Final Exam

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,331 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 5.6h for positive, 3.5h 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 (63.2% 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 (32)

• Who’s the strongest? Exterminate 3 hordes. 100%
• Gunsmith Find a new weapon. 92%
• Promising start Complete a mission in the game. 87%
• Horde hunter Exterminate 10 hordes. 61%
• Fun Complete an online multiplayer game. 55%
• Thirsty Find 12 cans. 54%
• Small massacre Kill 500 monsters. 54%
• Midterm exam Complete 4 missions in the game. 43%
• Massacre Kill 1,000 monsters. 38%
• Healer Heal a character on the ground 10 times in multiplayer mode. 29%
• This is only the beginning Finish all the missions in the game. 24%
• Mega horde hunter Exterminate 50 hordes. 16%
• Cooperation Complete a mission in 2 player local game mode. 16%
• Top of the class Win the golden glove on one mission. 13%
• Mega massacre Kill 2,500 monsters. 12%
• Collector Find all weapons with the same character. 9.0%
• Apprentice Terminator Achieve a 10,000 point combo. 9.0%
• Apprentice arsonist Kill 150 monsters with fire. 8.7%
• Apprentice butcher Kill 250 monsters with the chainsaw. 5.9%
• Temptation Launch the 4 special skills specific to one character in a single mission. 5.2%
• Star student Win the golden glove on 4 missions. 5.2%
• Small disintegration Score 200,000 points in a single game. 5.1%
• Slaughter Kill 500 monsters with the chainsaw. 4.1%
• Arsonist Kill 300 monsters with fire. 4.1%
• Budding terminator Achieve a 25,000 point combo. 3.8%
• Perfectionist Get the gold in every mission. 3.0%
• Terminator Achieve a 50,000 point combo. 2.8%
• Disintegration Score 300,000 points in a single game. 2.7%
• Mega terminator Achieve a 100,000 point combo. 2.5%
• Maniac Complete a mission without taking a single hit. 2.5%
• Mega disintegration Score 400,000 points in a single game. 2.4%
• Rock hard! Complete all the missions in the game in "Rock hard" mode. 2.2%