When does Warhammer 40,000: Regicide get good?

Give it 2 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (45%); after 4h it's 1 in 4 (28%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

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Warhammer 40,000: Regicide

Sep 8, 2015 Steam: Mixed

Give it 2 hours

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 38% of owners

Steam reviews 67% positive of 1,908

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (45%); after 4h it's 1 in 4 (28%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
Only 38% 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 1,909 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 6.2h for positive, 4.8h 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 (38% 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 (35)

Leave none alive Complete a secondary objective. 100%
Aspirant Complete the tutorial. 96%
Burn them all Complete 3 secondary objectives. 77%
Cleanse Complete 5 secondary objectives. 52%
Purge Complete Act I of the main campaign. 38%
Emperor's Mercy Complete 10 secondary objectives. 21%
Battle Brother Reach level 10. 16%
Total Victory Complete 20 secondary objectives. 7.6%
Hejopolis Complete Act II of the main campaign. 7.4%
Alpha Strike Checkmate an opponent within 10 turns. 5.8%
Sergeant Reach level 20. 5.5%
Ard Boyz Earn Tier II Orks 3.2%
Veterans Earn Tier II Space Marines 3.2%
Emperor's Finest Complete Act III of the main campaign. 2.6%
Trial By Fire Win 10 online matches as Space Marines against random opponents. 2.6%
PROMOTION!! Promote a Pawn in an online match. 2.6%
Bring it down! Capture a Rook with a Pawn in an online match. 2.6%
Veteran Reach level 30. 2.4%
Witch Hunter Capture a Queen with a Pawn in an online match. 2.4%
Seasoned Tactician Win 20 online matches as Space Marines against random opponents. 2.1%
Mob Tactics Win 10 online matches as Orks against random opponents. 2.1%
Completionist Complete 50 secondary objectives. 1.8%
Crusader Win 50 online matches as Space Marines against random opponents. 1.8%
The Green Tide Win 20 online matches as Orks against random opponents. 1.8%
Brother-Captain Reach level 40. 1.8%
Chapter Master Reach level 50. 1.8%
Secret Tactics Perform an En Passant capture in an online match. 1.8%
Inquisitor Win 20 online matches as Space Marine against Space Marine 1.8%
Flashy Earn Tier III Orks 1.8%
Glorious Earn Tier III Space Marines 1.8%
WAAAGH!!! Win 50 online matches as Orks against random opponents. 1.6%
Grizzled Win 100 online matches against random opponents. 1.6%
Efficient Kill 3 enemy pieces in a single turn. 1.6%
Slaughter Kill 5 enemy pieces in a single turn. 1.6%
I iz da biggest! Win 20 online matches as Orks against Orks 1.6%

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