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Distant Worlds 2
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 60h rated like by long-time players
Steam reviews 71% positive of 3,584
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 60h it's 1 in 5 (21%).
- Fully opens up by hour 60.
- The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.
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 3,606 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 55.9h for positive, 24.5h 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
This game has no achievements.
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.