Race The Sun
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 9 reviews are negative (11%); after 4h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised less than in 89% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 74% 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 6,413 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 216 reviews: 6.3h for positive, 2h 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 (73.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (25)
story milestone ending side
- Sparrow Reach Level 3 100%
- Bishop Score 100k Points in 1 Run 72%
- Magellan Fly into 1 World Portal 47%
- Lindbergh Finish 3 "Perfect Regions" in 1 Run 37%
- Swallow Reach Level 10 34%
- Rook Score 500k Points in 1 Run 30%
- Armstrong Fly into 4 World Portals 26%
- Knight Score 1 Million Points in 1 Run 16%
- Aldrin Fly into 8 World Portals 16%
- Nighthawk Reach Level 15 16%
- Falcon Reach Level 20 11%
- Eagle Reach Level 25 8.8%
- Cirrus Touch 1 Cloud 8.0%
- Montgolfier Collect 25 Tris In-Air in 1 Run 7.9%
- Yeager Finish 6 "Perfect Regions" in 1 Run 4.9%
- King Score 5 Million Points in 1 Run 3.0%
- Wright Collect 50 Tris In-Air in 1 Run 2.7%
- Cumulus Touch 2 Clouds in 1 Run 2.4%
- Queen Score 10 Million Points in 1 Run 2.3%
- Gagarin Finish 9 "Perfect Regions" in 1 Run 2.2%
- Meteoroid Clear Region 4 in Apocalypse 2.2%
- Cumulonimbus Touch 3 Clouds in 1 Run 1.9%
- Goddard Collect 100 Tris In-Air in 1 Run 1.9%
- Meteor Clear Region 5 in Apocalypse 1.9%
- Meteorite Clear Region 6 in Apocalypse 1.9%