A lot of game for the money: about 72.6h, $49.99 (~$0.69/hr), 90% positive.
Better value than 79% of rpg games
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $49.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$0.69/hr over the 72.6h main story, $0.09/hr if you 100% it (585.8h).
But only 6% finish a 72.6h game, budget for the first stretch, not the full ride.
Finish rate
5.5%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
72.6h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
585.8h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.69/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$49.99
Reviews
90%
140,683 reviews
Metacritic
91
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2020
What drives the score
Value$0.69/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews90% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
Finish rate5.5%
a top-end bonus, not the main driver
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Advertised 72.6h · only 5.5% of players finish it
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).