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Jamestown
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 89% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 2,366
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (12%); after 3h it's 1 in 40 (2%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 87% of games we track.
- 89% 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 2,375 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 3.9h for positive, 1.8h 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 (88.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (42)
- Tyrannicide Defeat the Traitor Prince. 100%
- Solo Complete a solo game. 97%
- Mission Accomplished! Complete any level on Normal difficulty. 94%
- Welcome Home... Locate the Lost Colony of Roanoke. 88%
- Buy, Buy, Buy! Purchase an item from the Shoppe. 86%
- Ladykiller Defeat the Lady of the Lake. 78%
- Trial By Fire Complete any level on Difficult difficulty. 67%
- Jailbreak Defeat the Dread Sentry. 67%
- Normal Combo Sustain a vaunt combo for 25 seconds on Normal. 59%
- With Your Nose So Bright... Complete any mission playing as the Red Charge ship. 57%
- I Am Legend Complete any level on Legendary difficulty. 43%
- Final Destination Defeat the Last Express. 39%
- A New Challenger! Complete a challenge level. 37%
- Vauntless Complete any level without using Vaunt. 32%
- More Like 'Bullet Heaven'! Complete any level on Divine difficulty. 21%
- Duet Complete a team game with 2 players. 21%
- Whodunnit? Watch the credits. 21%
- Veni, Vidi, Vici Defeat the Conquistador. 19%
- Difficult Combo Sustain a vaunt combo for 45 seconds on Difficult. 16%
- P(e)acemaker Pacify the Heart of Mars. 14%
- Story Time! Read through all the story text in the game. 13%
- Gauntlet Run Complete the Gauntlet on any difficulty. 13%
- Challenge Milestone 1 Complete 5 challenge levels. 10%
- Trio Complete a team game with 3 players. 8.7%
- Legendary Combo Sustain a vaunt combo for 60 seconds on Legendary. 5.1%
- Quartet Complete a team game with 4 players. 4.9%
- Won! See? See? Complete the Gauntlet without continuing. 4.7%
- Fearsome Foursome Complete a team game with 4 players all piloting different ships. 3.3%
- Suicide Run Complete the Gauntlet without using Vaunt on any difficulty. 3.3%
- Challenge Milestone 2 Complete 15 challenge levels. 2.5%
- Judgement Day Complete any level on Judgement difficulty. 2.4%
- Challenge Milestone 3 Complete all challenge levels. 2.0%
- The Centurion Card Purchase all items from the Shoppe. 2.0%
- Divine Combo Sustain a vaunt combo for 75 seconds on Divine. 1.9%
- Unbreakable Complete the Gauntlet on Divine difficulty. 1.7%
- Godlike Combo Sustain a vaunt combo for 90 seconds on Judgement. 1.6%
- Super Play Complete the Gauntlet on Divine difficulty without continuing. 1.6%
- Perfect Play Complete the Gauntlet on Judgement difficulty without continuing. 1.6%
- Marathon Run Complete the Gauntlet on all difficulties. 1.6%
- Indomitable Complete the Gauntlet on Judgement difficulty. 1.6%
- True Form Complete the Gauntlet on Divine difficulty without being hit or continuing. 1.6%
- Final Form Complete the Gauntlet on Judgement difficulty without being hit or continuing. 1.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.