The Guild 3
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (59%); after 15h it's almost 1 in 3 (30%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 88% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 87% 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 8,116 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 16.8h for positive, 7.6h 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 (86.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (26)
story milestone ending side
- My first attempt Produce your first product 100%
- This is the end Marry 75%
- Office bearer Be elected in an office 57%
- The golden spoon Reach the title Patrician 53%
- The cart is creaking... Equip a horse-drawn cart 32%
- Pirates of the European Seas Play on the Hansa map 28%
- Yes, Master! Have 50 employees at once 20%
- Out-Of-Sync Take part in multiplayer 19%
- The Ruler am I! Become the Sovereign 13%
- Filthy Rich Have 1,000,000 coins 11%
- Competitor Earn a score of 1,600 in difficulty level "normal" or higher 8.5%
- Witchmaster Learn the skills "Dark secret 2" and "Alchemy Lvl 4" 7.3%
- Magnate Have 15 business buildings at once 5.3%
- I am the Master! Have 100 employees at once 4.0%
- Who is this Luther? Play until late 1517 (Oct. 31, 1517) 2.4%
- Serious Foe Earn a score of 1,900 in difficulty level "hard" or higher 2.1%
- Make it your way! Become Sovereign without ever having owned a business building 2.1%
- Courageous Drink one Guntram's Brew 1.7%
- You want war? You get war! Be in feud with 10 other dynasties at once 1.6%
- Executed Death through execution... 1.4%
- Better than Heracles Earn a score of 2,200 in difficulty level "impossible" 1.4%
- Sandwich maker At any one time, carry 10 wheat breads & 10 roast beefs in your inventory 0.8%
- Casanova Have 10 secret lovers simultaneously with an unmarried family member 0.7%
- Proud as a rooster Have all 3 party members in jail at the same time. 0.5%
- What is this Prussia? Play until the year 1800 0.3%
- Further than most others Play until the year 2000 0.2%