Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 20h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 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 94,365 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 85.2h for positive, 96h 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 (87.7% 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 (99)
story milestone ending side
- First Steps Playing as any faction, capture a region. 100%
- Way of the Tao Playing as any faction, win a single battle with one of each unit type (Melee Cavalry; Shock Cavalry; Melee Infantry; Glaive & Spear Infantry; Ranged). 91%
- A Land of Milk & Honey Playing as any faction, make 8,888 income in a single turn. 82%
- To Dust Playing as any faction, destroy any other faction. 76%
- Oath of the Peach Garden Fight a battle with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei fighting on the same side. 66%
- Settlers of the Han Playing as any faction, capture 29 settlements. 62%
- That Still Only Counts as One Win a battle against an opponent fielding at least one elephant unit, or an opponent fielding a general that has an elephant as their mount 55%
- BFFs Playing as any faction, form an alliance. 54%
- Take No Prisoners Playing as any faction, execute 24 captives. 53%
- If You Can't Surrender, Die Playing as any faction, kill 92,413 enemies. 53%
- Demolition Man Playing as any faction, breach a wall during a battle. 50%
- Huangdi Playing as any faction, declare yourself emperor. 50%
- If You Can't Die, Surrender Playing as any faction, capture 9413 enemies. 49%
- An Ambush That's Sure Playing as any faction, successfully ambush and defeat any opponent. 48%
- A Battle A Day Keeps The Doctor Away Playing as any faction, win 7 battles with a Healer-type Hero leading your army. 41%
- First Taste Playing as any faction, control a single spice resource. 38%
- Han Shot First Playing as any faction, someone else declares themselves emperor before you. 36%
- A Sharp Point Sticks Out Playing as any faction, obtain the maximum level in any one character attribute. 36%
- The Empire, Long Divided, Must Unite Playing as any faction, declare yourself Emperor of the Three Kingdoms. 35%
- Jade Empire Playing as any faction, control all jade resources on the map. 35%
- The Mandate of Heaven Playing as any faction, become emperor and win the game. 35%
- Eye of the Beholder Playing as any faction, attack Xiahou Dun with archers. 34%
- They Who Control The Spice... Playing as any faction, control two spice resources. 32%
- Simply the Best Playing as any faction, progress a character to the maximum rank. 32%
- Neighsayer Playing as any faction, control all northern horse resources on the map. 30%
- Satisfaction Guaranteed Playing as any faction, win 66 duels. 30%
- ...Controls the Universe! Playing as any faction, control all 3 spice resources on the map. 27%
- Fair-weather Friend Playing as any faction, turn a friend into a rival. 26%
- White Horse General Playing as Gongsun Zan, win 11 battles with White Horse Fellows. 24%
- Forbidden City Playing as any faction, construct a faction palace. 24%
- Special Delivery Playing as any faction, kill a Hero with a special ability. 23%
- Blood-drenched & Fancy Free Playing as any faction, win 100 battles launched from the campaign map. 22%
- Branching Out Playing as any faction, unlock an entire single element of the reforms tree. 21%
- Here Comes the Sun (Jian) Playing as any faction, maintain 8 trade routes. 21%
- Guangdong Coalition Playing as any faction, defeat Dong Zhuo. 20%
- First Blood As Lü Bu kill a character from your kill list 19%
- Many Faces, Many Names Give out five titles to five different characters 17%
- Though the Tortoise Lives Long Playing as Cao Cao, trigger a proxy war. 16%
- No Small Deed Left Undone Playing as Liu Bei, make 6 allies. 14%
- Horse Armour Playing as any Eight Princes faction, recruit 10 Cataphract units to your armies. 14%
- Good Luck, Have Fun! Playing as any faction, win a multiplayer match. 12%
- Multi-Kill As Lü Bu attack and win three battles in one turn 11%
- Honour Among Thieves Use "Share the spoils" when the army loot has reached max loot 9.8%
- Friend of Winter Playing as any faction, unlock every reform in a single playthough. 9.7%
- Humble Beginnings Playing as one of the governor factions, become emperor. 9.0%
- Party of Five Playing as any faction, have all 5 Tiger Generals (Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong) in your faction. 8.9%
- The Yellow Sky Has Come Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, complete a campaign. 7.1%
- Son of the Tortoise Playing as the child of Cao Cao, proclaim yourself emperor. 6.0%
- Bandits of the Marsh Playing as Zheng Jiang, construct a bandit lair. 6.0%
- I'm the Man During a Nanman campaign, have all Nanman fealties under your control 6.0%
- When the Sun Rises in the West Playing as any faction, win every battle (including auto-resolve battles). 5.9%
- Live & Let Spy Playing as any faction, make your spy become faction leader. 5.9%
- Yellow Sky Play as a Jiazi Rebellion faction and win the campaign. 5.2%
- Mandate Regained Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, become the Yellow Sky Emperor. 5.0%
- Like My Father Before Me Reach greatness like your father and achieve five of Sun Ce ambitions before the end of year 200 4.9%
- Sunny Side Up Playing as any Eight Princes faction, capture the settlement of Luoyang. 4.7%
- Ill Omen Playing as any faction, have a spy successfully complete an assassination. 4.4%
- Restore the Empire Playing as the Han Dynasty win the campaign. 4.2%
- There Will Be Fish Every Year Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct a Grand Fishing Port. 4.2%
- Now the Stuff of Dreams Playing as any faction, complete a campaign on legendary difficulty. 4.1%
- Fit For a Prince Playing as any Eight Princes faction, win the game by any means. 4.0%
- The Knights Who Say Qî Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, recruit at least 7 Youxia units. 4.0%
- Vase On A Table Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct a Yellow Turban Headquarters. 3.5%
- The Barbarian Emperor Playing as a Nanman, become the emperor of the Han, or establish the Nanman kingdom 3.2%
- Align of Duty Playing as any Eight Princes faction, obtain more than 225 in any alignment. 3.1%
- Double Happiness Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct at least 8 Prosperous Farming Estates. 2.9%
- Diaochan's Revenge With Lü Bu in your party, defeat Dong Zhuo in battle. 2.7%
- Bandit Emperor Win the game with a bandit faction 2.6%
- Prince of War Playing as any Eight Princes faction, research all military reforms. 2.5%
- Point Break Playing as any faction, trigger a civil war in another faction. 2.4%
- Civil Service Playing as any Eight Princes faction, research all civic reforms. 2.4%
- The Purist During a Nanman campaign, complete a tech tree where all major reforms are to one side 2.4%
- Tiger King Win a battle where an entire retinue was made up of tiger units 2.4%
- Don't Cheat At The Games Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct at least 7 Communal Squares. 2.3%
- Lord of Heaven Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, unlock all Heaven reforms. 2.3%
- Lord of the Land Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, unlock all Land reforms. 2.3%
- Lord of the People Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, unlock all People reforms. 2.3%
- Spies On Me Playing as any Eight Princes, research all espionage reforms. 2.2%
- Among Men, Lü Bu As Lü Bu Kill 25 characters from your kill list 2.2%
- River Crab Pond Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct a Garden of Divine Peace. 2.1%
- The World's Protector Playing as any Eight Princes faction, become regent then win the game. 1.9%
- Trophy Hunter Playing as Prince Liu Chong, collect all trophies. 1.9%
- One Arrow, Two Hawks Playing as any faction, win a multiplayer co-op campaign. 1.8%
- Usurp Expectations Playing as any Eight Princes faction, become the emperor then win the game. 1.8%
- Store Some Ice Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct a Concealed Fort. 1.7%
- Dù Zǐténg Will See You Now Playing as a Yellow Turban faction, construct a House of Compassion. 1.6%
- Burning Down the House Playing as Dong Zhuo, raze an emperor seat. 1.5%
- Firestarter Playing as Dong Zhuo, raze 11 settlements. 1.4%
- You Killed My Father, Prepare To Die! As Sun Ce kill Huang Zu (In duel or battle) 1.4%
- Fear the Tiger more than the government As Yan Baihu destroy Sun Ce faction 1.4%
- Upon Closer Inspection Playing as any Eight Princes faction, construct the Grand Inspector's Palace. 1.1%
- History Repeats Itself Playing as Dong Zhuo Raze Luoyang. 1.0%
- This is Total War! Playing as any faction, win a campaign having declared war on every faction as soon as you encounter them. 0.9%
- GG No Re! Playing as any faction, win a ranked match in multiplayer mode. 0.9%
- The Librarian Playing as Lu Zhi, collect all books. 0.9%
- Lords of the South When playing as Shi Xie, have 4 vassals that are also members of your family at the start of a turn 0.9%
- One Hundred Thousand Troops Playing as Yuan Shao, form 6 alliances. 0.8%
- White Tiger Burning Bright As Yan Baihu, achieve the highest level of the White Tiger Confederation pooled resource 0.7%
- Frenemies Playing as any faction, win 222 battles in multiplayer mode. 0.6%