When does Railway Empire 2 get good?

Give it 7 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (63%); after 20h it's 1 in 5 (20%). Fully opens up by hour 20.

How many players finish Railway Empire 2?

15% of players who start reach the ending.

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Railway Empire 2

May 25, 2023 Steam: Mostly Positive

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 15% of players who started

Started playing 87% of owners

Steam reviews 73% positive of 2,702

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (63%); after 20h it's 1 in 5 (20%).
Fully opens up by hour 20.
The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
15% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “Trailblazer” (Complete chapter 1 of the campaign): only 38% of starters get there.
87% 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 2,719 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 35.5h for positive, 12.2h 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 (86.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Trailblazer Complete chapter 1 of the campaign Most players quit here 38% −62
Resistance is futile Complete chapter 2 of the campaign 31% −8
Go West Complete chapter 3 of the campaign 25% −5
A new Hope Complete chapter 4 of the campaign 20% −5
Track to the Future Complete chapters 1 to 5 of the campaign 15% −6

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (87)

story milestone ending side

Country Bumpkin Connect one rural business 100%
Departure Buy your first locomotive 100%
A new Journey Activate your first train line 100%
From X to Y Connect two towns 99%
Mystery Tour Transport 100 passengers 95%
Mind the Gap Build a bridge 95%
We brake for nobody Have an express train at your disposal 94%
Brainstorm Unlock a research 94%
Way of Iron Lay a total of 1,000 km (621 mi) of track 92%
Right through the middle Build a tunnel 90%
Poor Devil Achieve a company value of 5,000,000 83%
Facility Manager Own your first business 82%
Apprentice Complete the first tutorial 69%
Access granted Acquire the concession for a territory 64%
Travel Company Transport 100,000 passengers 62%
Bull and bear Invest 10,000,000 in the stock market 57%
Full Steam ahead Have 50 active trains 56%
Going once, going twice, sold Win 10 auctions 55%
General Manager Own 10 businesses in a game 53%
Country Life Connect 25 rural businesses in one game 49%
Financial Shark Invest 100,000,000 in the stock market 48%
Stoker Complete 7 tutorials 44%
Seven at one stroke Replace 7 locomotives at once 44%
Hostile Takeover Buy up one competitor 44%
Traffic Junction Use 8 tracks at one station 40%
Breaking Ground Found a town 40%
Trailblazer Complete chapter 1 of the campaign 38%
Producer Produce a total of 10,000 wagon loads 37%
Traffic Jam Have more than 100 active trains 36%
Bold and beautiful Achieve an enterprise value of 200,000,000 33%
Bridge Builder Build a total of 100 bridges 32%
Resistance is futile Complete chapter 2 of the campaign 31%
Max Power Expand a rural business to the maximum 29%
Tycoon Own 25 businesses in a game 27%
All around the World Lay a total of 100,000 km (62,100 mi) of track 26%
Go West Complete chapter 3 of the campaign 25%
A new Hope Complete chapter 4 of the campaign 20%
Mole Build a total of 100 tunnels 18%
Unstoppable Complete chapter 5 of the campaign 15%
Track to the Future Complete chapters 1 to 5 of the campaign 15%
Conductor Complete your first scenario 14%
All mine Win 100 auctions 13%
Settler Found a total of 10 towns 13%
Assimilated Buy up 10 competitors 10%
Accurate Complete all tasks in a free game 9.3%
Call of Duty Complete 30 tasks in a free game 8.8%
Not free of charge Build a total of 2,500 km (1,552 mi) of overhead lines. 7.3%
Socializer Participate in a co-op game 6.8%
Engineer Complete 10 scenarios 5.6%
Nerves of steel Successfully complete the scenario "Journey to the East". 5.2%
Locusts Buy up 25 competitors 3.9%
Let off some steam Carry out 10 sabotages 3.8%
Peak Voltage Complete the scenario “High Voltage”. 3.2%
Three Cheers for Progress Unlock the entire research tree 3.0%
Sissi would be proud Reach a population of 500,000 in the Austro-Hungarian region. 3.0%
Other countries, other candies Transport 100 wagonloads of "White Nougat". 3.0%
Indigenous Locomotives Unlock the locomotive “Fairy Queen”. 2.8%
Resistance is… voltage divided by current?! Complete scenario “Power to the people”. 2.6%
E-LOC Musk Have 150 active electric trains. 2.6%
Rocking Madras Complete the scenario “Foreign Regency“. 2.6%
Bread and circuses Complete the scenario “Bella Roma“. 2.2%
Networker Connect 50 towns in co-op games 2.1%
Curry on! Complete the scenario “Karmic Justice“. 2.1%
Bamboozling Complete the scenario “Humble Beginnings“. 1.8%
United States Connect 80 towns in a USA game 1.7%
The Concrete Giant Complete the scenario “The Concrete Giant“. 1.7%
Taj-mahal-velous! Complete the scenario “Colors of India“. 1.6%
Up the slope Complete the scenario “Milano Magnifico“. 1.6%
Family recipe Complete the scenario “Per la Famiglia“. 1.5%
Capital Gain Complete the scenario “Of Bicycles and Fireworks“. 1.5%
Coke until you croak Produce 2000 loads of “Coke“. 1.4%
Topsoil Complete the scenario “Journey to the West“. 1.4%
European Union Connect 80 towns in one Europe game 1.3%
La Dame de Fer Complete the scenario “La Dame de Fer“. 1.3%
Glück auf! Complete the scenario “The Industrial Miracle“. 1.3%
Mon Dieu! Produce 200 loads of “Steel Components“. 1.3%
A/C you like it Unlock all electric locomotives in an USA game. 0.9%
Together we stand Complete all tasks in a co-op game 0.8%
Too clever for Poirot Successfully sabotage four stations of your competitors in one year. 0.8%
Founding fathers Found a total of 40 rural businesses. 0.8%
Not a second class murder Complete the scenario "Journey to the East" as Chief Executive. 0.6%
Hotel Transylvania Have 3000 passengers change trains at a land station in the region of "Transylvania". 0.5%
Grand Moghul Connect all cities in a custom game "Whole Map of India". 0.2%
Railway Renaissance North and central Italy: Florence has a population of 150.000. 0.2%
No Espresso, much Depresso! South Italy: Make all goods available in Rome from 1910 onward. 0.1%
All roads lead to Rome Whole map of Italy: Connect all cities and businesses to Rome. 0.1%
Packin' Peking Produce a total of 24 loads of each: fireworks, tools and bicycles in Peking in one game. 0.1%

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