When does Playing History 2 - Slave Trade get good?

Hooks you right away. 57% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (57%). Only 4% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Playing History 2 - Slave Trade

Aug 27, 2015 Steam: Mixed

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 4% of owners

Steam reviews 63% positive of 330

What the data shows

57% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (57%).
Only 4% 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.

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Based on all 334 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 270 reviews: 1.4h for positive, 0.9h 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 (3.9% 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 (8)

To Africa Talk to Wallace about the trip to Africa 100%
Cramped space Play "Slave packing" 44%
Middle passage Find out the travel time for your journey 44%
Slave trader Negotiate slaves with the chief 44%
Now and then Play "Find 10 errors" 41%
Scurvy Find out if Akim has scurvy 39%
Tough decisions Decide what to do with the lack of food 33%
Millions of slaves Play the "memory game" 23%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.