When does Dogfight 1942 get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (42%); after 3h it's 1 in 12 (8%). Only 57% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Dogfight 1942

Sep 21, 2012 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 57% of owners

Steam reviews 79% positive of 1,186

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (42%); after 3h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
Only 57% 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 1,193 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 4.4h for positive, 0.8h 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 (56.6% 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 (22)

Ace of the Skies Shoot down 6 planes in under a minute. 100%
A Confirmed Kill Shoot down an enemy fighter with a rocket. 48%
The Onslaught Finish Act I (single player). 43%
Trigger Happy Launch more than 100 rockets in a single mission. 39%
Flying Hunter Sink 5 ships in under a minute. 39%
The Road To Victory Finish Act II (single player). 30%
All aboard... (Russian Campaign) Stop the train before it reaches the railway station (single player). 28%
300% Accuracy Destroy 3 enemy ground vehicles with one bomb. 26%
Eastern Winds (Russian Campaign) Finish the Russian campaign (single player). 23%
The Sands of Africa Finish the African campaign (single player). 22%
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat (Russian Campaign) Win all duels with enemy ace. 22%
Divine Thunder Defend all battleships at Iwo Jima (single player). 19%
Air Superiority Shoot down 300 fighters in Campaign mode. 19%
Moving Target Drop a bomb on a plane during takeoff. 14%
Two Heads are Better Than One Play a co-op mission. 11%
A Private Party Shoot down all V-1 rockets headed for London (single player). 9.7%
Test Pilot Finish a single mission in Simulation mode (other than Baptism of fire). 6.9%
God Save the King Fly under every bridge in London (single player). 5.1%
V for Victory Finish all missions on HARD difficulty level (Act I and II). 4.1%
Famous Ace (Russian Campaign) Earn all medals and the highest rank in all missions. 3.9%
I'm Not a Rookie Earn all medals and the highest rank in all missions (The Sands of Africa). 3.9%
War Hero Earn all medals and the highest rank in all missions (Act I and II). 3.7%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.