Adventure
Assassin’s Creed® III
Give it 15 hours
Gets good by 15h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 46% of players who started
Started playing 3% of owners
Steam reviews 74% positive of 14,210
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (51%); after 35h it's 1 in 6 (17%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 79% of games we track.
- 46% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Rude Awakening” (Re-Enter the Animus) and “Mystery Guest” (Complete Sequence 1 & 2): from 100% to 88% of starters.
- Only 3% 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 14,240 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 46.2h for positive, 23.1h 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 (2.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Rude Awakening Re-Enter the Animus. 100%
- Mystery Guest Complete Sequence 1 & 2. Most players quit here 89% −11
- How D'ya Like Them Apples Complete Sequence 3. 85% −4
- Heroes are Born Complete Sequence 4. 85%
- The Day the Templars Cried Complete Sequence 5. 81% −4
- Tea is for Englishmen Complete Sequence 6. 73% −8
- The Whites of Their Eyes Complete Sequence 7. 69% −4
- Caged Wolf Complete Sequence 8. 65% −4
- Two if by Sea Complete Sequence 9. 62% −4
- Grim Expectations Complete Sequence 10. 58% −4
- Difficult End Complete Sequence 11. 58%
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Open the Temple Door and learn Desmond's fate. 46% −11
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (44)
story milestone ending side
- Rude Awakening Re-Enter the Animus. 100%
- Mystery Guest Complete Sequence 1 & 2. 89%
- By Invitation Only Be invited to join a Club. 85%
- How D'ya Like Them Apples Complete Sequence 3. 85%
- Heroes are Born Complete Sequence 4. 85%
- Criss Cross Complete Present - Skyscraper. 81%
- The Day the Templars Cried Complete Sequence 5. 81%
- Tea is for Englishmen Complete Sequence 6. 73%
- The Whites of Their Eyes Complete Sequence 7. 69%
- House Party Recruit any of the Artisans and see them settled on the Homestead. 69%
- Caged Wolf Complete Sequence 8. 65%
- Daddy Dearest Complete Present - Stadium. 65%
- Two if by Sea Complete Sequence 9. 62%
- Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye! Block a firing line 5 times by using a human shield. 62%
- Grim Expectations Complete Sequence 10. 58%
- Difficult End Complete Sequence 11. 58%
- The End is Nigh Complete Present - Abstergo. 58%
- The Sum of Truth Complete Sequence 12. 54%
- Circus Act Kill 15 guards with a single cannon shot. 54%
- Tumblehome Upgrade the Aquila. 46%
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Open the Temple Door and learn Desmond's fate. 46%
- Bring Down the House Explore Fort Wolcott. 42%
- Man of the People Liberate all districts in Boston OR New York. 42%
- Eye Witness Witness a predator killing an enemy. 42%
- Blowing in the Wind Retrieve every page for one of Ben Franklin's Almanacs. 39%
- Multitasking Complete 50% of the Progress Tracker entries. 39%
- Spit Roast Perform a double assassination using a musket. 39%
- Fin Complete each of the epilogue missions unlocked after the credits roll. 39%
- A Complete Set See all the optional characters settled at the Homestead. 35%
- All Washed Up Complete all Naval Missions aboard the Aquila. 31%
- Jager Bomb After becoming fully Notorious, kill 10 Jagers before losing your notoriety. 31%
- Kidd Gloves Uncover the mystery of Oak Island. 27%
- Entrepreneur, not Pirate! Complete all 12 Privateer Contracts. 27%
- Patent Not Pending Craft one of Franklin's inventions to decorate your Manor. 23%
- Magna cum Laude Have a Trainee reach the Assassin Rank. 23%
- Predator Hang 5 enemies by using rope darts. 19%
- Perfectionist Complete 100% of all main mission constraints. 12%
- An Extraordinary Man Complete the Encyclopedia of the Common Man. 12%
- In Good Standing Complete all challenges for any of the Clubs. 12%
- Monopoly Man Send a convoy to Boston, New York and the Frontier. 12%
- Prince of Thieves Loot a convoy without killing any of its guards. 12%
- Original Gamer Win a game of Fanorona, Morris and Bowls on the Homestead. 7.7%
- Completionist Complete ALL progress tracker grid entries. 7.7%
- Coureur des Bois Exchange undamaged pelts at all different general stores. 7.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.