When does Intergalactic Bubbles get good?

Hooks you right away. 75% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (77%). Only 13% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Intergalactic Bubbles

May 29, 2015 Steam: Mostly Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 13% of owners

Steam reviews 79% positive of 1,194

What the data shows

75% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (77%).
Only 13% 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 1,191 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 289 reviews: 5.4h for positive, 3.9h 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 (12.8% 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 (10)

Explorer of Stars Survive all Milky Way levels. 100%
Defender of Stars Get 3 stars in all Milky Way levels. 69%
Explorer of Light Survive all Andromeda levels. 60%
Defender of Light Get 3 stars in all Andromeda levels. 52%
Explorer of Awe Survive all Orion levels. 51%
Defender of Awe Get 3 stars in all Orion levels. 48%
Explorer of Shadows Survive all Medusa levels. 48%
Defender of Shadows Get 3 stars in all Medusa levels. 47%
Defender of Creation Get 3 stars in all Pillars of Creation levels. 47%
Explorer of Creation Survive all Pillars of Creation levels. 47%

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