When does Ionball 2: Ionstorm get good?

Hooks you right away. 59% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (59%). Only 12% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Ionball 2: Ionstorm

Jun 6, 2014 Steam: Mixed

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 12% of owners

Steam reviews 68% positive of 674

What the data shows

59% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (59%).
Only 12% 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.

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Based on all 680 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 259 reviews: 3.2h for positive, 1.7h 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 (12.1% 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 (26)

Noob Complete a level in main mode 100%
Feelin' hot, hot, hot! Gain Fireball modifier in main mode 72%
Amazeballs! Get a perfect round in main mode 65%
The Juggler Get Multiball modifier in main mode 64%
Riposte! Kill Guardian Boss in main mode 39%
Ionball Destroy a droid with Ionball upgrade in main mode 38%
Pro ball-handler End a level with 3 balls in play in main mode 38%
Size matters Max out bat length in main mode 36%
Wrecking ball Max out ball damage in main mode 36%
Cha-ching! Max out EXP Magnet upgrade in main mode 36%
Not the Messiah Get revived by Second Chance upgrade in main mode 36%
Now who's boss? Kill Blades Boss in main mode 35%
10/10 would wreck again Get x5 Perfect Round bonus in main mode 34%
Great balls o' fire! Get Multiball modifier with Fireball modifier in main mode 34%
Serious Commitment Use Kamikaze upgrade in main mode 34%
Almost a Death Star Max out Laser upgrade in main mode 33%
Do ya feel lucky, punk? Max out Railgun upgrade in main mode 32%
One ball can change the world! Kill Leviathan in main mode 32%
Powercut Max out EMP upgrade in main mode 32%
Tanky as **** Max out shields in main mode 32%
Danger! Danger! High voltage! Max out tesla upgrade in main mode 31%
Gatling Get Multiball modifier with Machine Gun upgrade in main mode 31%
Nikola's Legacy Get Multiball modifier with Tesla upgrade in main mode 31%
Pain Train Max out Machine Gun upgrade in main mode 31%
Rocket Man Max out Rocket upgrade in main mode 31%
You know it's just pixels on a screen, right? Earn 4,000,000 score points in main mode 31%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.