Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim

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 1,708 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 15.6h for positive, 3.2h 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 (14.9% 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 (52)

• Babylonians on Fertile Crescent Win as Babylonians on Fertile Crescent at Scholar difficulty or higher 100%
• Assyrians on Fertile Crescent Win as Assyrians on Fertile Crescent at Scholar difficulty or higher 97%
• Harappans on Indus Valley Win as Harappans on Indus Valley at Scholar difficulty or higher 91%
• Polynesians on Asia Win as Polynesians on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher 79%
• Athens on Greece Win as Athens on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher 76%
• Egyptians on Near East Win as Egyptians on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher 73%
• Carthaginians on Mediterranean Win as Carthaginians on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher 71%
• Oxus on Asia Win as Oxus on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher 69%
• Videha on Ganges Plain Win as Videha on Ganges Plain at Scholar difficulty or higher 65%
• Elamites on Fertile Crescent Win as Elamites on Fertile Crescent at Scholar difficulty or higher 62%
• Mycenaeans on Near East Win as Mycenaeans on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher 56%
• Song on China Win as Song on China at Scholar difficulty or higher 54%
• Gojoseon on Asia Win as Gojoseon on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher 48%
• Hittites on Fertile Crescent Win as Hittites on Fertile Crescent at Scholar difficulty or higher 42%
• Zhou on Asia Win as Zhou on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher 42%
• Kuru on Ganges Plain Win as Kuru on Ganges Plain at Scholar difficulty or higher 40%
• Babylonians on Mediterranean Win as Babylonians on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher 40%
• Celts on Mediterranean Win as Celts on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher 39%
• Kosala on Ganges Plain Win as Kosala on Ganges Plain at Scholar difficulty or higher 38%
• Harappans on Asia Win as Harappans on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher 36%
• Jin on China Win as Jin on China at Scholar difficulty or higher 36%
• Kuru on Asia Win as Kuru on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher 34%
• Chu on China Win as Chu on China at Scholar difficulty or higher 34%
• Zhou on China Win as Zhou on China at Scholar difficulty or higher 34%
• Canaanites on Fertile Crescent Win as Canaanites on Fertile Crescent at Scholar difficulty or higher 34%
• Iolcos on Greece Win as Iolcos on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher 34%
• Egyptians on Mediterranean Win as Egyptians on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher 34%
• Pancala on Ganges Plain Win as Pancala on Ganges Plain at Scholar difficulty or higher 34%
• Wu on China Win as Wu on China at Scholar difficulty or higher 33%
• Assyrians on Near East Win as Assyrians on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher 32%
• Qi on China Win as Qi on China at Scholar difficulty or higher 31%
• Mycenaeans on Greece Win as Mycenaeans on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher 31%
• Sparta on Greece Win as Sparta on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher 30%
• Pylos on Greece Win as Pylos on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher 30%
• Mitanni on Near East Win as Mitanni on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher 30%
• Hittites on Near East Win as Hittites on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher 29%
• Mohenjo-Dara on Indus Valley Win as Mohenjo-Dara on Indus Valley at Scholar difficulty or higher 28%
• Dong Son on Asia Win as Dong Son on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher 27%
• Dholavira on Indus Valley Win as Dholavira on Indus Valley at Scholar difficulty or higher 27%
• Gauls on Mediterranean Win as Gauls on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher 27%
• Elamites on Near East Win as Elamites on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher 27%
• Ban Chiang on Asia Win as Ban Chiang on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher 26%
• Orchomenos on Greece Win as Orchomenos on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher 26%
• Mycenaeans on Mediterranean Win as Mycenaeans on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher 26%
• Huns on Asia Win as Huns on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher 24%
• Hittites on Mediterranean Win as Hittites on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher 24%
• Cimmerians on Mediterranean Win as Cimmerians on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher 24%
• Thebes on Greece Win as Thebes on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher 24%
• Britons on Mediterranean Win as Britons on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher 24%
• Scythians on Mediterranean Win as Scythians on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher 24%
• Babylonians on Near East Win as Babylonians on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher 24%
• Canaanites on Near East Win as Canaanites on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher 15%