Power & Revolution 2023 Edition

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 653 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 51.7h for positive, 27.2h 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 (70.5% 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 (92)

• Summit Meeting As Chief of State, make an appointment to meet with another leader. 100%
• Legislation Pass a law. 98%
• Economic Partnership Sign an economic contract with another country. 96%
• Friends 4 life On the strategic map, turn a pink enemy country to a light green friendly one. 92%
• Let's Recycle! Lower the estimated annual worldwide production of trash for 2100 to less than 4 billion tons. 85%
• Smiling woman Get the smiley very positive for the president of the association of the Rights of the Woman. 75%
• Charge ! Put down a riot as Chief of State. 70%
• Anti-Terrorism (2018) Infiltrating and Dismantling a Terrorist Organization. 54%
• Master Strategist Win three military city battles. 54%
• Donor Campaign Begin a fundraising campaign for your political party. 52%
• Double Digit Growth Increase your country's economic growth to over 10% more than at the beginning of your administration. 48%
• Yes We Can! Win an election. 43%
• Communications Plan Broadcast a movement. 41%
• Riot As the political opponent, instigate a protest movement. 40%
• Social fracture Lower the share of the richest 1% of the world's wealth to less than 50%. 38%
• Anschluss Annex a country. 37%
• Dissolution Dissolve Parliament. 35%
• Slow Down! Reduce traffic fatalities by 25%. 33%
• 5G at 50% Cover 50% of a country's population with 5G. 32%
• Extra-Continental Presence Station Troops on a Continent Where You Have No Troops. 32%
• Conspiracy Theory Gone! Quash a conspiracy theory by limiting the influence of an activist character. 32%
• Work Permit Lower Illegal Employment by One-Third. 32%
• Return on Investment Begin a fundraising campaign for your political party and receive double the money invested. 31%
• What's the Police Going to Do ? Destroy the city police headquarters during a riot. 29%
• Paralysis (2018) Succeeding in a Massive Cyberattack Against a Country. 28%
• Insurrection As the political opponent, instigate three protest movements in less than two months. 27%
• The Bank is Closed Destroy the city bank during a riot. 27%
• Highway (2018) Constructing a Main Highway. 27%
• Expeditious As Chief of State, outlaw a political party. 26%
• Cutting Off the Head (2018) Arresting a Terrorist Organization Leader. 25%
• Make love, not war Get the smiley very positive for the threat called Armed Conflicts. 25%
• Train of the Future Build a Hyperloop line. 24%
• The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend As a terrorist group, expand your network with a new contact. 23%
• Antivirus (2018) Implementing a Plan For Maximum Cybersecurity. 23%
• Energy of the future Build a Nuclear fusion plant. 20%
• United We Stand Create a party coalition. 20%
• L'Etat, C'est Moi ! Become the new Chief of State after having been in the opposition. 20%
• Social Network As a terrorist group, expand your network with five new contacts in one game. 18%
• Counter-Culture Launch a year of culture dedicated to an enemy country. 18%
• Interference Overthrow a foreign regime using only secret services. 18%
• First Strike Conquer your first city as a terrorist group without having already acquired territory. 17%
• Very Expeditious As Chief of State, outlaw three or more political parties in one game. 17%
• Radio Silence (2018) Succeeding in a Military Cyberattack Against a Country. 16%
• Silo construction site Build an Intercontinental Missile silo in a country that doesn't have one. 15%
• Spring Cleaning Dismiss the current government and form a new one. 14%
• Ping OK (2018) Covering 100% of the Country's Population With Super High Speed. 14%
• Imperialism Annex five countries. 13%
• Disinformation Campaign Succeed in initiating a fake news story on the leader of the opposing party. 13%
• Vive la Révolution! Conquer your country by force as the opposition. 12%
• New Recruits Recruit 1000 combatants for your terrorist group in one recruitment campaign. 12%
• Underground Take your political party underground. 12%
• Marriage For All Legalize homosexual marriage. 12%
• Ride at half price Divide by 2 the cost of motorway tolls. 11%
• Not in My House Forbid homosexual marriage. 11%
• Harmony Pass a harmonization law in the European Union. 11%
• High Five! Sign an global economic treaty with another country. 9.4%
• Choppers Procure helicopters through your terrorist organization's network. 9.2%
• Ignition (2018) Launching and Completing a Space Mission. 9.2%
• Minister on the Run As the political opponent, secure the resignation of a minister. 8.7%
• First Steps Into the Stars (2018) Creating a Space Agency. 8.4%
• Normalization Gain normalization for your terrorist group without taking power. 8.2%
• 420 Friendly Legalize the consumption of cannabis. 7.8%
• Cannabis recipes Legalize cannabis in a country where it is banned and have a tax on its consumption voted. 7.7%
• Interference (2018) Rigging a Foreign Election. 7.4%
• Eureka! Make a discovery through a scientific collaboration with another country. 7.1%
• Mass Recruitment Recruit 10,000 combatants for your terrorist group in one recruitment campaign. 6.0%
• Independence Gain independence for your region as the opposition. 5.7%
• Cheers ! Allow alcohol consumption in a country where it is forbidden. 5.5%
• Purchasing Power Abolish the VAT. 5.2%
• State Bailout Pass the VAT at 25%. 4.7%
• Long Live the EU ! Join the European Union. 3.4%
• Minister Exodus As the political opponent, secure the resignation of five ministers in one game. 3.1%
• Paramilitaries vs Terrorists Annihilate a terrorist organization in your territory with the help of a paramilitary group. 2.7%
• Clash of the Titans Annex China to the United States or vice-versa. 2.3%
• Employment Protection Double Severance Pay. 2.1%
• Real Estate Agency Sell Territory. 1.8%
• Tutorial Tutor Finish the tutorial. 1.7%
• Work Less to Gain Just as Much Work 32 hours a week. 1.6%
• Military Coup As the political opponent, overthrow the Chief of State with a military coup d'état. 1.4%
• Stay grouped Stay on power for one month in 30 nations simultaneously. 1.4%
• The Grass is Always Greener Conquer a country other than yours by force as the opposition. 1.1%
• Long live the Eurasian Union! Join the Eurasian Union. 1.1%
• Assassination Assassinate the Chief of State of your country. 0.9%
• We Are Not Alone! (2018) Finding Extraterrestrial Life. 0.4%
• Mass Denuclearization Dismantle at least half of the world's nuclear power plants. 0.4%
• Confirmed Reach Level 2. 0.3%
• Expert Reach Level 3. 0.3%
• The Manhattan Project Discover the atomic bomb. 0.3%
• Acing the Quiz Answer 100% of the quiz questions correctly. 0.3%
• Personalization Customize a character. 0.3%
• EU vs GAFA Create a tax on digital companies in 5 countries of the European Union. 0.3%
• An Animal's Best Friend Improve your country's grade in animal welfare. 0.3%