RacingSports
F1® 23
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Reach the ending 22% of players who started
Started playing 77% of owners
Steam reviews 86% positive of 17,601
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (42%); after 15h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
- 22% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Familiar Faces” (Complete Chapter 1): only 52% of starters get there.
- 76% of owners got the first achievement.
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 17,828 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 42.4h for positive, 43.1h 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 (76.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Familiar Faces Complete Chapter 1. Most players quit here 52% −48
- Making History Complete Chapter 6. 35% −17
- Writing a new Chapter Complete Chapter 9. 29% −6
- Proving Them Wrong Complete Chapter 17. 22% −8
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (49)
story milestone ending side
- Getting on the Step Achieve your first podium. 100%
- On the Top Step Win your first race. 92%
- Setting up for Success Achieve your first pole position. 81%
- Team Orders Out qualify your teammate in career. 78%
- Engineer Equip an item. 54%
- Familiar Faces Complete Chapter 1. 52%
- Sharing the Love Develop a component in every R&D Department. 48%
- Hitting a Season Complete 23 Races. 46%
- Going the Extra Mile Complete an optional objective in a Chapter. 45%
- A Dozen Pieces Successfully complete 12 R&D Upgrades. 40%
- Making History Complete Chapter 6. 35%
- Challenge Yourself Redeem a completed Goal. 34%
- Network Success Win an online race. 34%
- Writing a new Chapter Complete Chapter 9. 29%
- Hitting a Bullseye Complete 50 Races. 26%
- Crucial Combo Line up on the grid in an optimal position and have an optimal pit stop in the same race. 25%
- Spring Cleaning Change the appearance of your My Place environment. 25%
- Oil and Water Score points in a Medium Session Length or higher wet race. 24%
- Reduce Dismantle an item. 23%
- Lightning Round the World Set the fastest lap of the entire race at 20 different tracks. 23%
- Spinning Around Complete 25 clean laps in Time Trial. 22%
- Proving Them Wrong Complete Chapter 17. 22%
- Reuse Upgrade an item. 21%
- Ups and Downs Play your first ranked game in F1 World. 21%
- Tinkerer Equip a Unique Item. 19%
- One for the Book Complete an entry in the Compendium. 18%
- Gathering Dust Earn and display a trophy in your trophy cabinet. 18%
- All in a Weekend's Work Be the fastest in all practice sessions, take pole position and win the race. 17%
- Switcheroo Beat your friend in Two Player Career after qualifying behind them. 15%
- Undisputed Winner Win the Drivers' Championship. 15%
- Eagle Eye Spectate an online race. 15%
- Friendly Competition Lock out the front row alongside your friend in Two Player Career. 15%
- Recycle Craft an item from a blueprint. 14%
- For all Those Back at the Factory Win the Constructors' Championship. 12%
- Smooth Operator Achieve Safety Rating A in F1 World. 12%
- Hitting a Century Complete 100 Races. 12%
- Living up to Expectations Redeem 10 completed Goals. 9.7%
- Loyal Bond Retain the services of your second driver in My Team for a second season. 8.1%
- Peak Performance Achieve Level 10 Performance in Braking Point. 7.1%
- Wait, I know you? Reach a Team Acclaim level of 20 in My Team. 5.9%
- Seasoned Rookie Score the most points across a full F2 Weekend using Medium Session Length or higher. 5.5%
- Filling in the Gaps Complete 20 entries in the Compendium. 5.4%
- Saturday Night Drama Finish on the podium after starting last at Las Vegas. 3.1%
- Media Darling Achieve Level 10 Reputation in Braking Point. 2.5%
- Ultimate Collector Complete 50 entries in the Compendium. 2.4%
- Under the Microscope Save a captured highlight in Theatre Mode. 2.1%
- Golden Touch Reach the Gold Division in F1 World Ranked. 1.3%
- Shot in the Dark Take a photo using photomode at Bahrain, Jeddah, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Las Vegas and Singapore at night. 0.8%
- Elite Racer Reach the Elite Division in F1 World Ranked. 0.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.