ActionCasualIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationStrategyFree To Play
Exocraft
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 69% of owners
Steam reviews 53% positive of 356
What the data shows
- 35% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (35%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 94% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 69% 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 358 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 5.2h for positive, 1.3h 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 (69.4% 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 (79)
- Sell 100 Crystals Sell 100 Crystals 100%
- They Grow Up So Fast Level a drone up to 4 stars. 92%
- Fleet Maneuvers Excavate a guarded mine with at least one other player. 81%
- Excavate 5 Mines Excavate 5 Mines 68%
- Destroy 10 Guardians Destroy 10 Guardians 64%
- Sell 1,000 Crystals Sell 1,000 Crystals 59%
- Engage Warp 10 times. 52%
- Complete a Daily Bounty Complete a Daily Bounty 42%
- Hot Rodding Paint a ship part. 37%
- Hire a Common Crew Member Hire a Common Crew Member 37%
- The Harder They Fall Destroy a massive guardian. 29%
- Wrecking Crew Excavate a mine protected by at least 8 guardians. 27%
- Ultra Great Get a Great crystal payout from a mine or shipwreck. 26%
- Complete a Bonus Bounty Complete a Bonus Bounty 22%
- Sell 10,000 Crystals Sell 10,000 Crystals 21%
- Team Leader Get first place on your team in a Team Race. 20%
- Excavate 50 Mines Excavate 50 Mines 18%
- Destroy 100 Guardians Destroy 100 Guardians 16%
- Acquire Aegis Drone Acquire Aegis Drone 14%
- Acquire Echo Drone Acquire Echo Drone 14%
- Acquire Brimstone Drone Acquire Brimstone Drone 14%
- Acquire Crabtooth Drone Acquire Crabtooth Drone 14%
- Acquire Tempest Drone Acquire Tempest Drone 14%
- Acquire Omen Drone Acquire Omen Drone 14%
- Flagship Destroy 100 guardians without losing a part. 11%
- Hire a Rare Crew Member Hire a Rare Crew Member 11%
- 5-Star Exocraft 5-Star Exocraft 10%
- Ride the Lightning Get caught in a dust storm. 8.6%
- Mothership Destroy 100 guardians without losing a drone. 8.6%
- Scavenger Excavate 250 shipwrecks. 7.8%
- 5-Star Crew Member Rank a crew member up to 5 stars. 7.2%
- Massively Awesome Get a Massive crystal payout from a mine or shipwreck. 7.1%
- Acquire Wyvern Drone Acquire Wyvern Drone 6.8%
- Acquire Sentinel Drone Acquire Sentinel Drone 6.6%
- Acquire Typhoon Drone Acquire Typhoon Drone 6.5%
- Get a 3-Day Bounty Streak Get a 3-Day Bounty Streak 6.5%
- Sell 100,000 Crystals Sell 100,000 Crystals 4.5%
- Acquire Terror Drone Acquire Terror Drone 3.9%
- Acquire Phantom Drone Acquire Phantom Drone 3.7%
- Hire an Ultra Rare Crew Member Hire an Ultra Rare Crew Member 3.7%
- Acquire Stinger Drone Acquire Stinger Drone 3.6%
- Excavate 500 Mines Excavate 500 Mines 3.2%
- Destroy 1,000 Guardians Destroy 1,000 Guardians 2.9%
- Acquire Illume Drone Acquire Illume Drone 2.4%
- Acquire Outrider Drone Acquire Outrider Drone 2.4%
- Acquire Thunder Drone Acquire Thunder Drone 2.4%
- Acquire Dragonfire Drone Acquire Dragonfire Drone 2.2%
- Acquire Amphi Drone Acquire Amphi Drone 2.2%
- Acquire Talon Drone Acquire Talon Drone 2.2%
- Own 2 Exocraft Own 2 Exocraft 2.0%
- Hire a Legendary Crew Member Hire a Legendary Crew Member 2.0%
- Excavate 1,000 Mines Excavate 1,000 Mines 1.6%
- Win 10 Team Races Win 10 Team Races 1.4%
- Legendary Get a Legendary crystal payout from a mine or shipwreck. 1.3%
- Junker Sell 50 ship parts to the Salvage Yard. 1.3%
- Explorer Travel 1,000,000 meters. 1.0%
- Cost of War Have an exocraft part get destroyed in battle 25 times. 1.0%
- Acquire Harvester Drone Acquire Harvester Drone 1.0%
- Acquire Delta Drone Acquire Delta Drone 1.0%
- Acquire Oracle Drone Acquire Oracle Drone 0.9%
- Sell 1,000,000 Crystals Sell 1,000,000 Crystals 0.6%
- Get a Full Bounty Streak Get a Full Bounty Streak 0.6%
- Destroy 10,000 Guardians Destroy 10,000 Guardians 0.4%
- Acquire Coral Drone Acquire Coral Drone 0.4%
- Acquire Jolt Drone Acquire Jolt Drone 0.4%
- Acquire Flambeau Drone Acquire Flambeau Drone 0.3%
- Acquire Harbringer Drone Acquire Harbringer Drone 0.3%
- Acquire Jelly Drone Acquire Jelly Drone 0.3%
- Finely Tuned Upgrade an exocraft part to level 10. 0.1%
- Ultimate Explorer Travel 10,000,000 meters. 0.1%
- Win 100 Team Races Win 100 Team Races 0.1%
- Win 1,000 Team Races Win 1,000 Team Races 0.1%
- Own 10 Exocraft Own 10 Exocraft 0.1%
- 5K Daily Crystals 5K Daily Crystals 0.1%
- 25K Daily Crystals 25K Daily Crystals 0.1%
- Acquire Firefly Drone Acquire Firefly Drone 0.1%
- Acquire Lancer Drone Acquire Lancer Drone 0.1%
- Acquire Lantern Drone Acquire Lantern Drone 0.1%
- Acquire Neptune Drone Acquire Neptune Drone 0.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.