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Zombie Army Trilogy
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 17% of players who started
Started playing 82% of owners
Steam reviews 86% positive of 18,858
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (40%); after 7h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 17% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Don't mention the Z word!” (Successfully complete Village of the Dead): only 59% of starters get there.
- 82% of owners got the first achievement.
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 18,956 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 9.2h for positive, 2.2h 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 (81.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Don't mention the Z word! Successfully complete Village of the Dead Most players quit here 59% −41
- Resurrection Day Successfully complete Cathedral of Resurrection 50% −9
- Play it Thule Successfully complete Labyrinth of Death 40% −10
- The pen is mightier than the sidearm Successfully complete Library of Evil 36% −4
- No more room in Hell Successfully complete Subway to Hell 33% −3
- Hell on earth, that's it Successfully complete Purgatory 32% −1
- Into the fire Successfully complete Gateway to Hell 28% −3
- Descent into Hell Successfully complete Crucible of Evil 26% −3
- This is going to be a bumpy ride Successfully complete Terminal 24% −2
- Code Red Successfully complete Tower of Hellfire 21% −3
- I think we'll start with a reign of terror Successfully complete City of Ashes 24% +3
- You got rid of those stiffs yet? Successfully complete Freight Train of Fear 22% −2
- There's something in the mist! Successfully complete Forest of Corpses 19% −4
- Broadsword calling Danny Boy Successfully complete The Keep 18%
- Taste some of Mama's home cookin', Adolf! Successfully complete Army of Darkness 17% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (68)
story milestone ending side
- I will not negotiate with the Undead! Reach a Chain Count of 10 100%
- Somebody's got to survive! Get at least 10 for 1 with an explosive kill 73%
- And stay down! Kick 50 enemies down 73%
- Scourge of zombiekind Reach a Chain Count of 20 67%
- I kick arse for the Lord! Pick up the Preacher 63%
- Explosive personality! Pick up a Panzerfaust 60%
- Don't mention the Z word! Successfully complete Village of the Dead 59%
- Resurrection Day Successfully complete Cathedral of Resurrection 50%
- My family's always been in meat Get at least 15 for 1 with an explosive kill 50%
- Like a drunk who's lost a bet Kill 20 enemies as they revive 47%
- Give me something to shoot Kill a Zombie Sniper in mid-air 45%
- Got you, didn't I, you little sucker! Kill a Suicide Zombie by hitting his grenade 44%
- Headshots are the very best Defeat 500 enemies with headshots 44%
- It's just a flesh wound! Sever 1,000 limbs 44%
- Play it Thule Successfully complete Labyrinth of Death 40%
- You've got red on you Reach a Chain Count of 30 40%
- Down but not out Kill a total of 20 enemies while incapacitated 39%
- We all go a little mad sometimes Get an unbroken 10-headshot streak 37%
- The pen is mightier than the sidearm Successfully complete Library of Evil 36%
- You want me to salute that pile of..? Kill an Occult General 35%
- We don't need a stretcher. We need a mop! Kill 50 Suicide Zombies 34%
- No more room in Hell Successfully complete Subway to Hell 33%
- Hell on earth, that's it Successfully complete Purgatory 32%
- Elite pickpocket Loot a Super Elite's corpse 32%
- Come and get it! It's a running buffet! Get at least 20 for 1 with an explosive kill 29%
- Your blood pressure is zero over zero Headshot a Heavy Armour Zombie without removing his helmet 29%
- Into the fire Successfully complete Gateway to Hell 28%
- Descent into Hell Successfully complete Crucible of Evil 26%
- We have a Judas in our midst! Kill a Survivor 24%
- I think we'll start with a reign of terror Successfully complete City of Ashes 24%
- You're so dead, you don't even know it Complete any Campaign chapter in 4-player co-op at any difficulty level 24%
- This is going to be a bumpy ride Successfully complete Terminal 24%
- You got rid of those stiffs yet? Successfully complete Freight Train of Fear 22%
- Code Red Successfully complete Tower of Hellfire 21%
- Nine tenths of the law Become possessed 20%
- Answer the Devil's call Pick up a phone 20%
- The head bone's connected to the...oh, wait Kill 500 Skeletons 19%
- There's something in the mist! Successfully complete Forest of Corpses 19%
- Broadsword calling Danny Boy Successfully complete The Keep 18%
- Got your back Kill 50 enemies that are actively attacking other players 17%
- Taste some of Mama's home cookin', Adolf! Successfully complete Army of Darkness 17%
- We got this by the ass! Reach a total shot distance of 50km 15%
- Got the killshot! Kill 20 Elites in co-op 14%
- Every bullet counts Get a 5-for-1 kill with any sniper rifle 13%
- A friend in need Revive other players 50 times 12%
- Burning a hole in your pocket Loot a Chainsaw Elite's corpse 10%
- Don't get all stingy with your bullets Kill 5,000 enemies of any kind 9.2%
- Headache relief Kill 25 Summoners 8.8%
- Resurrect this! Score 5,000 with a single sniper round 8.8%
- You have...death around you Reach Wave 10 in Horde Mode – Dead End 7.3%
- Naughty little boys get what they deserve Kill 100 Zombie Snipers 7.1%
- Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun Kill 50 Super Elites 6.4%
- I'll teach ya how to shoot! Reach at least Wave 10 with the highest score in any Horde Mode map 4.6%
- Guts and glory Reach at least Wave 10 with more gold medals than your companions 4.5%
- Merciful death Put the tortured souls in the Forest out of their misery 4.0%
- We can still fix him Save the man in the hospital 3.7%
- Leave the limbs you've lost Sever 10,000 limbs 3.7%
- This calls for divine intervention! Successfully complete all Chapters on Sniper Elite difficulty 3.4%
- Don't worry, they're evil! Shoot the 3 Zombie Ravens outside the Folterschloss 3.4%
- You're going to meet Death now... Reach at least Wave 10 in Horde Mode – No Sanctuary 3.3%
- Zombies, man, they creep me out! Reach at least Wave 10 in Horde Mode – Waves of Despair 3.2%
- You're going to have to work for your meal Reach at least Wave 10 in Horde Mode – Flood of Tears 2.9%
- Snuff them out Kill 25 Fire Demons 2.9%
- They're coming to get you, Barbra! Reach Wave 10 in Horde Mode – Dead Man's Bluff 2.6%
- Gratuitous violence from the lot of you Complete levels as every playable character 2.4%
- They must be destroyed on sight! Find and shoot every Bottle of Blood 2.4%
- Just in case we make it Collect every Gold Bar 2.3%
- Man, you sure know a lot about monsters Complete every Survivor sidequest 2.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.