When does Starbase get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (64%); after 15h it's 1 in 3 (39%). The opening is criticised more than in 92% of games we track.

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Starbase

Jul 29, 2021 Steam: Mixed

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Steam reviews 55% positive of 6,769

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (64%); after 15h it's 1 in 3 (39%).
The opening is criticised more than in 92% of games we track.
The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.

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 6,817 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 61.7h for positive, 30.7h 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

This game has no achievements.

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.