METAL GEAR SURVIVE
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (76%); after 35h it's 1 in 5 (22%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 98% of games we track.
- 7% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Refuge” (You arrived at the FOB): only 43% of starters get there.
- 95% 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 5,764 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 26.6h for positive, 10.7h 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 (95.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Refuge You arrived at the FOB Most players quit here 43% −57
- The Giant You discovered "the Giant" 40% −3
- The EM Gun You recovered "the Giant" 39% −1
- Rescue You rescued the boy 38%
- Sacrifice You defeated the Lord of Dust 30% −8
- Home You made it home 7% −23
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (51)
story milestone ending side
- Production You crafted your first item 100%
- Dite You saw the METAL GEAR SURVIVE title logo 99%
- The Soldier A soldier joined your ranks 99%
- Hunt You did your first hunt 95%
- Cook You cooked your first meal 93%
- Construction You constructed your first building 83%
- Education You learned your first skill 80%
- Mission You completed your first Order 70%
- The Nurse A nurse joined your ranks 67%
- Defender You successfully defended your outpost for the first time 59%
- Harvest You did your first harvest 57%
- Digger You digged Iris Energy for the first time 54%
- The Boy A boy joined your ranks 52%
- Cooperation You played a Salvage Mission 48%
- The Cop A police officer joined your ranks 47%
- Progress You finished digging Iris Energy 45%
- Expansion Base Camp's expandable area reached Level 2 44%
- Refuge You arrived at the FOB 43%
- The Giant You discovered "the Giant" 40%
- Results You achieved a performance evaluation for a Salvage Mission 39%
- The EM Gun You recovered "the Giant" 39%
- The Engineer An engineer joined your ranks 38%
- Rescue You rescued the boy 38%
- Locksmith You opened a HARD difficulty container flawlessly 37%
- Exploration Your crew completed their first Dispatch Mission 35%
- Revival You used the Analeptic (Revival Pill) for the first time 34%
- Sacrifice You defeated the Lord of Dust 30%
- Marksman You defeated 300 creatures using bows 30%
- Impaler You defeated 300 creatures using thrusting weapons 26%
- Ability Other classes were added 25%
- Responder You defeated 300 creatures using Interceptor Units 24%
- Slicer You defeated 300 creatures using one-handed weapons 16%
- Iron Wall You successfully defended Base Camp with no losses incurred 16%
- Best Buddy You defeated 300 creatures using the Auto Turret 11%
- Suppression You defeated all Boss Creatures 10%
- Ripper You defeated 300 creatures using two-handed weapons 8.3%
- Home You made it home 7.2%
- Prosperity Thirty crew members are among your ranks 6.6%
- Comrades in Arms You completed 50 Salvage Missions 5.6%
- Glory You earned 30 first place score rankings when completing the final wave in a Salvage Mission 5.0%
- Rod and Snake During Salvage Missions, you revived 30 allies who were near death 4.3%
- Crusher You defeated 300 creatures using heavy weapons 4.0%
- Proficient You raised all skills to their highest level 3.8%
- Common Struggle You completed every wave in every Salvage Mission 3.8%
- Survivalist You survived 140 days, 15 hours without dying 3.0%
- Protector You defeated 300 creatures using Defense Units 2.7%
- Spit You skewered 50 creatures using the Foot Press skill 2.2%
- Bad Meal You fed a metal drum to a Boss Creature 2.2%
- Surveyor You explored the entirety of both maps 1.7%
- Foodie You ate all food 1.3%
- Collector You obtained all weapons and gear 1.3%