Madden NFL 23
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (83%); after 15h it's almost 1 in 2 (45%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 27% 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 6,243 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 288 reviews: 60.7h for positive, 69.9h 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 (27.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (21)
story milestone ending side
- Big Spender Win a free agent bidding war for a 90+ OVR player. 100%
- MVP Win MVP with one of your players. 91%
- Bragging Rights Win the Super Bowl in an online league. 90%
- Stud Finder Draft a rookie with a Hidden Dev Trait. 82%
- Dealmaker Re-sign a 90+ OVR player. 79%
- ROTY Win Rookie of the Year with one of your players. 62%
- Roster Reshuffle Complete a fantasy draft. 60%
- Future of the Franchise Reveal a rookie's X-Factor potential. 43%
- Change of Scenery Relocate a team. 31%
- Throwin’ Dots Throw a Passing TD using the low throw mechanic. 29%
- Pro Bowler Play in the Pro Bowl during a Franchise season. 24%
- Unblockable On 3 plays create a sack or tackle for loss after a pass rush move win, using a different rush move each time. 20%
- Head-to-Head Win a Head To Head game in an online league. 17%
- Primetime Gain yards while using Celebration Loco over the course of a single game. 16%
- Already in Progress Create a league from a Play Now Live game. 14%
- Pocket Ace Reach max level with your Avatar in the QB Position. 8.8%
- Lockdown Corner Win 3 presses in a single game with the same CB. 6.2%
- Gain Train Reach max level with your Avatar in the RB Position. 2.6%
- Ol' Reliable Reach max level with your Avatar in the WR Position. 1.8%
- Lockdown Leader Reach max level with your Avatar in the CB Position. 1.8%
- The Fortress Reach max level with your Avatar in the LB Position. 1.8%