When does Cosmonautica get good?

The first hour is a test. In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (69%); after 7h it's 1 in 2 (48%). The opening is criticised more than in 95% of games we track.

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Cosmonautica

Jul 31, 2015 Steam: Mixed

The first hour is a test

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 19% of owners

Steam reviews 48% positive of 1,190

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (69%); after 7h it's 1 in 2 (48%).
The opening is criticised more than in 95% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 19% 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 1,195 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 14.9h for positive, 6.7h 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 (18.6% 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 (31)

Uncle Scrooges Fortune Earn a profit of 250.000 CR in 20 cycles. 100%
Einstein's Delight Research all available technologies. 89%
Out for a Stroll Visit all planets in the starting system. 85%
Call-A-Cab Transport 50 passengers. 66%
Bad Taste Customize a ship with an exotic colour set. 47%
Masses on the Move Transport 100 passengers. 43%
The Brawler Win 15 space fights. 43%
Waste the Waste Purchase all waste a waste-producing planet has in stock. 43%
Burn, Burn, Burn Have 5 crew members 'on fire' at the same time. 39%
Perfect Harmony 8 crew members have one mutual preference. 31%
Bighead Purchase the most expensive ship. 28%
Let's have a LAN party Gather 4 crew members with the gamer special. 25%
Wow, this is huge! Earn over 100.000 CR profit with one mission. 25%
A True Cosmonaut Finish the extraordinarily hilarious campaign. 23%
Breaking Worse 100 units of illegal goods successefully smuggled. 20%
Eat this, Lightspeed! Fly a Stingrace cruiser with two level 5 pilots. 16%
Shopping Frenzy Empty the stock of at least 5 types of exported goods at a merchant. 16%
Overkill Defeat an enemy ship by force within 50 seconds during space fight. 16%
The Homerun Accomplish 50 missions without failing one. 16%
Stampede! Carry 25 passengers on board at the same time. 13%
Event Horizon Research and visit 10 sectors. 12%
Call me Nobody Customize a ship without any name. 9.7%
Rest in Pieces Win 75 space fights. 9.7%
My Metal Friends Deploy 8 robots on board, including RoboDoc and RoboChef upgrades. 9.1%
Mr. Niceguy Win 50 space fights by diplomacy. 8.6%
Family Reunion Assemble 3 crew members with the same surname. 7.0%
Alienated Assemble a crew consisting of 8 aliens. 4.8%
League of Aces 8 crew members leveled up to the max. 4.8%
Do the Dreadnaught Fly a Sharkalon Raider with all weapons and shooter skills maxed out. 4.3%
Fatal Slaps Destroy 10 enemy ships with a final ram maneuver. 4.3%
The Void is the Limit Research and visit 50 sectors. 3.8%

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