Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (59%); after 3h it's 1 in 5 (21%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 88% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 64% 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 4,532 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 50 reviews: 8.5h for positive, 2.1h 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 (63.9% 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 (27)
story milestone ending side
- First match First match 100%
- Сompleted basic tutorial Complete tutorial 65%
- First successful escape First successful escape 51%
- First killed zombie First killed zombie 29%
- First killed human First killed human 28%
- Train hopper Hop on the train for your first time 26%
- Bomber Kill a human with a bomber 9.4%
- First airdrop Open airdrop for your first time 7.0%
- The Last human Kill the last human in the match 5.3%
- Human Driver Kill zombies on any vehicle 4.1%
- Deserter As human, blow up another human with a bomber 3.9%
- Safety One Equip 'Safety One' set and play with him 3.8%
- Miner Kill human with a mimic mine 3.4%
- Lover Equip 'Lover' set and play with him 2.7%
- Hopeful One Equip 'Hopeful One' set and play with him 2.7%
- Arrogant One Equip 'Arrogant One' set and play with him 2.5%
- Home at last - Zombie Take home at last on zombies 2.3%
- Leader Equip 'Leader' set and play with him 2.0%
- Home at last - Human Take home at last on a human 1.9%
- Doubtful One Equip 'Doubtful One' set and play with him 1.9%
- Zombie Driver Kill for mimic on any vehicle 1.6%
- Radioboy Escape with the radio in the hands 1.6%
- The Room - Ch.1/2 Hidden Place 1.6%
- The Room - Ch.2/2 Wish Machine 1.6%
- Homecoming - Ch.1/3 Chance 1.4%
- Homecoming - Ch.2/3 Fire, water and... cold copper pipes 1.4%
- Homecoming - Ch.3/3 New Home 1.4%