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DOOM 3
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 38% of players who started
Started playing 37% of owners
Steam reviews 86% positive of 12,605
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 10h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 38% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Sticky Situation” (Defeat the Vagary boss in DOOM 3) and “Cookie Stealer” (Defeat Guardian boss in DOOM 3): from 74% to 43% of starters.
- Only 36% 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 12,680 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 10.9h for positive, 7.3h 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 (36.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Sticky Situation Defeat the Vagary boss in DOOM 3 75% −25
- Cookie Stealer Defeat Guardian boss in DOOM 3 Most players quit here 43% −31
- You're Not My Boss! Defeat Sabaoth boss in DOOM 3 40% −3
- Big Boy Defeat Cyberdemon boss in DOOM 3 38% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (65)
story milestone ending side
- Neophyte Complete any level in Ultimate DOOM in singleplayer 100%
- Sticky Situation Defeat the Vagary boss in DOOM 3 75%
- Bot Buddy Keep a Sentry Bot alive to its destination in DOOM 3, RoE, or Lost Mission (except Mars City) 75%
- DOOM II: Just Getting Started Complete any DOOM II level in single player 70%
- Boomtastic Blow up 50 barrels in the DOOM 3, RoE, or Lost Mission campaigns 62%
- DOOM II: An Important Looking Door Find a secret area of a DOOM II level in single player 60%
- Turncoat Get 2 demons to fight each other in DOOM 3, RoE, or Lost Mission 58%
- That was Close! Kill an enemy with 1 health remaining in DOOM 3, RoE, or Lost Mission 49%
- Ripped! Use the chainsaw to kill 20 enemies in DOOM 3 44%
- Cookie Stealer Defeat Guardian boss in DOOM 3 43%
- You're Not My Boss! Defeat Sabaoth boss in DOOM 3 40%
- DOOMed Recruit Complete the DOOM 3 single player campaign on Recruit 38%
- Big Boy Defeat Cyberdemon boss in DOOM 3 38%
- Ready for Action! Get the BFG-9000 from Security Chief's office in DOOM 3 36%
- To Be or Not to Be Kill the scientist trapped next to the Reactor Control Room in DOOM 3 35%
- Gimme Time! Defeat the Helltime Hunter in RoE 34%
- DOOMed Marine Complete the DOOM 3 single player campaign on Marine 33%
- You Laugh, It Works Find the bloody handiwork of Betruger (in Delta 4 Hallway) in DOOM 3 32%
- Soulfood Use the Soul Cube to defeat 20 enemies in DOOM 3 30%
- DOOM: Episode 1 Complete DOOM Episode 1 on 'Hurt Me Plenty' or higher in single player 29%
- DOOM: Burning Out of Control Complete any DOOM level with 100% kills, items, and secrets in single player 27%
- Unarmed Badass Kill 20 enemies with the fists/melee hands in DOOM 3 27%
- Speed Run Complete the DOOM 3 single player campaign in 10 hours or less 27%
- DOOM II: Burning Out of Control Complete any DOOM II level with 100% kills, items, and secrets in single player 26%
- Gimme Power! Defeat the Berserk Hunter in RoE 24%
- Shocking! Defeat the Invulnerability Hunter in RoE 23%
- Lost Recruit Complete the Lost Mission campaign on Recruit 22%
- All of Us Find the id logo secret room in DOOM 3 21%
- Evil Recruit Complete the RoE campaign on Recruit 21%
- Eat This! Defeat the Maledict boss in RoE 21%
- Killing time Score 25000 on Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 in DOOM 3 or RoE 21%
- DOOM II: A Really Big Gun Find a BFG in DOOM II single player 20%
- Lost Marine Complete the Lost Mission campaign on Marine 19%
- Evil Marine Complete the RoE campaign on Marine 19%
- Lost Collector Collect every PDA in the Lost Mission campaign 18%
- DOOM: Episode 2 Complete DOOM Episode 2 on 'Hurt Me Plenty' or higher in single player 18%
- Goody Finder Open all storage lockers in DOOM 3 17%
- Play Catch Kill 20 enemies with projectiles launched from the Grabber in RoE 16%
- DOOMed Veteran Complete the DOOM 3 single player campaign on Veteran 15%
- DOOM: Episode 3 Complete DOOM Episode 3 on 'Hurt Me Plenty' or higher in single player 15%
- DOOM: Nightmare Complete any DOOM level on 'Nightmare' in single player 14%
- Double the Fun! Kill 2 Imps with one shotgun blast in DOOM 3, RoE, or Lost Mission 13%
- Not a Scratch Complete a level without taking any damage in DOOM 3, RoE, or Lost Mission (except Mars City) 13%
- Too Slow, Fool! Kill 5 enemies at once while in Hell Time in RoE 12%
- Lost Veteran Complete the Lost Mission campaign on Veteran 12%
- DOOM: Episode 4 Complete DOOM Episode 4 on 'Hurt Me Plenty' or higher in single player 11%
- Evil Veteran Complete the RoE campaign on Veteran 11%
- DOOM II: From Earth to Hell Complete all levels in 'DOOM II: Hell on Earth' in single player 11%
- Evil Collector Collect every PDA in the RoE campaign 11%
- DOOM II: And Back Again Complete all levels in 'DOOM II: No Rest for the Living' in single player 10%
- RAGE Find the RAGE logo in the Lost Mission 10%
- I Like to Watch Find all video logs in DOOM 3 8.5%
- Fists of Fury Use the Artifact with Berserk ability to punch out 20 enemies in RoE 7.4%
- DOOM: Rampage Complete all DOOM levels on 'Ultra-Violence' or higher in single player 7.4%
- DOOM II: Superior Firepower Complete all 'DOOM II: Hell on Earth' levels on 'Ultra-Violence' or higher in single player 6.8%
- Clean Sheet Complete a DOOM 3 Multiplayer match without dying 5.8%
- Berserked! Use Berserk to kill a player in DOOM 3 Multiplayer 5.8%
- DOOMed Nightmare Complete the DOOM 3 single player campaign on Nightmare 5.2%
- DOOMed Collector Collect every PDA in DOOM 3 5.2%
- Lost Nightmare Complete the Lost Mission campaign on Nightmare 4.9%
- Telefragged! Kill an enemy player by jumping into a teleporter after them in DOOM 3 Multiplayer 4.9%
- Crushed! Catch an enemy player in the Reactor of Frag Chamber in DOOM 3 Multiplayer 4.9%
- Evil Nightmare Complete the RoE campaign on Nightmare 4.7%
- Ninja Killer Kill 5 enemy players while using Invisibility in DOOM 3 Multiplayer 4.7%
- 2 Deaths - 1 Gun Kill two enemies in the same room with a rocket in DOOM 3 Multiplayer 4.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.