Lost Skies
The first 2 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (63%); after 10h it's 1 in 3 (37%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
- 2% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Your Journey Begins” (Set off from the first island): only 59% of starters get there.
- Only 39% 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 3,031 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 19.6h for positive, 11.9h 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 (38.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Your Journey Begins Set off from the first island. Most players quit here 59% −41
- Rising Resistance Defeated a Seraph Arbiter. 19% −40
- Expanding Horizons Passed your first windwall. 18% −1
- Settling The Score Defeated a Seraph Herald. 6% −12
- Stormrider Passed your first stormwall. 5% −1
- Free The Skies Defeated the Harbinger of Sabor. 2% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (10)
story milestone ending side
- The Swing Of It Obtained a grappling hook. Time to explore! 100%
- Your Journey Begins Set off from the first island. 59%
- Rising Resistance Defeated a Seraph Arbiter. 19%
- Expanding Horizons Passed your first windwall. 18%
- Tinkerer Enhanced a schematic for the first time. 15%
- Settling The Score Defeated a Seraph Herald. 5.9%
- Stormrider Passed your first stormwall. 5.2%
- Technoarcheologist Unlocked all technology at the Ark Computer. 3.4%
- Free The Skies Defeated the Harbinger of Sabor. 2.1%
- Making It A Home Achieved a comfort level of 15 aboard your skyship. 1.8%