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Project Wingman
Give it 2 hours
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 45% of players who started
Started playing 73% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 22,644
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 10h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 45% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Another Day” (Complete Mission 1 of the Campaign) and “No Borders” (Complete Mission 2 of the Campaign): from 100% to 85% of starters.
- 73% 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 22,803 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 13.6h 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 (72.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Another Day Complete Mission 1 of the Campaign. 100%
- No Borders Complete Mission 2 of the Campaign. Most players quit here 85% −15
- Evictors Complete Mission 3 of the Campaign. 78% −7
- Invasive Species Complete Mission 4 of the Campaign. 73% −5
- Undignified Complete Mission 5 of the Campaign. 69% −4
- Hot Extract Complete Mission 6 of the Campaign. 61% −8
- Showdown at Sea Complete Mission 7 of the Campaign. 57% −4
- Clear Skies Complete Mission 8 of the Campaign. 55% −2
- An Ace; On Stage Complete Mission 9 of the Campaign. 53% −2
- Blackout Complete Mission 10 of the Campaign. 52% −1
- Ice Oldman Complete Mission 11 of the Campaign. 51% −1
- Light Show Complete Mission 12 of the Campaign. 50% −1
- Mercenary Infamy Complete Mission 13 of the Campaign. 49% −1
- Vindication & Retribution Complete Mission 14 of the Campaign. 48% −1
- Calamity Complete Mission 15 of the Campaign. 48% −1
- Soul at Hazard Complete Mission 16 of the Campaign. 47%
- Alpha Strike Complete Mission 17 of the Campaign. 47% −1
- Tragedy of the Commons Complete Mission 18 of the Campaign. 46%
- Rough Seas Complete Mission 19 of the Campaign. 46% −1
- Kingdom Come Complete Mission 20 of the Campaign. 45% −1
- I see no Kings up here Complete Mission 21 of the Campaign. 45%
- Crowned Complete the Campaign once. 45%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (40)
story milestone ending side
- Another Day Complete Mission 1 of the Campaign. 100%
- No Borders Complete Mission 2 of the Campaign. 85%
- Evictors Complete Mission 3 of the Campaign. 78%
- Invasive Species Complete Mission 4 of the Campaign. 73%
- Undignified Complete Mission 5 of the Campaign. 69%
- Buying Power Own a total of 5 aircraft in the campaign. 69%
- Hot Extract Complete Mission 6 of the Campaign. 61%
- Showdown at Sea Complete Mission 7 of the Campaign. 57%
- Clear Skies Complete Mission 8 of the Campaign. 55%
- An Ace; On Stage Complete Mission 9 of the Campaign. 53%
- Blackout Complete Mission 10 of the Campaign. 52%
- Ice Oldman Complete Mission 11 of the Campaign. 51%
- He said it! He said the title of the game! In game! I can't believe it! 50%
- Light Show Complete Mission 12 of the Campaign. 50%
- Ground Pounder Destroy a total of 600 ground targets. 50%
- Acceptable Loss Sell an Aircraft in any game mode. 49%
- Mercenary Infamy Complete Mission 13 of the Campaign. 49%
- Vindication & Retribution Complete Mission 14 of the Campaign. 48%
- Calamity Complete Mission 15 of the Campaign. 48%
- Soul at Hazard Complete Mission 16 of the Campaign. 47%
- Alpha Strike Complete Mission 17 of the Campaign. 47%
- Tragedy of the Commons Complete Mission 18 of the Campaign. 46%
- Rough Seas Complete Mission 19 of the Campaign. 46%
- Kingdom Come Complete Mission 20 of the Campaign. 45%
- Crowned Complete the Campaign once. 45%
- I see no Kings up here Complete Mission 21 of the Campaign. 45%
- Ace Destroy a total of 600 air targets. 44%
- No Name Mercenary Complete all missions in Easy Difficulty mode. 32%
- Payout Machine Destroy a total of 2000 targets. 31%
- Mercenary Complete all missions in Normal Difficulty mode. 27%
- High Alert Reach alert level 10 in Conquest mode. 19%
- Building Inventory Own a total of 15 aircraft in the campaign. 19%
- Big Shot Destroy a total of 250 vessels. 16%
- Sicario's Top Dog Complete all missions in Hard Difficulty mode. 13%
- Hoarding Problem Own every single aircraft in the campaign. 12%
- Priority Threat Reach alert level 20 in Conquest mode. 9.5%
- Decked Out! Purchase every single unit in Conquest mode. 8.8%
- King of the Skies Complete all missions in Mercenary Difficulty mode. 6.7%
- Unstoppable Power Reach alert level 30 in Conquest mode. 5.9%
- Hungry For Power Unlock all aircraft in Conquest mode. 5.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.