When does Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies get good?

Hooks you right away. 29% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (29%). The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.

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Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies

Nov 5, 2013 Steam: Mixed

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 23% of owners

Steam reviews 63% positive of 464

What the data shows

29% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (29%).
The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 23% 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 466 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 4.7h for positive, 1.5h 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 (23.3% 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 (50)

Hat Trick - Rookie Shoot down 3 planes with 1 pilot in 1 mission: Rookie 100%
US Navy Ace Pilot (5 Victories) Earn 5 Victories with a US Navy Pilot 94%
Win a Battle - US Navy Win a Battle as the US Navy 85%
US Army Ace Pilot (5 Victories) Earn 5 Victories with a US Army Pilot 79%
Win a Battle - US Army Win a Battle as the US Army 72%
Win a Mission - Pilot Win a Mission at Pilot difficulty level 68%
Four Aces Create a Squadron with four aces 63%
Hat Trick - Pilot Shoot down 3 planes with 1 pilot in 1 mission: Pilot 51%
5,000 point mission - US Navy Achieve a 5,000 point mission with the US Navy 45%
Japanese Navy Ace Pilot (5 Victories) Earn 5 Victories with a Japanese Navy Pilot 44%
50,000 Squadron points - US Navy Earn 50,000 points with a US Navy squadron 43%
Win a Battle - Japanese Navy Win a Battle as the Japanese Navy 42%
Win a Mission - Ace Win a Mission at Ace difficulty level 40%
5,000 point mission - US Army Achieve a 5,000 point mission with the US Army 39%
50,000 Squadron points - US Army Earn 50,000 points with a US Army squadron 35%
Win the Campaign - US Navy Win the Campaign as the US Navy 31%
Hat Trick - Ace Shoot down 3 planes with 1 pilot in 1 mission: Ace 28%
Japanese Army Ace Pilot (5 Victories) Earn 5 Victories with a Japanese Army Pilot 27%
Win the Campaign - US Army Win the Campaign as the US Army 27%
5,000 point mission - Japanese Navy Achieve a 5,000 point mission with the Japanese Navy 27%
50,000 Squadron points - Japanese Navy Earn 50,000 points with a Japanese Navy squadron 25%
Win a Battle - Japanese Army Win a Battle as the Japanese Army 25%
10,000 point mission - US Navy Achieve a 10,000 point mission with the US Navy 19%
100,000 Squadron points - US Navy Earn 100,000 points with a US Navy squadron 19%
Win the Campaign - Japanese Navy Win the Campaign as the Japanese Navy 18%
5,000 point mission - Japanese Army Achieve a 5,000 point mission with the Japanese Navy 17%
50,000 Squadron points - Japanese Army Earn 50,000 points with a Japanese Army squadron 16%
100,000 Squadron points - US Army Earn 100,000 points with a US Army squadron 16%
Win a Mission - Legend Win a Mission at Legend difficulty level 15%
10,000 point mission - US Army Achieve a 10,000 point mission with the US Army 15%
Win a Mission - Leader Win a Mission at Leader difficulty level 14%
100,000 Squadron points - Japanese Navy Earn 100,000 points with a Japanese Navy squadron 13%
Win the Campaign - Japanese Army Win the Campaign as the Japanese Army 13%
10,000 point mission - Japanese Navy Achieve a 10,000 point mission with the Japanese Navy 13%
150,000 Squadron points - US Navy Earn 150,000 points with a US Navy squadron 12%
Hat Trick - Leader Shoot down 3 planes with 1 pilot in 1 mission: Leader 11%
Hat Trick - Legend Shoot down 3 planes with 1 pilot in 1 mission: Legend 11%
10,000 point mission - Japanese Army Achieve a 10,000 point mission with the Japanese Army 9.9%
100,000 Squadron points - Japanese Army Earn 100,000 points with a Japanese Army squadron 9.9%
150,000 Squadron points - US Army Earn 150,000 points with a US Army squadron 9.9%
150,000 Squadron points - Japanese Navy Earn 150,000 points with a Japanese Navy squadron 9.0%
15,000 point mission - US Navy Achieve a 15,000 point mission with the US Navy 8.6%
15,000 point mission - US Army Achieve a 15,000 point mission with the US Army 7.7%
150,000 Squadron points - Japanese Army Earn 150,000 points with a Japanese Army squadron 7.7%
Legendary US Army Pilot (50 Victories) Earn 50 Victories with a US Army Pilot 7.3%
Legendary US Navy Pilot (50 Victories) Earn 50 Victories with a US Navy Pilot 7.3%
15,000 point mission - Japanese Navy Achieve a 15,000 point mission with the Japanese Navy 7.3%
15,000 point mission - Japanese Army Achieve a 15,000 point mission with the Japanese Army 6.9%
Legendary Japanese Army Pilot (50 Victories) Earn 50 Victories with a Japanese Army Pilot 6.4%
Legendary Japanese Navy Pilot (50 Victories) Earn 50 Victories with a Japanese Navy Pilot 6.4%

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