Strategy
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Give it 7 hours
Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Steam reviews 96% positive of 5,114
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (20%); after 20h it's 1 in 40 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.
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 5,110 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 105h for positive, 47.7h 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
This game has no achievements.
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.