When does Sovereign Syndicate get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 10h it's 1 in 6 (17%). Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.

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Sovereign Syndicate

Jan 15, 2024 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 52% of owners

Steam reviews 80% positive of 658

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 10h it's 1 in 6 (17%).
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 52% 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 668 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 11.8h for positive, 5.6h 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 (51.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (42)

Chapter One Complete Chapter One. 100%
Man's Best Friend Pet the dog. 54%
Chapter Two Complete Chapter Two. 49%
Chapter Three Complete Chapter Three. 40%
Chapter Four Complete Chapter Four. 33%
Chapter Five Complete Chapter Five. 30%
Chapter Six Complete Chapter Six. 28%
Chapter Seven Complete Chapter Seven. 26%
Chapter Eight Complete Chapter Eight. 26%
Stolen Steam Complete the task Stolen Steam. 25%
Chapter Nine Complete Chapter Nine. 24%
Chapter Ten Complete Chapter Ten. 23%
Chapter Eleven Complete Chapter Eleven. 22%
Officer Teddy Put on the police uniform as Teddy. 22%
Lute Box Purchase a Lute Box. 22%
Chapter Twelve Complete Chapter Twelve. 22%
Chapter Thirteen Complete Chapter Thirteen. 21%
Chapter Fourteen Complete Chapter Fourteen. 21%
Chapter Fifteen Complete Chapter Fifteen. 21%
Chapter Sixteen Complete Chapter Sixteen. 20%
Chapter Seventeen Complete Chapter Seventeen. 20%
Chapter Eighteen Complete Chapter Eighteen. 20%
Broken Wings Complete the task Broken Wings. 20%
Missing Orphans Complete the task Missing Orphans. 20%
Join The Syndicate Accept the offer to join the Syndicate. 20%
Poe's Wallet Complete the task Poe's Wallet. 19%
A Fine Steak Dinner Complete the task A Fine Steak Dinner. 18%
Look At This Phonograph! Inspect the phonograph in the airship with Clara and Teddy. 17%
Molly's Mech Complete the task Molly's Mech. 16%
Art Collector Get an impressionist painting from Tessica. 15%
Leo's Lament Complete the task Leo's Lament. 13%
Dark Dimension Discover the dark dimension with Otto. 13%
Fisherman's Bride Complete the task Fisherman's Bride. 13%
Master Debator Win a debate with Eli. 12%
One Man’s Treasure Complete the task One Man’s Treasure. 11%
Beyond The Veil: Shadows Complete the task Beyond The Veil: Shadows. 9.5%
Death Dose Take the death dose in the opium den. 6.0%
Refuse The Syndicate Refuse the offer to join the Syndicate. 5.0%
Gin Collector Complete the task Gin Collector. 3.7%
Biggest Fan Complete the task Fan Collector. 3.3%
Tarot Collector Collect all Major Arcana cards in a single playthrough. 1.7%
Flyin' Greased Rat Hear the story of the smoking accident. 1.4%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.