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The Precinct
Give it 2 hours
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 23% of players who started
Started playing 94% of owners
Steam reviews 88% positive of 9,473
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 10h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 23% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Cleaning the Streets” (Take down the August Gang) and “Big Trouble in Chinatown” (Take down the Crimson Serpents): from 87% to 33% of starters.
- 94% 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 9,579 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 13.8h for positive, 6.3h 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 (93.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Cleaning the Streets Take down the August Gang. 87% −13
- Big Trouble in Chinatown Take down the Crimson Serpents. Most players quit here 33% −53
- Unlucky, Punk Take down the Jawheads. 26% −8
- Partner in Law Have Kelly save you from Warehouse Six. 23% −3
- The Secrets of the ACPD Complete the main story. 23%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (39)
story milestone ending side
- Thrown in the Deep End Complete your first shift for ACPD. 100%
- Ruined Their Day Issue 3 valid parking violation tickets. 96%
- Cleaning the Streets Take down the August Gang. 87%
- What's in the Box? Recover an artifact. 77%
- Building a Case Submit 5 pieces of evidence against gangs. 75%
- Self Improvement Unlock a Player Upgrade. 69%
- Making Your Mark Achieve the rank of Police Officer 1. 68%
- Nowhere to hide Use three different support options to catch a single suspect. 61%
- Radio Responder Respond to and complete 50 callouts during your shifts. 56%
- What Are You in For? Have two suspects from different crimes in your police car at the same time. 53%
- On Top Form Achieve first place on the Shift scoreboard. 46%
- Maxed Out Unlock every Player Upgrade in a category. 37%
- Big Trouble in Chinatown Take down the Crimson Serpents. 33%
- Coming in Clutch Finish in 1st place in a Street Race. 33%
- Ready for the Real Thing Complete a time trial. 30%
- Track Star Sprint for 30 seconds without stopping. 30%
- Fine Work Issue 10 valid parking violation tickets in one shift. 29%
- There's Gonna Be a Lot of Paperwork Arrest 100 suspects. 28%
- Pedal to the Metal Get a gold medal in a time trial. 27%
- Unlucky, Punk Take down the Jawheads. 26%
- Partner in Law Have Kelly save you from Warehouse Six. 23%
- The Secrets of the ACPD Complete the main story. 23%
- I See Everything Help ground officers arrest 20 suspects while you're in the helicopter. 21%
- The Most Hated Person in Averno City Issue 50 valid parking violation tickets. 19%
- Employee of the Day Earn 10,000 XP in a single shift. 18%
- A Promising Career Reach the maximum Police Rank. 16%
- Taking Out the Trash Commandeer a Garbage Truck. 9.4%
- Book 'Em, Cordell Book 30 suspects. 8.9%
- Clean Slate Flush every toilet in The Precinct. 8.0%
- We're Gonna Need a Bigger Holding Cell Book 6 criminals in one shift. 7.5%
- Is It a Bird? Complete 5 vehicle jumps. 7.0%
- Career Limiting Move Park in the Chief's Space. 6.8%
- I'm Fast, I'm Very Fast Finish in 1st place in all Street Races. 5.2%
- Fast Responder Get a gold medal in every time trial. 5.0%
- A Sharp Mind Recover every artifact. 3.6%
- We'll Pay for the Damage Commandeer every type of vehicle. 3.5%
- No, It's the Law Complete every vehicle jump. 3.0%
- Hidden in the Hood Discover and drive all the rare vehicles. 3.0%
- Historian Read every Plaque. 2.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.