Slipways

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 2,342 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 19.3h for positive, 7.1h 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 (53.3% 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 (72)

• Don't Spend It All in One Place Reach an income of 120$ per year at any point in a standard run. 100%
• Spreading Sentience Colonize 100 planets across all your games. 96%
• Getting Comfortable Complete a standard run with a rank of 3 gold stars or higher. 74%
• Sampling the Menu Finish a run with each of the 5 council races. 57%
• Road to the Stars Build a total of 600 connections across all your runs. 56%
• On A Mission Complete any campaign mission. 55%
• The End to All Struggle Finish a standard run with at least 24 planets and no struggling planets. 46%
• Structural Integrity Build and activate 10 non-relay structures in a single run. 38%
• Gold Plating Complete a standard run with a rank of 5 gold stars or higher. 35%
• High Energy Content Produce and export 12 energy in a single run. 30%
• Not Kansas Anymore Complete a run featuring a sector with quirks. 28%
• Who Needs Rest? Finish a 5-star standard run without using the "skip to next year" action. 27%
• Equal to the Task Complete 8 council tasks in a standard run. 26%
• Act One - Finish Complete 4 campaign missions with any rank. 25%
• Trade is Booming Create 12 new trade routes in a single year. 23%
• Peace and Prosperity Upgrade 10 planets to prosperous or higher in a standard run. 21%
• Ship the Whole Planet Away Export 7 resources from a single planet. 18%
• Vogon Constructor Fleet Blow up or collapse 8 planets in a single run. 16%
• Passion Projects Establish a planetary project on 17 planets in a single run. 16%
• Hot Destination Provide a total of 7 imports to a single planet. 16%
• Indistinguishable From Magic Invent 12 techs in a standard run. 15%
• Furthest Reaches Finish a 5-star standard run while reaching the "Monumental" empire size at 50 planets. 14%
• Slipways Institute of Technology Establish a lab making 12 science or more. 12%
• Act Two - Finish Complete 8 campaign missions with any rank. 11%
• Shape the Universe Turn 8 planets into a different planet type in a single run. 9.9%
• One for the Ages Upgrade a planet to legendary status. 8.1%
• Getting Comfortable (Tough) Complete a standard run with a rank of 3 gold stars or higher (tough difficulty). 5.6%
• Popular Culture Produce and export 15 culture in a single run. 4.9%
• The End to All Struggle (Tough) Finish a standard run with at least 24 planets and no struggling planets (tough difficulty). 4.9%
• Ooh, Shiny! Complete a standard run with a full platinum rank. 4.9%
• Act One - Victory Complete 4 campaign missions with a rank of 3 gold stars or better. 4.3%
• Campaign - Finished! Complete all 13 campaign missions with any rank. 4.1%
• Gold Plating (Tough) Complete a standard run with a rank of 5 gold stars or higher (tough difficulty). 3.9%
• Don't Spend It All in One Place (Tough) Reach an income of 120$ per year at any point in a standard run (tough difficulty). 3.6%
• Doubleplushappy Achieve a happiness of 200% in a standard run. 3.4%
• Equal to the Task (Tough) Complete 8 council tasks in a standard run (tough difficulty). 3.2%
• Rock Preservation Society Finish a 5-star standard run without destroying or settling an asteroid. 3.2%
• Graph Theory Create a relay network connecting 8 planets or more. 3.2%
• Peace and Prosperity (Tough) Upgrade 10 planets to prosperous or higher in a standard run (tough difficulty). 3.0%
• Only Imperial Stormtroopers Finish a 5-star standard run without using undo. 2.6%
• Who Needs Rest? (Tough) Finish a 5-star standard run without using the "skip to next year" action (tough difficulty). 2.1%
• Act Two - Victory Complete 8 campaign missions with a rank of 3 gold stars or better. 1.9%
• Act One - Triumph Complete 4 campaign missions with a perfect platinum rank. 1.7%
• Indistinguishable From Magic (Tough) Invent 12 techs in a standard run (tough difficulty). 1.7%
• Luddite Appeasement Act Finish a 5-star standard run without ever producing a bot. 1.5%
• Devoid of Structure Finish a 5-star standard run without building a single structure. 1.5%
• Gourmand Finish a run with each of the 25 available perks. 1.3%
• Act One - Finish (Tough) Complete 4 campaign missions with any rank (tough difficulty). 1.1%
• That's How You Do Equality Finish a 5-star standard run with all planets at prosperous or higher. 0.9%
• Act Two - Triumph Complete 8 campaign missions with a perfect platinum rank. 0.9%
• Campaign - Victory Complete all 13 campaign missions with a rank of 3 gold stars or better. 0.9%
• Furthest Reaches (Tough) Finish a 5-star standard run while reaching the "Monumental" empire size at 50 planets (tough difficulty). 0.9%
• Bite-Sized Empire Finish a 5-star standard run while colonizing only 20 planets or less. 0.9%
• Ooh, Shiny! (Tough) Complete a standard run with a full platinum rank (tough difficulty). 0.9%
• Doubleplushappy (Tough) Achieve a happiness of 200% in a standard run (tough difficulty). 0.8%
• Act One - Victory (Tough) Complete 4 campaign missions with a rank of 3 gold stars or better (tough difficulty). 0.6%
• Act Two - Finish (Tough) Complete 8 campaign missions with any rank (tough difficulty). 0.6%
• Campaign - Triumph Complete all 13 campaign missions with a perfect platinum rank. 0.6%
• Waste Not Finish a 5-star standard run with every single resource being exported. 0.6%
• Rock Preservation Society (Tough) Finish a 5-star standard run without destroying or settling an asteroid (tough difficulty). 0.6%
• Luddite Appeasement Act (Tough) Finish a 5-star standard run without ever producing a bot (tough difficulty). 0.6%
• Devoid of Structure (Tough) Finish a 5-star standard run without building a single structure (tough difficulty). 0.6%
• Only Imperial Stormtroopers (Tough) Finish a 5-star standard run without using undo (tough difficulty). 0.6%
• That's How You Do Equality (Tough) Finish a 5-star standard run with all planets at prosperous or higher (tough difficulty). 0.4%
• Act One - Triumph (Tough) Complete 4 campaign missions with a perfect platinum rank (tough difficulty). 0.4%
• Act Two - Victory (Tough) Complete 8 campaign missions with a rank of 3 gold stars or better (tough difficulty). 0.4%
• Act Two - Triumph (Tough) Complete 8 campaign missions with a perfect platinum rank (tough difficulty). 0.4%
• Campaign - Finished! (Tough) Complete all 13 campaign missions with any rank (tough difficulty). 0.4%
• Waste Not (Tough) Finish a 5-star standard run with every single resource being exported (tough difficulty). 0.4%
• Bite-Sized Empire (Tough) Finish a 5-star standard run while colonizing only 20 planets or less (tough difficulty). 0.4%
• Campaign - Victory (Tough) Complete all 13 campaign missions a rank of 3 gold stars or better (tough difficulty). 0.2%
• Campaign - Triumph (Tough) Complete all 13 campaign missions with a perfect platinum rank (tough difficulty). 0.2%