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Airborne Empire
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 70% of owners
Steam reviews 87% positive of 960
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 15h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 70% 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 967 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 15.9h for positive, 9.8h 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 (70.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (25)
- Ready to Defend Unlock the Defense Tower 100%
- Ready to Attack Unlock the Cannon 78%
- Savior of Litalos Complete the Aeyrie Main Quest 70%
- Home Renovation Change the color of a building and apply it to all buildings 50%
- The Watchfort is Operational Complete The Watchfort Side Quest 44%
- Victory over the Redhawks Complete the Desert Main Quest 32%
- The Throne of Nassab Complete the Nassab Side Quest 30%
- The Greenhouse at Sainte-Verde Complete the Farming on the Rocks Side Quest 30%
- Relic Hunter Get at least 10 Relics 29%
- Victory over The Legion Complete the Blackspine Main Quest 28%
- A Very Large Flock Reach a Population of 250 Inhabitants 15%
- The Divine Reliquary Complete The Divine Reliquary Side Quest 14%
- The Giving Tree Complete The Giving Tree Side Quest 12%
- The Scales of Aelius Complete The Scales of Aelius Side Quest 11%
- The Great Orrery Complete The Great Orrery Side Quest 8.9%
- Mad Science Complete the Stormy Weather Sidequest 8.2%
- Victory over The Queen Complete the Kingsfell Main Quest 7.8%
- The Architect Unlock all Blueprints 7.1%
- The Garden of Life Complete the Garden of Life Side Quest 7.1%
- Dragons! Complete the Draconis Wing Side Quest 6.8%
- The Savant Research entire Research Tree 6.8%
- Fresh Coat of Paint Unlock all Dyes 6.5%
- A Complete Adventure Complete all Main Quests and Side Quests in Adventure Mode 2.8%
- The Survivor Complete Survival Mode 0.9%
- A Peaceful Flock Reach a population of 250 inhabitants in Pacifist Mode 0.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.