First Strike

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 2,058 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 4.5h for positive, 6.7h 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 (59.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (53)

• Played as the USA Played as the USA 100%
• Won with the USA Won with the USA 96%
• Unlocked Brazil! USA: Occupied all of South America! 85%
• Unlocked Russia! Won twice playing as the USA! 69%
• Played as Europe Played as Europe 64%
• Won with Europe Won with Europe 61%
• Played as North Korea Played as North Korea 58%
• Won with North Korea Won with North Korea 51%
• Play as Russia Play as Russia 50%
• Won with Russia Won with Russia 49%
• Unlocked South Africa! Western Europe: Occupied all of Africa! 45%
• Played as Brazil Played as Brazil 43%
• Won with Brazil Won with Brazil 43%
• Played more than 10 games! Played more than 10 games! 42%
• Unlocked India! Won twice playing as Europe! 42%
• Unlocked Australia! North Korea: Occupied all of Oceania! 40%
• Unlocked China! Won twice as Russia! 39%
• Won against 8 opponents! Won against 8 opponents! 36%
• Achieved World Peace! Achieved World Peace! 36%
• Unlocked Israel! Won twice playing as North Korea! 34%
• Played as China Played as China 30%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with USA Beat Hardcore Mode with USA 30%
• Won with China Won with China 30%
• Played as India & Pakistan Played as India & Pakistan 30%
• Won with India & Pakistan Won with India & Pakistan 30%
• Won against 9 opponents! Won against 9 opponents! 29%
• Played as South Africa Played as South Africa 28%
• Won with South Africa Won with South Africa 28%
• Played as Iran Played as Iran 28%
• Played as Australia Played as Australia 26%
• Won with Australia Won with Australia 26%
• Won against 10 opponents! Won against 10 opponents! 26%
• Won as Iran Won as Iran 25%
• Unlocked Iran! Won twice as India & Pakistan! 25%
• Played as Israel Played as Israel 25%
• Won with Israel Won with Israel 24%
• Played more than 20 games! Played more than 20 games! 23%
• Deciphered end message! Deciphered end message! 23%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with Europe Beat Hardcore Mode with Europe 20%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with Russia Beat Hardcore Mode with Russia 18%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with Brazil Beat Hardcore Mode with Brazil 18%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with North Korea Beat Hardcore Mode with North Korea 17%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with China Beat Hardcore Mode with China 14%
• Unlocked all Superweapons! Unlocked all Superweapons! 14%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with Kazakhstan Beat Hardcore Mode with Kazakhstan 14%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with Iran Beat Hardcore Mode with Iran 13%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with South Africa Beat Hardcore Mode with South Africa 13%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with Australia Beat Hardcore Mode with Australia 13%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with India Beat Hardcore Mode with India 13%
• Won with every Nation! Won with every Nation! 13%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with Israel Beat Hardcore Mode with Israel 11%
• Beat Hardcore Mode with every Superpower! Beat Hardcore Mode with every Superpower! 8.1%
• Played more than 50 games! Played more than 50 games! 7.8%