Strategy
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)
Give it 15 hours
Gets good by 15h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 18% of players who started
Started playing 60% of owners
Steam reviews 69% positive of 6,072
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (69%); after 20h it's 1 in 6 (18%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 95% of games we track.
- 18% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Ascension” (Finish the Prologue) and “The Hand of Darkness” (Finish Chapter 1): from 100% to 64% of starters.
- Only 60% 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 6,085 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 20.3h for positive, 8.2h 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 (60.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Ascension Finish the Prologue 100%
- The Hand of Darkness Finish Chapter 1 Most players quit here 64% −36
- The Eye of Night Finish Chapter 2 51% −13
- Surprise attack Finish Chapter 3 35% −16
- 12th Black Crusade Finish Chapter 4 21% −14
- The Imperium Resurgent Finish Chapter 5 18% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Ascension Finish the Prologue 100%
- The Hand of Darkness Finish Chapter 1 64%
- The Eye of Night Finish Chapter 2 51%
- Hoarder Do not let the enemy aquire the Artifacts 49%
- Testament of Faith Win an alliance mission with the Inquisition 43%
- Machine Spirit Win an alliance mission with the Adeptus Mechanicus 43%
- High Lord Admiral Have a Level 8 Imperium Admiral in any game mode 39%
- And they shall know no fear Win an alliance mission with the Space Marines 39%
- Warfleet Obscurus Win an alliance mission with the Imperial Navy 38%
- Surprise attack Finish Chapter 3 35%
- High Admiral Spire Reach the maximal admiral level in campaign mode 34%
- Thirst of Blood Destroy the "Eternity of pain" 27%
- Winds of Change Destroy the "Sword of Sacrilege" 27%
- Herald of Pleasure Destroy the "Torment" 27%
- Fighting the Death Guard Destroy the "Terminus Est" 26%
- Unexpected Allies Find unexpected help to win the war 26%
- Shared secrets Be sure to keep any advantage possible 25%
- Ordo Xeno: Greenskins tide Exterminate the Orks 23%
- 12th Black Crusade Finish Chapter 4 21%
- The Imperium Resurgent Finish Chapter 5 18%
- No-Mesis Destroy Nemesises before the final battles 18%
- Purge the Unclean Get rid of the heresy in a most definitive manner 17%
- Cruiser Veterancy Have a Level 10 Cruiser Captain 15%
- Battle Cruiser Veterancy Have a Level 10 Battle Cruiser Captain 15%
- Admiral of the Farsight Enclaves Win a victory against the Tau Empire while playing a Tau Admiral 14%
- Light Cruiser Veterancy Have a Level 10 Light Cruiser Captain 12%
- Chosen Warmaster Have a Level 8 Chaos Admiral in any game mode 8.1%
- Battleship Veterancy Have a Level 10 Battleship Captain 7.6%
- Master of the Kauyon Warfare Earn 10 victories by using the Kauyon Tau warfare 7.0%
- Elite Admiral Reach Rank 1 in Elite Mode 6.8%
- Master of the Mont'Ka Warfare Earn 10 victories by using the Mont'Ka Tau warfare 6.6%
- Fight for the Greater Good Have a Level 8 Admiral with a Tau Fleet 5.8%
- I'm da Kaptin now Have a Level 8 Ork Admiral in any game mode 5.5%
- Crowned Prince Have a Level 8 Eldar Admiral in any game mode 4.5%
- Chapter Command Have all the Masters in a single Space Marines Fleet 4.0%
- Elite Encounter Reach Rank 10 in Elite Mode 2.8%
- We March for Macragge Have a Level 8 Admiral with an Ultramarines Fleet 2.8%
- Heirless Throne The Eldar Prince is dead 2.2%
- Ordo Xeno: Eldar's fate Exterminate the Eldar 2.2%
- Burn the Heretic Right your wrongs 2.0%
- For Russ and the Allfather Have a Level 8 Admiral with a Space Wolves Fleet 1.8%
- For the Lion Have a Level 8 Admiral with a Dark Angels Fleet 1.8%
- By the blood of Sanguinius Have a Level 8 Admiral with a Blood Angels Fleet 1.7%
- Primarch-Progenitor, to your glory and the glory of Him on earth Have a Level 8 Admiral with an Imperial Fists Fleet 1.7%
- Elite Veteran Reach Rank 30 in Elite Mode 1.3%
- To Unite the Stars Have an Auxiliary ship at its maximum level 1.2%
- Best of the Emperor Have a Level 8 Admiral with all the Space Marines Chapters 0.8%
- Elite Hero Reach Rank 60 in Elite Mode 0.8%
- Old but Gold Don't lose an esteemed officer 0.8%
- Elite Tactician Reach Rank 100 in Elite Mode 0.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.