When does Cosmic Dust & Rust get good?

Give it 4 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (45%); after 4h it's 1 in 7 (15%). The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.

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Cosmic Dust & Rust

May 17, 2016 Steam: Mixed

Give it 4 hours

Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans

Steam reviews 64% positive of 569

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (45%); after 4h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
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.

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Based on all 569 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 283 reviews: 4.4h for positive, 2.7h 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: 2026-10-21.