When does HARDCORE MECHA get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 5h it's 1 in 9 (12%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

How many players finish HARDCORE MECHA?

27% of players who start reach the ending.

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HARDCORE MECHA

Jun 26, 2019 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 27% of players who started

Started playing 92% of owners

Steam reviews 83% positive of 2,692

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 5h it's 1 in 9 (12%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
27% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Is this the real life, is it just fantasy?” (Complete the Prologue in singleplayer mode) and “Mission to Mars”: from 100% to 74% of starters.
92% 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 2,720 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 8h for positive, 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 (92.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Is this the real life, is it just fantasy? Complete the Prologue in singleplayer mode. 100%
Mission to Mars Complete the first chapter in singleplayer mode. Most players quit here 74% −26
Die Another Day Complete the second chapter in singleplayer mode. 59% −15
One Man Army Complete the third chapter in singleplayer mode. 43% −16
Battle of Orcus Complete the fourth chapter in singleplayer mode. 36% −7
Tearing The Sky Complete the fifth chapter in singleplayer mode. 33% −4
The Longest Day Complete the chapter 33%
Against All Odds Complete the sixth chapter in singleplayer mode. 32%
Stand Alone Together! Complete the seventh chapter in singleplayer mode. 30% −2
Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust Complete the eighth chapter in singleplayer mode. 27% −3

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (36)

story milestone ending side

Is this the real life, is it just fantasy? Complete the Prologue in singleplayer mode. 100%
Mission to Mars Complete the first chapter in singleplayer mode. 74%
Die Another Day Complete the second chapter in singleplayer mode. 59%
Well Played Indeed Damage the Red Golem to only 10% HP or below at chapter 1 in singleplayer mode. 50%
One Man Army Complete the third chapter in singleplayer mode. 43%
Researcher Unlock 10 techs in singleplayer mode. 40%
Battle of Orcus Complete the fourth chapter in singleplayer mode. 36%
Tearing The Sky Complete the fifth chapter in singleplayer mode. 33%
The Longest Day Complete the chapter 33%
Against All Odds Complete the sixth chapter in singleplayer mode. 32%
Stand Alone Together! Complete the seventh chapter in singleplayer mode. 30%
Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust Complete the eighth chapter in singleplayer mode. 27%
Civil Protection Ensure all evacuating vehicles are intact at the chapter "Siege of Orcus" in singleplayer mode. 19%
Well-trained Complete "Move & Fly Tutorial", "Shoot Tutorial", "Dash Tutorial", "Melee Combat Tutorial", and "Ultimate Skill Tutorial" in singleplayer mode. 17%
One Third Defeat Vulphaes and Crimson Flame within 1 minute at the chapter "Blazing Steel" in singleplayer mode. 13%
Slayer Eliminate 2000 enemy units cumulatively in singleplayer mode. 12%
Firefighter Ensure all civilians survive on the building at the chapter "Raid" in singleplayer mode. 8.5%
Don't stop me! Complete 10 quick match in Quick Game mode. 6.3%
Die Hard In a single save file, die less than 5 times when completing all singleplayer levels. 4.7%
Scavenger Finds all parts used for unlocks in singleplayer mode. 3.1%
Lieutenant Level up to Lv. 10 in Quick Game mode. 2.4%
Remember, no pilots. Use mecha to eliminate 10 enemy pilots in Quick Game mode. 2.2%
Master Asia Use pilot's primary weapon to destroy 1 mechas in Quick Game mode. 2.0%
Anti-Mecha Infantry Use pilot to destroy 3 mechas in Quick Game mode. 1.7%
Primary Productive Forces Unlock all techs in singleplayer mode. 1.7%
Say hello to my little vulcan! Use vulcan to destroy 20 mechas in Quick Game mode. 1.4%
Giant Killer Use pilot to destroy 5 mechas in Quick Game mode. 1.4%
Neo-Type In a single save file, complete all singleplayer levels without dying. 1.3%
Bard Use pilot to survive for more than 1 minute in a game in Quick Game mode. 1.2%
Lt. Colonel Level up to Lv. 20 in Quick Game mode. 1.2%
Top Student Complete all singleplayer levels with rating of A or above. 1.1%
Pilot Hunter Use pilot to kill 3 enemy pilots in Quick Game mode. 1.1%
Raidenmander Complete the chapter "Blue Lightning" in singleplayer mode without taking damage. 1.0%
A.C.E. Complete all singleplayer levels with rating of S. 0.9%
Space Battleship Phoenix Complete the chapter "Phoenix, Ahead Four!" in singleplayer mode without taking damage . 0.9%
Rambo Use pilot to kill 5 enemy pilots in Quick Game mode. 0.9%

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