ActionAdventure
Saints Row
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 22% of players who started
Started playing 88% of owners
Steam reviews 57% positive of 8,964
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (78%); after 20h it's 1 in 4 (27%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
- 22% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “First F#@!ing Day” and “Et tu?” (Betrayed by a friend): from 100% to 22% of starters.
- 88% 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 9,055 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 16.9h for positive, 4.5h 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 (87.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- First F#@!ing Day Complete First F#@!ing Day. 100%
- Et tu? Betrayed by a friend. Most players quit here 22% −78
- Showdown Complete Showdown. 22%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (64)
story milestone ending side
- First F#@!ing Day Complete First F#@!ing Day. 100%
- To The Nines Open the Style app for the first time. 78%
- Optimized Customize a weapon. 58%
- Performance Review Get fired. 53%
- Making a Name Name your criminal empire. 50%
- Wet Work Complete a job on the Wanted app. 49%
- Tune Up Customize a vehicle. 47%
- The Side Job Complete a Side Hustle. 46%
- Landlord Place a criminal venture. 45%
- Food for Thought Stagger an enemy with a vending machine. 43%
- Wrecking Ball Kill an enemy with a towed object. 37%
- Finders Keepers Obtain 5 items in the Collectibles app. 33%
- A Young Empire Unlock Criminal Empire Tier 2. 32%
- Picking Fights Defeat a miniboss from each faction. 26%
- Work Ethic Complete a criminal venture. 26%
- Power Players Unlock Criminal Empire Tier 3. 24%
- Et tu? Betrayed by a friend. 22%
- Showdown Complete Showdown. 22%
- Quality Time Complete all loyalty missions. 22%
- Took It to The Limit Reach the maximum level. 21%
- Kitted Out Fully upgrade a weapon. 18%
- Hijacked Pulled out of a car by a pedestrian. 17%
- Producer Credit Complete the Wanted job in Sunshine Springs. 16%
- Face Off Complete preparations for the Sunshine Springs heist. 15%
- Masters of Santo Ileso Unlock Criminal Empire Tier 4. 14%
- Hazardous Heist Complete the Sunshine Springs heist. 14%
- The Spins Perform a barrel roll. 13%
- The Mechanic Fully upgrade a vehicle. 12%
- Prankster Prank a co-op partner. 11%
- Closet Space Own 100 different pieces of clothing. 11%
- Blue Survivor Complete The Blue Wedding. 10%
- Challenge Accepted Complete 25 challenges. 9.7%
- DustFaire Champion Complete DustFaire Games. 9.5%
- Chaos Tamer Defeat all members of the Idols Collective. 9.3%
- Rod Warrior Complete The BowelRun. 9.1%
- We could go home, or… Sing karaoke with the Saints. 9.0%
- The Professional Complete all jobs on the Wanted app. 9.0%
- Forger of Destiny Complete Return of the Dust King. 8.9%
- A Golden Age Unlock Criminal Empire Tier 5. 8.9%
- Dustland Defender Complete The Battle of Ice and Dust. 8.8%
- Smooth Moves Buy 2 Emotes. 8.7%
- Tourist Complete the photo scavenger hunt. 8.7%
- Neighborly Complete 5 districts in Santo Ileso. 7.7%
- Free Refills Refill the boost bar 3 times in a row with Infinite Boost. 7.2%
- Untouchable Complete 10 Crimes of Opportunity. 7.1%
- Shopping Spree Buy 1 item from every store. 6.2%
- Always Be Hustling Complete all Side Hustles. 5.9%
- Community Outreach Complete 10 districts in Santo Ileso. 5.8%
- Bonus Round Destroy a car with Pugnus Sanctus Dei. 5.0%
- It's a Bird! Complete all wingsuit challenges. 4.2%
- Statement Pieces Customize a weapon, a vehicle, clothing item, and your skin with a Cutting Edge material. 4.0%
- All Mine Complete all 15 districts in Santo Ileso. 4.0%
- The Collector Obtain 85 items in the Collectibles app. 3.8%
- Jack of All Trades Acquire every perk. 3.4%
- Guilty as Charged Complete a Murder Circus Finale with Chief Justice. 3.3%
- Gimme Five Attain Level 5 with all Murder Circus contestants. 3.2%
- Most Dangerous Game Complete a Murder Circus Finale with Artemis. 3.2%
- Viva La Reina Complete a Murder Circus Finale with Consuela. 3.1%
- Armor Piercing Kill a tank driver with the Quantum Aperture. 3.1%
- Living the Dream Complete a Murder Circus Finale with Daniel Li. 3.1%
- Heard You Like Wheels Unlock all vehicle special upgrades. 3.1%
- Fiesta Time Hit a launched piñata with the Piñata Stick. 2.7%
- A Car Named Simone Perform a quadruple backflip with Super Air Control. 2.6%
- Just Like Old Times Dispatch the professor with a shot to the groin. 2.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.