When does Fly Simulator get good?

Hooks you right away. 56% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (60%). Only 63% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Fly Simulator

Jul 16, 2017 Steam: Mixed

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 63% of owners

Steam reviews 65% positive of 800

What the data shows

56% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (60%).
Only 63% 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 804 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 280 reviews: 0.9h for positive, 0.4h 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 (62.6% 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 (13)

LEVEL 1 100%
FIRST BLOOD 83%
LEVEL 2 51%
LEVEL 3 27%
LEVEL 4 16%
LEVEL 5 11%
THE WINNER FLIES 9.1%
LEVEL 6 8.5%
LEVEL 7 6.9%
FLY WINNER 5.9%
LEVEL 8 4.8%
LEVEL 10 4.2%
LEVEL 9 4.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.