped. 1.1%
- Grognard Achieve a new game S+ rank on Veteran, without checkpoints and unlimited saves (no ending 1A or 1B). 0.9%
- Dead Sentry Complete the main story on Shellshock difficulty. 0.9%
- Blood and Iron Complete the main story on any difficulty with the Hardcore setting enabled. 0.6%
- Void of War Complete the main story on Shellshock difficulty with the Hardcore setting enabled. 0.6%
- Making a New World Achieve an S+ rank on Shellshock difficulty (no ending 1A or 1B). 0.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.