When does HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 15h it's 1 in 17 (6%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

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HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition

Dec 7, 2015 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 81% of owners

Steam reviews 90% positive of 33,512

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 15h it's 1 in 17 (6%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
81% 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 33,619 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 12.3h for positive, 9.6h 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 (81.2% 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 (39)

story milestone ending side

Join the Army they said Complete a mission. 100%
The Helldiver's new clothes Customize your character. 97%
That which doesn't kill you, scars you for life Finish the Training. 92%
You're it until you die or I find someone better Achieve the rank of Sergeant (Rank 7). 67%
Meet interesting people they said Play at least once against all enemy races. 55%
Brothers in Arms Join another game through the matchmaking system. 54%
See the Galaxy they said Play at least once on a desert, a forest, and a snow planet. 53%
Now that is what I would call a multi-kill! Kill 7 enemies within a very short time using only your primary weapon. 51%
Don't you just hate escort missions? Successfully complete an escort objective where all 4 NPCs survive. 43%
I'm no Zoologist, but how do you classify a 20 foot tentacle? Face each new enemy once. 41%
Next time we meet, I'll probably have to salute you Achieve the rank of Captain (Rank 13). 37%
Peace and prosperity reigns again Complete at least one planet in a successful Galactic Campaign. 36%
Nothing is hotter than a cup of Liber-Tea Complete a volcanic type planet of difficulty 5 or more. 35%
When the wrong tools do the job, are they still wrong? Destroy a Bug Nest, Cyborg AA, or Illuminate Beacon with anything but the NUX-223 Hellbomb. 32%
No man left behind Extract from a difficulty 8 or higher mission with 4 players where all 4 get on the shuttle. 31%
Make Frank kill a Tank! Kill a Bug Tank, Bug Behemoth, or Cyborg IFV by having the extraction shuttle land on it. 26%
Spreading Managed Democracy Take part in a successful final assault on an enemy's home planet by completing at least one mission. 24%
Liberating the countryside Complete all missions on a planet with difficulty 10 or higher. 24%
Dancing Queen Do 25 capespins in a row, without moving, while on the ship bridge. 22%
Knock-knock, who's there? DEMOCRACY! Kill an Illuminate Obelisk while it is closed. 16%
Hell dive Complete a difficulty 10 or higher mission without a single death. 16%
Defender of Humanity Take part in a successful defense of a capital city by completing at least one mission. 16%
A molehill of corpses Kill 10,000 enemies. 15%
Which seat can I take? In a 4 player game, on a Friday, have all players sitting in an APC or HAV at the same time. 11%
Resisting democracy is futile! Defeat a Cyborg Siegemech. 11%
Back in time for dinner Complete a difficulty 4 or higher mission in 5 minutes or less. 9.0%
80% of the time, I hit every time Complete a mission with over 300 shots fired and 80% accuracy or better. 8.5%
They call me Mr. Danmaku Complete a difficulty 7 or higher mission against the Cyborgs without taking damage from any enemy. 7.8%
Add that one to the fossil record! Defeat a Bug Hive Lord. 7.8%
The element of Supplies Kill a Bug Tank with a Resupply Stratagem Hellpod. 7.5%
Never give up, never surrender Use the Reinforce Stratagem while downed and the last Helldiver alive on a difficulty 8 or higher mission with 4 players. 7.4%
It didn't SEE that coming! Defeat an Illuminate Great Eye. 7.0%
It's raining Hell, hallelujah! Complete a mission using only Stratagems. 6.4%
A shining inspiration to us all! Achieve the rank of Grand Lord (Rank 25). 3.3%
Solid Stealth Execution Complete a difficulty 7 or higher mission without triggering any alarms. 2.7%
Stick it to the Man! While in melee range from a Cyborg Warlord, use the "NO" communication command. 2.1%
Royal Roadkill Kill a Bug or Illuminate assassination target by running it over with the APC or HAV. 1.8%
Why wasn't this standard issue? Fully upgrade all non DLC Weapons and Stratagems. 1.6%
Making mountains out of molehills Kill 100,000 enemies. 1.2%

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