Out There Somewhere
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 90% of games we track.
- 37% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Huge Success” (Finish the game): only 37% of starters get there.
- Only 30% 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 6,967 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 3.3h for positive, 1.2h 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 (29.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Huge Success Finish the game Most players quit here 37% −63
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (36)
story milestone ending side
- The Dig Break 10 blocks during one playthrough 100%
- A small step... Travel 100 screens 62%
- On a walkabout Travel 150 screens 51%
- Light Bridges You have to wonder if they could make anything ELSE out of light. Hit 100 blue beams with teleshots during one playthrough 47%
- ..Thanks? Get an unsatisfactory compliment 45%
- The truth is out there (somewhere) Travel through 50 unique screens during one playthrough 44%
- Beam me up, Scotty Hit 100 green beams with teleshots during one playthrough 43%
- Just chilling Stand still for 60 seconds 43%
- Now all I need is courage and a brain Find an ancient alien artifact 42%
- Star killer Kill 50 enemies 40%
- Around the world Travel 250 screens 38%
- Telejump Mania Jump after being teleported 5 times in less than 8 seconds 38%
- Huge Success Finish the game 37%
- Teleport machine gun Have 5 or more teleshots on the screen at once 36%
- Never give up Spend 5 minutes in a room before going to a never-before visited one 35%
- Rasputin Get killed by lava, monsters, explosions, shots, and a moving platform, during one playthrough 32%
- This is pointless Stay in the same room for over 8 minutes 29%
- Mirror mirror Hit 100 mirrors with teleshots during one playthrough 29%
- All your base are belong to us Travel through 75 unique screens during one playthrough 26%
- Fifth Element Find 5 abandoned cores during one playthrough 26%
- Diplomat Talk to all the aliens in the game in one playthrough 21%
- Permission denied Hit 100 red beams with teleshots during one playthrough 21%
- Infinite runner Travel 500 screens 21%
- Swift success Finish the game in less than an hour 20%
- Shortcut Find a way around the Treemen's Domain 16%
- A link to the heart Find all 3 ancient alien artifacts in one playthrough 16%
- Unstoppable Kill 150 enemies 15%
- I always get nauseous after teleporting Defeat Grigori without using the teleport gun 15%
- Plan 9 Find 9 abandoned cores during one playthrough 15%
- But how? Have 30 or more teleshots on the screen at once 15%
- And this is my weapon Find the Gauss Gun upgrade 14%
- Daredevil Make it to the Alien City without touching any checkpoints 14%
- The 11th Core Find all 11 abandoned cores during one playthrough 13%
- 107% Travel through 87 unique screens during one playthrough 13%
- Swiftest success Finish the game in less than 20 minutes 13%
- Have a plan to kill everyone you meet Kill every monster in the game at least once during one playthrough 13%