Fort Solis
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (63%); after 5h it's 1 in 4 (25%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
- 54% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome to Fort Solis” (Complete the Ridge Climb) and “Outpatient ” (Escape the Medical Bay): from 100% to 72% of starters.
- 71% 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 4,344 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 5.2h for positive, 4.8h 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 (70.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Welcome to Fort Solis Complete the Ridge Climb. 100%
- Outpatient Escape the Medical Bay. Most players quit here 72% −28
- Lights Out Locate the Generator in the Maintenance Unit. 65% −6
- The Safety of Disbelief Survive the Storm. 64% −1
- Once more into the Breach Gain entry to the Ridge Tunnel. 63% −1
- A Better Tomorrow Enter the Greenhouse. 58% −5
- Darkest Before the Dawn Complete Fort Solis. 54% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (20)
story milestone ending side
- Welcome to Fort Solis Complete the Ridge Climb. 100%
- Relic Grant power to a door. 92%
- Boston Hay Day Take a shot at the pool table. 73%
- Outpatient Escape the Medical Bay. 72%
- Lights Out Locate the Generator in the Maintenance Unit. 65%
- The Safety of Disbelief Survive the Storm. 64%
- Once more into the Breach Gain entry to the Ridge Tunnel. 63%
- Boxing Clever Interact with the punch bag. 62%
- Skeleton Crew Locate all crew members. 59%
- A Better Tomorrow Enter the Greenhouse. 58%
- Cartographer Visit all locations at Fort Solis. 58%
- Drinking on the Job Finish the bottle of beer. 55%
- Darkest Before the Dawn Complete Fort Solis. 54%
- Congratulations, you're an engineer Gain access to Nick Tout's broken Multi Tool. 53%
- Mi Casa Su Casa Gain access to Officer Taylor's room. 39%
- Everything is Dust Find compound 26. 38%
- Causality Experience the alternate ending. 13%
- Dust Dancing Take 3000 steps on the surface of Mars. 12%
- Tragedy Documented Collect all Video Logs. 9.1%
- Terra Tour Guide Collect all audio logs, posters, emails and banners. 7.1%