Madden NFL 24
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (90%); after 15h it's 1 in 2 (46%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 100% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 34% 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 8,695 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 39.4h for positive, 47h 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 (34.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (21)
story milestone ending side
- Saw It Coming User uses a Tendency Counter on a play that results in a turnover 100%
- ROTY Win Rookie of the Year with one of your players. 83%
- MVP Win MVP with one of your players. 74%
- Stud Finder Draft a rookie with a Hidden Dev Trait. 72%
- Bragging Rights Win the Super Bowl in an online league. 67%
- Dealmaker Re-sign a 90+ OVR player. 61%
- Roster Reshuffle Complete a fantasy draft. 51%
- Big Spender Win a free agent bidding war for a 90+ OVR player. 46%
- Future of the Franchise Reveal a rookie's X-Factor potential 39%
- Change of Scenery Relocate a team. 37%
- Unblockable On 3 plays create a sack or tackle for loss after a pass rush move win, using a different rush move each time. 21%
- Head-to-Head Win a Head To Head game in an online league. 16%
- Throwin’ Dots Throw a Passing TD using the low throw mechanic. 11%
- Clean The Pile User Hit Stick the Pile or Standup Tackle resulting in a fumble 9.0%
- Primetime Gain yards while using Celebration Loco over the course of a single game. 6.4%
- Lockdown Corner Win 3 presses in a single game with the same CB. 5.2%
- Pocket Ace Reach max level with your Avatar in the QB Position. 2.0%
- Gain Train Reach max level with your Avatar in the RB Position. 0.9%
- Ol' Reliable Reach max level with your Avatar in the WR Position. 0.9%
- Lockdown Leader Reach max level with your Avatar in the CB Position. 0.9%
- The Fortress Reach max level with your Avatar in the LB Position. 0.6%