Catan Universe
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (84%); after 10h it's 1 in 2 (46%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 100% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 55% 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 18,380 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 14.2h for positive, 12.6h 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 (54.9% 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 (21)
story milestone ending side
- New me Change your looks with the avatar editor. 100%
- Twosome Add your first friend. 97%
- Apprentice Reach level 2. 97%
- Road builder Build a road that is compromised of at least 12 sections (including ships). 56%
- Journeyman Reach level 5. 56%
- Scout Use your first ticket. 53%
- Dominance Win a game, where you have both the Longest Road as well as the Largest Army. 49%
- Good karma Reach karma level 4. 49%
- First steps Finish the tutorial of the base game. 36%
- Travelling journeyman Reach level 10. 30%
- Villager Win a game without building a city. 24%
- Master Reach level 20. 15%
- Architect Build 3 city walls in a game of Cities&Knights. 11%
- Explorer Uncover 10 fog tiles in a game of Seafarer. 10%
- Squire Win 5 games with the Cities&Knights expansion. 8.7%
- Welcome at court Finish the introductory game of 'The Duel'. 8.6%
- Old salt Win 5 games with the Seafarers expansion. 7.8%
- Strong together Create a guild or join one. 7.3%
- Panderer Play the progress card 'Wedding' 10 times in your games. 6.0%
- Empire Colonize all islands in the Seafarer scenario "The four islands". 5.6%
- Pirate Move the pirate 5 times in a game of Seafarer. 4.7%