ActionRPG
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Reach the ending 14% of players who started
Started playing 72% of owners
Steam reviews 80% positive of 27,217
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (57%); after 10h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 86% of games we track.
- 14% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Only Way to be Sure” (Finish the "Only Way to be Sure" Campaign) and “Promise of a Flower”: from 48% to 14% of starters.
- 72% 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 27,447 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 15.4h for positive, 5.7h 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 (72.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Priority One Finish the "Priority One" Campaign. 88% −12
- Giants in the Earth Finish the "Giants in the Earth" Campaign. 66% −22
- The Gift of Fire Finish the "Gift of Fire" Campaign. 55% −11
- The Only Way to be Sure Finish the "Only Way to be Sure" Campaign. 48% −7
- Promise of a Flower Finish the "Promise of a Flower" Campaign. Most players quit here 14% −33
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (46)
story milestone ending side
- Red Makes It Shoot Faster Equip a colorway and decal onto a gun. 100%
- Priority One Finish the "Priority One" Campaign. 88%
- Confidence Course Do a successful Challenge run. 86%
- I Think They Like Me Get grappled five times in the same mission. 81%
- Nukes, Knives, AND Sharp Sticks Equip three attachments on a single weapon. 72%
- Fashion Team Change your hat and outfit. 71%
- Giants in the Earth Finish the "Giants in the Earth" Campaign. 66%
- The Gift of Fire Finish the "Gift of Fire" Campaign. 55%
- A Personal Friend of Mine Level a weapon to four stars. 53%
- Ready for Anything Collect 25 attachments on a single character. 52%
- Anti-Mutation Station Eliminate 300 Pathogen. 49%
- The Only Way to be Sure Finish the "Only Way to be Sure" Campaign. 48%
- State of the Art Firepower Collect one attachment of every type on a single character. 43%
- Didn't Break a Sweat Finish a mission on Intense Difficulty. 42%
- Improvised Explosives Kill 50 enemies with explosive barrels or pods. 34%
- Expeditionary Service Ribbon Finish all Campaigns on Standard Difficulty. 33%
- Specialist Level a Kit to Rank 8. 29%
- Fully Rigged Fill every slot in a perk board. 27%
- Express Yourself Collect 20 emotes on a single character. 25%
- It's a Cover, Not a Hat Collect 20 hats on a single character. 22%
- It's Camouflage on Some Planet Collect 40 weapon colors on a single character. 20%
- Burn 'Em Out Kill 1000 enemies with fire. 17%
- It's a Bug Hunt Eliminate 10000 Xenomorphs. 16%
- Promise of a Flower Finish the "Promise of a Flower" Campaign. 14%
- Overwhelming Confidence Complete 25 successful Challenge runs. 14%
- Art Gallery Collect 40 decals on a single character. 11%
- Pod Popper Destroy 50 explosive spore pods with Weapons or Abilities. 9.7%
- Glorified Toasters Eliminate 1000 Synthetics. 9.6%
- LV-895 Service Ribbon Finish all Campaigns on Intense Difficulty. 9.1%
- Keen Eye Open 50 hidden caches. 8.9%
- Supportive Squad Complete 50 missions without anyone being downed. 8.2%
- Tower Defense Use 500 consumables. 6.6%
- A Stand Up Fight Finish a mission on Extreme Difficulty. 6.4%
- Got All I Need Complete a mission without using aid kits, ammo crates, or consumables. 6.2%
- Kitted Out Level five Kits to Rank 8 on a single character. 6.2%
- Those Things Were Huge Eliminate 2000 elite enemies. 6.1%
- Trigger Discipline Complete a mission on Intense Difficulty or above without anyone taking friendly fire damage. 4.8%
- CMISRS Asset Return 39 pieces of intel on a single character. 4.6%
- All My Personal Friends Level 30 weapons to four stars on a single character. 4.0%
- My Kind of Crazy Finish a mission on Insane Difficulty. 3.7%
- High Voltage Kill 1000 enemies with electricity. 3.5%
- Suturing Expert Heal your fireteam with an aid kit 100 times. 2.2%
- CMISRS Resource Return 48 pieces of intel on a single character. 2.1%
- LV-895 Campaign Medal Finish all Campaigns on Extreme Difficulty. 1.7%
- Reticulum Theater Medal Finish all Campaigns on Insane Difficulty. 1.5%
- I Can't Lie About Your Chances Finish a mission on Hardcore 10 Difficulty. 1.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.