When does Medieval Kingdom Wars get good?

Give it 5 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 5h it's 1 in 6 (16%). The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.

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Medieval Kingdom Wars

Jan 3, 2019 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 5 hours

Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 80% of owners

Steam reviews 76% positive of 2,614

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 5h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
80% 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 2,635 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 8.7h for positive, 3.6h 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 (80.2% 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 (20)

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Start It Up Start up the game 100%
Siege Commander Win a Siege Attack battle in Campaign Mode 25%
Field Commander Win a Field battle in Campaign Mode 21%
Bon Début Complete the Tutorial 17%
Garrison Commander Win a Town Defense battle in Campaign Mode 16%
Capital Offense: Glasgow Conquer Glasgow in Campaign Mode 3.6%
Capital Offense: Dublin Conquer Dublin in Campaign Mode 3.2%
Capital Offense: Paris Conquer Paris in Campaign Mode 2.6%
Naval Commander Win a Naval battle in Campaign Mode 2.6%
Capital Offense: London Conquer London in Campaign Mode 2.5%
Capital Offense: Dijon Conquer Dijon in Campaign Mode 2.0%
Capital Offense: Granada Conquer Granada in Campaign Mode 2.0%
Capital Offense: Lisbon Conquer Lisbon in Campaign Mode 2.0%
Capital Offense: Venice Conquer Venice in Campaign Mode 2.0%
Capital Offense: Zaragoza Conquer Zaragoza in Campaign Mode 1.9%
Capital Offense: Prague Conquer Prague in Campaign Mode 1.9%
Capital Offense: Avignon Conquer Avignon in Campaign Mode 1.9%
Capital Offense: Vienna Conquer Vienna in Campaign Mode 1.7%
Capital Offense: Toledo Conquer Toledo in Campaign Mode 1.7%
Capital Offense: Frankfurt Conquer Frankfurt in Campaign Mode 1.7%

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