RPG
Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 24% of players who started
Started playing 44% of owners
Steam reviews 88% positive of 4,363
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 35h it's 1 in 30 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- At least 24% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “The Habitat for Humanity” (Reach the Habitat): only 67% of starters get there.
- Only 44% 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 4,390 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 32.2h for positive, 11.9h 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 (43.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Habitat for Humanity Reach the Habitat Most players quit here 67% −33
- The Driver's Seat Reach the Bridge 37% −30
- The Pilgrims of Terra The Ship remains in orbit while the Monks assume control ≥24% −13
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (70)
story milestone ending side
- Augmented Install an implant 100%
- Hidden from the World Discovered a strange machine 91%
- Fix the Bioreactor Help the Grangers fix the bioreactor 81%
- The Habitat for Humanity Reach the Habitat 67%
- The Sons of Liberty Support Jonas in the Pit's conflict 67%
- Survive the Ambush Stay and fight with Smiles 62%
- Reporting for Duty Repair the riot control robot 58%
- Thy Brother's Keepers Help Thy Brother's Keepers take control of the Factory 52%
- The House of Ecclesiastes Talk to Ava 49%
- Killed In Action Lost a party member in combat 49%
- Frontal Assault I End the Pit's conflict frontal assault style 48%
- The Servant of Three Masters Complete quests for all 3 factions in the Habitat 46%
- Mutant Get a mutagen injection. 43%
- Overclocked Overclock one of your implants 42%
- Curiouser and Curiouser Discovered a lander 42%
- Fungicide Clear Hydroponics 39%
- The Driver's Seat Reach the Bridge 37%
- Deadly Earn a combat reputation of Deadly 37%
- Versus Machine Kill the combat robot for Eli 37%
- True Hero Complete the game on Hero difficulty mode 37%
- Sealed & Delivered: ECLSS Deliver the machine to the 'monks' 32%
- Urban Pacification Deploy Romeo in combat 31%
- The Eye of the Synod Steal the mummified eye from the Church's tomb 31%
- The Mission Above All! Offer the machine to the Protectors 31%
- In the Name of God Help Nico to take over the Shuttle Bay 29%
- Ace Prosecutor Win every case in the Courthouse 28%
- For Liberty and Justice! Offer the machine to the Brotherhood 26%
- Free Bay Support Moses to keep the Shuttle Bay free 26%
- Detroit City Help the Detroit gang take control of the Toll Road 26%
- The Regulators Support Braxton in the Pit's conflict 24%
- The Pilgrims of Terra The Ship remains in orbit while the Monks assume control 24%
- Ol' Bub Kill Ol' Bub in its lair 24%
- Per Aspera Ad Astra! Offer the machine to the Church 23%
- The Matriarch Make a deal with the Great Mother 23%
- Always Bet on the Underdog Complete the game on Underdog difficulty mode 21%
- Requiem for Detroit Eliminate the Detroit Gang 21%
- Frontal Assault III Attack the rival faction at the Armory 20%
- I'm Outta Here Take the lander 20%
- Frontal Assault II Join the frontal assault on the Black Hand base 20%
- Infiltrator Infiltrate the Black Hand base 19%
- Terminated Kill Azrael 17%
- For the Glory of the Mission Convince Moses to join the Protectors 15%
- Sealed & Delivered: Protectors Deliver the machine to the Protectors 10%
- Lord's Mercy Support Mercy in the Pit's conflict 10%
- Barely Human Install all seven implants 10%
- Mentally Unstable Earn a combat reputation of Unstable 9.9%
- Kingmaker Complete the final faction quest in the Habitat 9.4%
- The First Daughter Help the First Daughter to ascend 8.7%
- The Way of the Forefathers The Ship remains in orbit while the Protectors take over 8.7%
- Offer they can't refuse (Protectors) Help the Protectors annex the Pit 7.3%
- Sealed & Delivered: Brotherhood Deliver the machine to the Brotherhood 6.4%
- The Black Hand The Black Hand controls the Toll Road 6.0%
- The Harbinger Recruit the Harbinger 6.0%
- By Other Means War is the continuation of policy by other means 5.5%
- The Dream of Liberty The Ship remains in orbit while the Brotherood takes over 5.3%
- Sealed & Delivered: Church Deliver the machine to the Church 4.8%
- Assassin Assassinate Mercy in stealth mode 4.6%
- Return to Sender Send the Ship back to Earth 4.6%
- Bounty Hunter Collect all bounties in the Habitat 4.4%
- Negotiator I Complete Chapter 1 without fighting anyone 4.1%
- Kingdom of God The Ship remains in orbit while the Church takes over 4.1%
- Freetown Help Jonas keep the Pit free 3.9%
- Offer they can't refuse (Brotherhood) Help the Brotherhood annex the Pit 3.7%
- Offer they can't refuse (Church) Help the Church annex the Pit 3.7%
- Murderous Psychopath Earn a combat reputation of Psychopath 3.7%
- Negotiator II Complete Chapter 2 without fighting anyone 3.2%
- Negotiator III Complete Chapter 3 without fighting anyone 3.0%
- Master Negotiator Complete the game without fighting anyone 3.0%
- The Promised Land Initiate the landing sequence 2.8%
- Pure Human Complete the game without installing any implants 2.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.