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Metro Simulator 2
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 46% of owners
Steam reviews 64% positive of 847
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 3h it's almost 1 in 3 (29%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.
- Only 46% 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 868 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 4.9h for positive, 1.4h 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 (46.3% 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 (8)
- Turn around Change cabins without using fast switch 100%
- First working day Complete Nomernoy tutorial 72%
- First thousand Transfer 1,000 passengers 18%
- Train driver Complete Oka tutorial 18%
- Good job Complete all scenarios 13%
- Experienced worker Transfer 10,000 passengers 4.5%
- Perfect ride on Oka Complete a route from Novoyasenevskaya to Medvedkovo or vice versa without any penalties on Oka 4.1%
- Perfect ride on Nomernoy Complete a route from Novoyasenevskaya to Medvedkovo or vice versa without any penalties on Nomernoy 3.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.