Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (65%); after 15h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 93% of games we track.
- 16% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Baron Bashing” (Defeat Commander Byron Baron once): only 34% of starters get there.
- Only 28% 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 2,462 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 19.4h for positive, 4.2h 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 (28.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Baron Bashing Defeat Commander Byron Baron once. Most players quit here 34% −66
- World Hero Defeat the final boss. 16% −18
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (26)
story milestone ending side
- Executioner Defeat over 1000 enemies. 100%
- Denied! Defeat a boss before it can escape. 97%
- Untouchable Complete a mission in single player without getting hit. 62%
- Hoarder Collect over 2000 materials. 44%
- Baron Bashing Defeat Commander Byron Baron once. 34%
- Favorite Clear all missions of any rank consecutively using the same gun parts. 28%
- Poacher Hunt over 250 animals. 25%
- World Hero Defeat the final boss. 16%
- Liberator Rescue all 6 Kickstarter backer hostages. 13%
- Is That A Knife? Defeat the Steel Soldier using only your knife. 13%
- Blastfighter Complete a mission with all parts of the SWAT-12 shotgun equipped. 12%
- Coronation Clear all missions of the game. 9.2%
- Kickstarter Contributor You pledged $60 or more on Mercenary Kings and made it happen. Thank you! 7.4%
- Cold-Hearted Complete No Negotiation without saving any hostages. 7.1%
- Grim Reaper Defeat over 10000 enemies. 7.1%
- Medic Revive a teammate 10 times with the Adrenaline Shot. 4.9%
- Five-Star General Reach the Five-Star General rank. 4.2%
- Jack Of All Trades Unlock all Proficiencies. 4.2%
- Major Pain Clear all Major rank missions without using Rations nor First-Aid kits. 4.2%
- Millionaire Earn over $1,000,000. 4.2%
- Foodie Activate all 14 food skills. 3.5%
- Speed Runner Beat the fastest time of all missions of the game. 3.2%
- Pistol Pro Clear all 10 Primary missions of the game with the Bolt 45. 2.8%
- The Bionic Merc Craft all Bionic Mods. 2.5%
- Craftsmanship Craft over 100 knives and 300 gun parts. 2.5%
- Decorator Craft 20 Ornaments and 20 Banners. 2.5%