Duke of Alpha Centauri

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 563 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 282 reviews: 3.1h for positive, 2.3h 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 (11.1% 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 (128)

• Destroy enemy ship. Destroy enemy ship. 100%
• Destroy enemy wave. Destroy enemy wave. 100%
• Shoot bullet. Shoot bullet. 100%
• Shoot 10 bullets. Shoot 10 bullets. 99%
• Destroy ship type 288 Glauke. Destroy ship type 288 Glauke. 98%
• Shoot 25 bullets. Shoot 25 bullets. 98%
• Finish tutorial level. Finish tutorial level. 97%
• Shoot plasma bullet. Shoot plasma bullet. 97%
• Shoot 50 bullets. Shoot 50 bullets. 97%
• Shoot 100 bullets. Shoot 100 bullets. 96%
• Destroy asteroid. Destroy asteroid. 95%
• Destroy ship type 7 Iris. Destroy ship type 7 Iris. 95%
• Shoot 10 plasma bullets. Shoot 10 plasma bullets. 95%
• Destroy 10 enemy ships. Destroy 10 enemy ships. 93%
• Shoot 25 plasma bullets. Shoot 25 plasma bullets. 93%
• Shoot one rocket. Shoot one rocket. 92%
• Shoot 250 bullets. Shoot 250 bullets. 92%
• Finish level 1. Finish level 1. 91%
• Shoot 50 plasma bullets. Shoot 50 plasma bullets. 90%
• Shoot 100 plasma bullets. Shoot 100 plasma bullets. 87%
• Level up! Level up! 87%
• Shoot 500 bullets. Shoot 500 bullets. 87%
• Destroy 10 asteroids. Destroy 10 asteroids. 84%
• Shoot 10 rockets. Shoot 10 rockets. 82%
• Use holodrones. Use holodrones. 82%
• Destroy 10 enemy waves. Destroy 10 enemy waves. 80%
• Shoot 250 plasma bullets. Shoot 250 plasma bullets. 80%
• Destroy ship type 1999 XC. Destroy ship type 1999 XC. 79%
• Finish level 2. Finish level 2. 78%
• Use fast repair. Use fast repair. 78%
• Shoot 1000 bullets. Shoot 1000 bullets. 78%
• Shoot 500 plasma bullets. Shoot 500 plasma bullets. 73%
• Destroy 25 asteroids. Destroy 25 asteroids. 71%
• Destroy 50 enemy ships. Destroy 50 enemy ships. 71%
• Destroy ship type 2000 YY. Destroy ship type 2000 YY. 71%
• Shoot 25 rockets. Shoot 25 rockets. 71%
• Finish level 3. Finish level 3. 70%
• Spend system upgrade point. Spend system upgrade point. 69%
• Use fast repair 2 times. Use fast repair 2 times. 68%
• Use holodrones 3 times. Use holodrones 3 times. 66%
• Shoot 1000 plasma bullets. Shoot 1000 plasma bullets. 65%
• Finish level 4. Finish level 4. 64%
• Destroy 50 asteroids. Destroy 50 asteroids. 63%
• Shoot 50 rockets. Shoot 50 rockets. 63%
• Destroy 100 enemy ships. Destroy 100 enemy ships. 61%
• Destroy 25 enemy waves. Destroy 25 enemy waves. 61%
• Use fast repair 3 times. Use fast repair 3 times. 61%
• Reach player level 5. Reach player level 5. 60%
• Finish level 5. Finish level 5. 60%
• Destroy your ship. Destroy your ship. 58%
• Shoot 100 rockets. Shoot 100 rockets. 57%
• Destroy 100 asteroids. Destroy 100 asteroids. 56%
• Destroy ship type 846 Lipperta. Destroy ship type 846 Lipperta. 54%
• Finish level 6. Finish level 6. 54%
• Use holodrones 7 times. Use holodrones 7 times. 54%
• Use fast repair 5 times. Use fast repair 5 times. 54%
• Destroy 250 enemy ships. Destroy 250 enemy ships. 53%
• Reach player level 10. Reach player level 10. 51%
• Destroy 50 enemy waves. Destroy 50 enemy waves. 51%
• Destroy ship type 433 Eros. Destroy ship type 433 Eros. 51%
• Finish level 7. Finish level 7. 51%
• Shoot 250 rockets. Shoot 250 rockets. 51%
• Spend 10 system upgrade points. Spend 10 system upgrade points. 50%
• Spend ship upgrade point. Spend ship upgrade point. 50%
• Use holodrones 11 times. Use holodrones 11 times. 50%
• Use fast repair 8 times. Use fast repair 8 times. 50%
• Destroy 500 enemies. Destroy 500 enemy ships. 49%
• Destroy missile type 15 Eunomia. Destroy missile type 15 Eunomia. 49%
• Destroy 250 asteroids. Destroy 250 asteroids. 48%
• Finish level 8. Finish level 8. 48%
• Reach player level 15. Reach player level 15. 48%
• Finish level 9. Finish level 9. 46%
• Use holodrones 17 times. Use holodrones 17 times. 46%
• Destroy your ship 3 times. Destroy your ship 3 times. 45%
• Reach player level 20. Reach player level 20. 45%
• Use fast repair 13 times. Use fast repair 13 times. 45%
• Finish level 10. Finish level 10. 44%
• First one is the hardest or is it? Kill Rigil. 44%
• Spend 20 system upgrade points. Spend 20 system upgrade points. 44%
• Spend 2 ship upgrade points. Spend 2 ship upgrade points. 44%
• Destroy ship type 192 Nausikaa. Destroy ship type 192 Nausikaa. 43%
• Reach player level 25. Reach player level 25. 43%
• Use holodrones 23 times. Use holodrones 23 times. 43%
• Destroy 100 enemy waves. Destroy 100 enemy waves. 42%
• Destroy ship type 9165 Raup. Destroy ship type 9165 Raup. 42%
• Destroy your ship 5 times. Destroy your ship 5 times. 42%
• Finish level 11. Finish level 11. 42%
• Reach player level 30. Reach player level 30. 42%
• Use holodrones 29 times. Use holodrones 29 times. 42%
• Use fast repair 21 times. Use fast repair 21 times. 42%
• Destroy ship type 1036 Ganymed. Destroy ship type 1036 Ganymed. 41%
• Destroy missile type 18 Melpomene. Destroy missile type 18 Melpomene. 41%
• Destroy ship type 4524 Barklajdetolli. Destroy ship type 4524 Barklajdetolli. 41%
• Destroy ship type 912 Maritima. Destroy ship type 912 Maritima. 41%
• Finish level 12. Finish level 12. 41%
• Finish level 13. Finish level 13. 41%
• Reach player level 35. Reach player level 35. 41%
• Spend 30 system upgrade points. Spend 30 system upgrade points. 41%
• Spend 3 ship upgrade points. Spend 3 ship upgrade points. 41%
• Destroy ship type 1235 Schorria. Destroy ship type 1235 Schorria. 41%
• Destroy ship type 99942 Apophis. Destroy ship type 99942 Apophis. 41%
• Destroy your ship 7 times. Destroy your ship 7 times. 41%
• Finish level 14. Finish level 14. 41%
• Finish level 15. Finish level 15. 41%
• Reach player level 40. Reach player level 40. 41%
• Reach player level 45. Reach player level 45. 41%
• Spend 40 system upgrade points. Spend 40 system upgrade points. 41%
• Spend 4 ship upgrade points. Spend 4 ship upgrade points. 41%
• Finish level 16. Finish level 16. 40%
• Finish level 17. Finish level 17. 40%
• Reach player level 50. Reach player level 50. 40%
• Spend 50 system upgrade points. Spend 50 system upgrade points. 40%
• Spend 5 ship upgrade points. Spend 5 ship upgrade points. 40%
• Use fast repair 34 times. Use fast repair 34 times. 40%
• Destroy ship type 2675 Tolkien. Destroy ship type 2675 Tolkien. 39%
• Destroy your ship 10 times. Destroy your ship 10 times. 39%
• Finish all levels on any difficulty. Finish all levels on any difficulty. 39%
• Finish level 18. Finish level 18. 39%
• Finish level 19. Finish level 19. 39%
• Finish level 20. Finish level 20. 39%
• Glad we got that over with. Kill Proxima. 39%
• Spend 6 ship upgrade points. Spend 6 ship upgrade points. 39%
• Play endless level. Play endless level. 38%
• Survive one minute in endless mode. Survive one minute in endless mode. 38%
• Survive 2 minutes in endless mode. Survive 2 minutes in endless mode. 38%
• Survive 3 minutes in endless mode. Survive 3 minutes in endless mode. 38%
• Survive 4 minutes in endless mode. Survive 4 minutes in endless mode. 38%
• Survive 5 minutes in endless mode. Survive 5 minutes in endless mode. 38%