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Steel Division 2
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 49% of owners
Steam reviews 79% positive of 9,627
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (47%); after 20h it's 1 in 6 (17%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 49% 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 9,681 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 37.7h for positive, 13.8h 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 (48.8% 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 (58)
story milestone ending side
- With a little help from my friends… Add one friend 100%
- Colonel Beat a medium AI in skirmish mode 91%
- Rookie Reach the level 5 51%
- Conqueror Win a multiplayer game in Conquest mode 48%
- Peacemaker Win a game with each faction in skirmish mode 46%
- Captain Beat an easy AI in skirmish mode 41%
- Wingman Win a 2v2 multiplayer game 39%
- General Beat a hard AI in skirmish mode 29%
- Teammate Win a 3v3 multiplayer game 26%
- Engagez-vous, rengagez-vous ... Win the "Stemming the Tide" historical scenario with the Germans 23%
- Companiable Win a 4v4 multiplayer game 19%
- Bobr, Berezina, Niemen... Win the "Stemming the Tide" historical scenario with the Soviets 17%
- Battle-Hardened Reach the level 10 16%
- Party Animal Win a 10v10 multiplayer game 15%
- Order No. 227 Win the "Last Hope" historical scenario with the Soviets 14%
- Highway to Hell Win the "Autobähn zur Hölle" historical scenario with the Germans 13%
- Cat Hunt Win the "Terminus Krupki" historical scenario with the Soviets 12%
- Marshal Beat a very hard AI in skirmish mode 12%
- Desperate resistance Win the "Desperate Measures" historical scenario with the Soviets 11%
- Not a step back! Win the Orscha strategic campaign with the Germans 10%
- Bobruisker Win the Bobruisk strategic campaign with the Germans 10%
- Trapping the fascists! Win the Bobruisk strategic campaign with the Soviets 9.6%
- Death of an Army Group Win the Baranovichi strategic campaign with the Germans 9.2%
- Memento Mori Win the "Memento Mori" historical scenario with the Germans 8.2%
- Breakthrough! Win the Orscha strategic campaign with the Soviets 7.6%
- Berezina, fateful waters ... Win the Berezina strategic campaign with the Germans 7.6%
- Same place, different enemy ... Win the Berezina strategic campaign with the Soviets 7.2%
- River of Blood Win the "River of Blood" historical scenario with the Germans 7.2%
- Red Triumph Win the Baranovichi strategic campaign with the Soviets 6.6%
- Desperate assault Win the "Desperate Measures" historical scenario with the Germans 6.6%
- A New Hoppe Win the "Last Hope" historical scenario with the Germans 6.1%
- Last train for glory Win the "Terminus Krupki" historical scenario with the Germans 5.9%
- Hussar Win the "Fighting Retreat" historical scenario with the Germans 5.9%
- Hanging by a thread Win the "Fate of a Nation" historical scenario with the Germans 5.9%
- Stairway to Heaven Win the "Autobähn zur Hölle" historical scenario with the Soviets 5.3%
- Vorwärts! Win the "Cavalry Action" historical scenario with the Germans 5.1%
- Finland won the peace Win the "The Last Battle" historical scenario with the Germans 5.1%
- Cossack Win the "Fighting Retreat" historical scenario with the Soviets 4.7%
- Crossroad of Destiny Win the "Fate of a Nation" historical scenario with the Soviets 4.7%
- Remember Leningrad Win the "The Last Battle" historical scenario with the Soviets 4.7%
- Berlingowcy Win the "River of Blood" historical scenario with the Soviets 4.5%
- Back to Brest Win the "Escape from Brest" historical scenario with the Soviets 4.5%
- Bonecrusher Win the "Memento Mori" historical scenario with the Soviets 4.1%
- Veteran Reach the level 20 3.7%
- The Great Escape Win the "Escape from Brest" historical scenario with the Germans" 3.5%
- Warsaw has fallen Win the Vistula strategic campaign with the Germans 3.1%
- Polish Marshal Win the Vistula strategic campaign with the Soviet 2.9%
- Red Finland Win the Karelia strategic campaign with the Soviet 2.7%
- Free Finland Win the Karelia strategic campaign with the Germans 2.5%
- Hurrah! Win the "Cavalry Action" historical scenario with the Soviets 2.3%
- White Castle Win the Tiraspol strategic campaign with the Germans 2.0%
- Killing Blow Win the Iasi strategic campaign with the Soviet 1.8%
- Black Sunday Win the Iasi strategic campaign with the Germans 1.8%
- Red Fortress Win the Tiraspol strategic campaign with the Soviet 1.8%
- Immortal Transylvania Win Turda campaign with the Romanians 0.8%
- Annexation Complete Win Turda campaign with the Hungarians 0.6%
- Repression Win the Dukla Pass strategic campaign with the German 0.4%
- Insurgent Win the Dukla Pass strategic campaign with the Soviets 0.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.