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Defiance 2050
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 65% of owners
Steam reviews 49% positive of 2,284
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (77%); after 5h it's 1 in 3 (35%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised more than in 98% of games we track.
- Only 65% 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 2,284 Steam reviews in every language. 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 (65.3% 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 (33)
- Holy Shtako! Complete the tutorial 100%
- Arkhunting Complete your first minor arkfall in the Bay Area 51%
- Individual Pursuit Complete your first pursuit in the Bay Area 34%
- A Friend in Need Revive another player outside the tutorial 33%
- Arkhunting Party Complete your first major arkfall in the Bay Area 29%
- EGOtistical Get to EGO level 10 28%
- Stroking Your EGO Fully upgrade a class ability 21%
- Executive Wash Room Complete a daily contract 19%
- EGO Maniac Max out a class 13%
- Pursuit of Happiness Complete 10 pursuits in the Bay Area 12%
- Yeeeeeeehaaaaawww! Jump a total of 5 kilometers with vehicles 12%
- Wait For It… Equip your first legendary weapon 11%
- Monolithic Landmark Cross the Golden Gate Bridge 10%
- Overdosing Complete a co-op map 9.5%
- Arkhunting Safari Complete 10 major arkfalls in the Bay Area 9.0%
- Pursuit of Excellence Complete 20 pursuits in the Bay Area 7.7%
- EGOcentric Arkhunter Get to EGO level 50 6.9%
- Seven Days a Week Complete 4 weekly contracts 5.4%
- Calculated Killer Kill 10,000 enemies 5.1%
- Who... Are You? Kill Nim 4.9%
- Incursion-Excursion Complete 25 Sieges 4.0%
- Master of War Kill the Volge Warmaster and a Volge Huntmaster 2.9%
- Super Excited Complete all co-op maps 2.8%
- Abundance of EGO Max out 4 classes 2.6%
- Shoot to Skill Teach level 20 in any weapon skill 2.6%
- Upper Echelon Kill 100 players in PVP 2.3%
- The Lion's Claw Complete "The Lion's Claw II" pursuit 2.3%
- Legend of Defiance Complete all other achievements 2.1%
- Chasing Shadows Capture 50 points in Pvp 2.1%
- Widely Regarded Get max reputation with Von Bach Industries, Soleptor Enterprises, Top Notch Toolworks and EchelonMax out reputation with 4 factions 2.1%
- Key to Paradise Max out reputation with 1 faction 2.1%
- Caste Master Complete the "Thorn Liro Thawandaye II" Pursuit 2.1%
- The General Complete the "The Defiant Few II" pursuit 2.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.