Cossacks 3
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (51%); after 15h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 79% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 71% 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 16,285 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 27.1h for positive, 13h 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 (70.8% 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 (103)
story milestone ending side
- Agrarian development Earned by player who has installed an upgrade at the mill. 100%
- The beginnings of the regular army Earned by player who has gathered soldiers into a regiment. 90%
- The conqueror Earned by player who has constructed another nation's town center using captured peasants in the course of a single game. 79%
- The passage of time Earned by player who has reached XVIII century. 77%
- Above the clouds Earned by player who has constructed a montgolfier. 75%
- Captain Earned by player after one victory on a random map. 73%
- The destroyer Earned by player who has burnt down 10 enemy buildings. 72%
- Metal hedgehog Earned by player who has researched 3 attack and defense upgrades for the XVII century pikemen. 70%
- Mining development Earned by player who has researched all upgrades to wood and stone collection. 65%
- Angelic patience Earned by player who has won a game that lasted for over an hour. 61%
- Horse breeder Earned by player who has researched all cavalry production speed and attack upgrades at the smithy. 61%
- The builder of walls Earned by player who has constructed 50 wall sections in the course of a single game. 60%
- Big bang Earned by player who has researched all firepower upgrades at the academy. 60%
- Admiral Earned by player who has constructed a ship of the line. 53%
- Two thousand subjects Earned by player whose population has reached 2000 men. 50%
- Reapers on the mountain Earned by player who has hired 50 mercenary Sich cossacks in the course of a single game. 47%
- Cannon master Earned by player who has cast 20 cannons in the course of a single game. 46%
- Unbreakable walls Earned by player who has researched all toughness upgrades for buildings and fortifications. 45%
- The scourge of God Earned by player who has burnt down 100 enemy buildings. 44%
- Scientific breakthrough Earned by player who has reached XVIII century within 20 minutes of playing, beginning with low or average starting resources. 43%
- The architect Earned by player who has constructed 5 town centers in the course of a single game, beginning with low or average starting resources. 41%
- Fortification engineer Earned by player who has constructed 10 towers in the course of a single game. 41%
- Engineer's deed Earned by player after completing the first tutorial mission successfully. 39%
- Black friday Earned by player who has sold 1 000 000 resources at the market in the course of a single game. 38%
- Soldiers of fortune Earned by player having 100 XVIII century mercenary dragoons simultaneously. 37%
- Down with the gang! Earned by player who has forced the incapable commander to retire during first tutorial mission. 35%
- First blood Earned by player after one victory over another player. 33%
- Officer's patent Earned by player after completing the second tutorial mission successfully. 33%
- Ship's boy Earned by player after one victory on a random map with a sea. 31%
- Sir, you're fired Earned by player who has executed the incapable commander during first tutorial mission. 30%
- Capable war minister Earned by player who has constructed 5 XVIII century barracks in the course of a single game, beginning with low or average starting resources. 30%
- A bayonet is stupid, a bullet is smart. Earned by player who has researched all attack upgrades for the Serduks. 28%
- Marching as one Earned by player who has achieved victory in alliance with another player or AI on a random map. 28%
- Two Ukrainians make three hetmans Earned by player who has hired 3 hetmans in the course of a single game. 27%
- Four thousand subjects Earned by player whose population has reached 4000 men. 27%
- The holy man Earned by player who has recruited 50 priests in the course of a single game. 23%
- The Hussars can't be defeated, nor stopped, nor contained Earned by player who has researched all upgrades for the winged hussars. 22%
- Iron hailstorm Earned by player who has cast 50 mortars in the course of a single game. 20%
- City builder Earned by player who has constructed 100 housing in the course of a single game. 20%
- Old Fritz Earned by player who has hired 200 prussian musketeers in the course of a single game. 20%
- Grand Sultan Earned by player who has hired 200 janissaries in the course of a single game. 18%
- Successful pursue Earned by player who caught turkish wagon train during first mission of Austrian campaign. 16%
- Patron of sciences Earned by player who has researched all possible upgrades in the course of a single game. 15%
- Iron curtain Earned by player who has researched all attack and defense upgrades for the Roundshiers. 14%
- Great Bey Earned by player who has hired 1000 algerian bowmen in the course of a single game. 12%
- One for all, and all for one! Earned by player who has hired 100 royal musketeers in the course of a single game. 12%
- Treasure hunter Earned by player who has found a treasure chest. 12%
- Practical thinking Earned by player who has hired brigands in one of the missions. 12%
- Slayer of infidels Earned by player who has saved Oryol from destruction during first mission of Russian campaign. 12%
- Shipwright Earned by player who has constructed 100 fishing boats. 12%
- Bloody peasants! Earned by player who was polite with the peasant during second mission of English campaign. 11%
- Scotland the Brave Earned by player who has hired 200 scottish musketeers in the course of a single game. 10%
- Lord of the cupids Earned by player who has hired 500 mercenary bowmen in the course of a single game. 10%
- Lord of the sea Earned by player who has constructed 10 shipyards in the course of a single game. 8.9%
- Heroic power Earned by player who has hired 200 vityazi in the course of a single game. 8.1%
- Colonel Earned by player after ten victories on a random map. 7.9%
- To the bowels of Earth Earned by player who has boosted mine capacity to 95 workers. 7.6%
- To punish the king Earned by player after completing the English campaign. 7.3%
- The King of Croats Earned by player who has hired 200 croats in the course of a single game. 6.9%
- Trench warfare Earned by player who has destroyed the garrisons of turkish fortresses during second mission of Austrian campaign. 6.8%
- The Thunderer Earned by player who has installed all rate of fire upgrades at a tower. 6.5%
- The doom of the tsar of turks Earned by player who has captured both turkish fortresses during first mission of Ukrainian campaign. 6.5%
- The Lion of the North Earned by player who has hired 200 swedish reiters in the course of a single game. 6.4%
- There and back again Earned by player after completing the Ukrainian campaign. 6.2%
- On your shield Earned by player after ten losses to another player. 6.1%
- Turkish invasion Earned by player who has hired 500 mercenary light infantry in the course of a single game. 5.8%
- Field marshal general of the Empire Earned by player after completing the Austrian campaign. 5.6%
- By the sweat of your brow Earned by player who has collected 1 000 000 resources within 20 minutes of playing. 5.5%
- Frantic struggle Earned by player after defeating two allied AI opponents on highest difficulty setting. 4.9%
- Conscience defies compromises Earned by player who has released the captives during second mission of French campaign. 4.9%
- Break your chains Earned by player who has released more than a hundred of captives during first mission of Ukrainian campaign. 4.7%
- Prudence Earned by player who was merciful to people of the duchy of Mantua during third mission of Austrian campaign. 4.5%
- Master of sieges Earned by player who let no wagon train reach the besieged Vitebsk during second mission of Russian campaign. 3.5%
- Hold the wall! Earned by player who has won the fifth mission of Ukrainian campaign with no losses among the bodyguards of the prince. 3.4%
- Sharp sight Earned by player who has discovered 10 secret tasks. 3.2%
- Vityaz Earned by player after completing the Russian campaign. 3.1%
- Military traditions Earned by player who has reinforced 10 times a regiment that lost over half of its manpower. 3.0%
- Noble spirit Earned by player who has shown mercy over 5 times. 2.7%
- Duelist Earned by player after ten victories over other players. 2.4%
- Uneven chances Earned by player after defeating four allied AI opponents on highest difficulty setting. 2.3%
- Glory of the French fleet Earned by player after completing the French campaign. 2.3%
- Unassailable wall Earned by player who has swiftly won the third mission of Russian campaign by defeating the besiegers. 1.7%
- The devil's cunning Earned by player who has successfully used the captured turkish ship during first mission of French campaign. 1.7%
- Surrounded at all sides Earned by player after defeating six allied AI opponents on highest difficulty setting. 1.6%
- Conquest of Sicily Earned by player who has destroyed the garrison of Palermo during third mission of French campaign. 1.6%
- The towers shall fall Earned by player who has destroyed the buildings of Kafa during third mission of Ukrainian campaign. 1.6%
- Bulldog grasp Earned by player who has raised militia in every town during first mission of English campaign. 1.4%
- Boatswain Earned by player after ten victories on a random map with a sea. 1.3%
- Ruthlessness Earned by player who has displayed a cruel streak over 5 times. 1.0%
- Generalissimo Earned by player after completing the Austrian campaign on highest difficulty setting. 0.8%
- Death to the tyrants! Earned by player after completing the English campaign on highest difficulty setting. 0.8%
- Rule, France! Earned by player after completing the French campaign on highest difficulty setting. 0.8%
- Brothers, raise the crystal chalices Earned by player after completing the Ukrainian campaign on highest difficulty setting. 0.8%
- I am Tsar! Earned by player after completing the Russian campaign on highest difficulty setting. 0.8%
- Sea sickness Earned by player who has crossed river on a ferry on a random map. 0.8%
- Field marshal Earned by player after one hundred victories on a random map. 0.8%
- Turn the cannons! Earned by player who has captured 20 cannons in the course of a single game. 0.8%
- Payback for Samuil Kishka Earned by player who has destroyed the buildings of Weissenstein during second mission of Ukrainian campaign. 0.8%
- Good morning! Earned by player who has destroyed the muscovite flank troops without being spotted during fourth mission of Ukrainian campaign. 0.8%
- Blitzkrieg Earned by player who has defeated the Lithuanians, the Poles and the Inflanty before Swedish entrance in the war during fourth mission of Russian campaign. 0.7%
- Sea wolf Earned by player after one hundred victories on a random map with a sea. 0.7%
- It's all about respect Earned by player who was merciful to the civilians of Berber Coast and to the slave trader during second mission of French campaign. 0.7%
- Old warrior makes a wise warrior Earned by player after one hundred victories over other players. 0.6%