Chorus
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (51%); after 15h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 79% of games we track.
- 19% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Another Life” (Explore the Artok and find a way outside) and “Shields Down” (Obtain a laser weapon): from 100% to 75% of starters.
- 84% 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 4,793 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 16.8h for positive, 5.5h 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 (84.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Another Life Explore the Artok and find a way outside 100%
- Shields Down Obtain a laser weapon Most players quit here 75% −25
- Safe Home Repel the Circle forces and defend the Enclave 68% −7
- Old Days Born Anew Reunite with your old friend Forsa 60% −9
- Full Arsenal Obtain a missile launcher 53% −7
- Payback Avenge the fallen and guide a civilian convoy to safety 47% −6
- The Path Forward Defeat the Sage and reclaim the Najara jump gate 40% −7
- Disruption Obtain the Rite of the Storm inside the Amarok Temple 39% −1
- Cult Slayer Liberate Maka Haven 36% −3
- Origin Learn more about Forsaken's origin at the lab 35% −1
- Set in Motion Recruit an engineer at Rinak Haven 34% −1
- In the Eye of the Storm Dissolve the lightning storm surrounding the Trom Shipyard and free the Cpt. Aystan and his ships 33% −1
- The Crimson Void Destroy a Demon-class battleship and enter the Faceless Void 31% −2
- The Nameless Dread Destroy the Faceless entity inside the Amarok Rift 30% −1
- Time to Spear Face your guilt and obtain the Rite of the Star 28% −2
- Disciple Catch a glimpse of the past and witness the Prophet's ritual 27% −1
- Ghosts Learn more about Forsaken's secret past and teach a former mentor a lesson 23% −3
- Uneasy Alliance Meet an unexpected ally and escape alongside him 23%
- Retaliate Stop the carnage at Silva Haven and bring Elder Syrys to justice 21% −2
- Power Chord Unlock Nara's full potential by obtaining all Rites 20% −1
- Ascension Travel into the Rift that's consuming Nimika Prime 20%
- Rise as One Finish the game 19%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (42)
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- Another Life Explore the Artok and find a way outside 100%
- Shields Down Obtain a laser weapon 75%
- Safe Home Repel the Circle forces and defend the Enclave 68%
- Old Days Born Anew Reunite with your old friend Forsa 60%
- Full Arsenal Obtain a missile launcher 53%
- Controlled Demolition Defeat an armored enemy with a Gatling gun 52%
- Helping Hand Finish 5 side missions 51%
- Huntress Use the Rite of the Hunt to leap at an enemy and destroy it within 5 seconds 50%
- Relentless Win a race 48%
- Payback Avenge the fallen and guide a civilian convoy to safety 47%
- The Path Forward Defeat the Sage and reclaim the Najara jump gate 40%
- Disruption Obtain the Rite of the Storm inside the Amarok Temple 39%
- Phoenix Use a repair drone while having less than 10% HP 39%
- Voices from the Past Find 25 memories 37%
- Cult Slayer Liberate Maka Haven 36%
- Origin Learn more about Forsaken's origin at the lab 35%
- Set in Motion Recruit an engineer at Rinak Haven 34%
- In the Eye of the Storm Dissolve the lightning storm surrounding the Trom Shipyard and free the Cpt. Aystan and his ships 33%
- Space Traveler Visit 50 locations 33%
- The Crimson Void Destroy a Demon-class battleship and enter the Faceless Void 31%
- The Nameless Dread Destroy the Faceless entity inside the Amarok Rift 30%
- It Was An Accident Destroy 5 enemies by disrupting them with the Rite of the Storm 29%
- The Great Destroyer Kill 75 enemies while controlling a Spirit-class ship 28%
- Time to Spear Face your guilt and obtain the Rite of the Star 28%
- Disciple Catch a glimpse of the past and witness the Prophet's ritual 27%
- Paragon Finish 35 side missions 25%
- Two Birds Use the Rite of the Star to spear two enemies in one go 24%
- Ghosts Learn more about Forsaken's secret past and teach a former mentor a lesson 23%
- Uneasy Alliance Meet an unexpected ally and escape alongside him 23%
- Born to Drift Kill a total of 50 enemies while drifting 22%
- Retaliate Stop the carnage at Silva Haven and bring Elder Syrys to justice 21%
- Power Chord Unlock Nara's full potential by obtaining all Rites 20%
- Crash Test Use the Rite of Control to smash two ships into each other 20%
- Ascension Travel into the Rift that's consuming Nimika Prime 20%
- Rise as One Finish the game 19%
- Showoff Kill 3 enemies in one drift 17%
- Overcharged Overcharge your energy bar by using the Tier 3 laser weapon 10%
- Mastery of Weapons Achieve full mastery of weapons 9.2%
- Radiation Area Kill 3 enemies with a Tier 3 missile's radiation cloud 6.7%
- At Least You Tried Die in permadeath mode 3.9%
- Mastery of Rites Achieve full mastery of Rites 2.7%
- Mastery of Combat Achieve full mastery of combat 2.6%