Simulation
Ultimate Arena
Give it 1 hour
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 12% of owners
Steam reviews 80% positive of 993
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 3h it's 1 in 4 (23%).
- Only 12% 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 993 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 4.3h 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 (11.7% 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 (20)
- 100 Fighters Have 100 Fighters in your Library 100%
- 10 Events Have 10 Events in your Library 91%
- Call Me Crazy Have a Fighter Reach -50% Sanity 86%
- Open Source Champion Visit the Github page for Ultimate Arena 71%
- Breaking News! Reach 500 Updates in a Single Game 62%
- Wild Ride Have a Fighter get off Mr. Troy's Wild Ride 60%
- Big Kills Reach 200 Homicides in a Single Game 59%
- 200 Fighters Have 200 Fighters in your Library 56%
- Shilling Pt. 1 Click the Twitter button on the Main Menu 48%
- People Look at This? Read the Credits 47%
- Shilling Pt. 2 Click the Facebook button on the Main Menu 47%
- 30 Events Have 30 Events in your Library 44%
- Murder City Reach 230 Homicides in a Single Game 43%
- It's Happening! Reach 1000 Updates in a Single Game 43%
- Have 500 Fighters in your Library Have 500 Fighters in your Library 38%
- 1000 Fighters Have 1000 Fighters in your Library 33%
- Stalling Champion Have a Single Game last 10 Days 32%
- One Week Later Have a Single Game last a Week. 32%
- Watch Your Step! Kill 100 Fighters with Landmines in a Single Game 32%
- Blow Them All Away Kill 200 Fighters with Landmines in a Single Game 30%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.