ActionAdventureIndie
Astral Ascent
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 15% of players who started
Started playing 85% of owners
Steam reviews 95% positive of 8,687
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 15h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- At least 15% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Scorching Heat” (Reach the Red Barrens): only 67% of starters get there.
- 85% of owners got the first achievement.
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 8,748 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 17.1h for positive, 4.4h 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 (85% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Scorching Heat Reach the Red Barrens Most players quit here 67% −33
- Deep Water Reach the Coral Archipelago 55% −13
- Magnetic Storm Reach the Crimson Highlands 51% −4
- Almost out... Reach the Event Horizon 45% −5
- The Master Face The Master 43% −2
- Making the Impossible Unlock Ayla’s ending ≥15% −28
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 (89)
story milestone ending side
- Where it all started… Reach the Garden 100%
- Smiley Face Unlock Zim-Zim 82%
- Mysterious Face Unlock the Peddler 72%
- Scorching Heat Reach the Red Barrens 67%
- Taurus Defeat Taurus 67%
- Astral Wish Equip an Astral Aura 64%
- Knightly Face Unlock Sire Bapy 64%
- Friendly Face Unlock Papa Yalee 58%
- Deep Water Reach the Coral Archipelago 55%
- Sneaky Ally Meet Chamaeleon 54%
- Stylized Face Unlock Oloon 54%
- Capricorn Defeat Capricorn 53%
- A Ton of Damage Reach 1000 damage in one combo 52%
- The Little Brother Unlock Octave 52%
- Stellar Face Unlock Barbecue 52%
- Virgo Defeat Virgo 52%
- Impressed Zodiacs Succeed at a Zodiac Challenge 51%
- Magnetic Storm Reach the Crimson Highlands 51%
- Sun Testimony Change a Spell affinity in The Sun Room 51%
- Optimal Affinity Equip 4 affinity gambits on a spell 49%
- Perseverance Start 30 escape attempts 49%
- Aries Defeat Aries 49%
- Sagittarius Defeat Sagittarius 48%
- The Gifted Artist Unlock Calie 48%
- Leo Defeat Leo 47%
- Star Guardian Pegasus Defeat Pegasus 47%
- Celestial Support Summon a Zodiac to support you 47%
- Astral Luck Equip an Astral Gambit 46%
- Star Guardian Draco Defeat Draco 46%
- Almost out... Reach the Event Horizon 45%
- Star Guardian Lupus Defeat Lupus 45%
- Scorpio Defeat Scorpio 45%
- Star Guardian Hydra Defeat Hydra 45%
- Star Guardian Monoceros Defeat Monoceros 45%
- Pisces Defeat Pisces 44%
- Cancer Defeat Cancer 44%
- The Master Face The Master 43%
- Precious Belongings Upgrade a spell to level 10 43%
- Moon Testimony Equip a Zodiac Spell in The Moon Room 43%
- Wealthy Prisoner Obtain 1000 Quartz in a run 43%
- Sova’s Secret Plan Unlock the Path of Destinies 43%
- Star Guardian Sculptor Defeat Sculptor 41%
- Lost Spirits Captured 5 Astral Spirits 40%
- Aquarius Defeat Aquarius 40%
- Libra Defeat Libra 39%
- Gemini Defeat Gemini 39%
- Galaxy Owner Use 200 Stars in a run 38%
- Slippery Hero Perfect 30 Fight Rooms 36%
- Yalees Savior Save all Yalees from the Kingdom 36%
- Shhh… Find the hidden nest in the Garden 33%
- Halfway Legend Complete 50% of Sire Bapy’s achievements 32%
- Practice makes perfect Use your Signature Spell 500 times 31%
- Key Master Open 150 Key Chests 28%
- Plants Infused Unlock all Zim-Zim abilities 26%
- Bane of the Star Guardians Defeat 30 Star Guardians 25%
- Unleashed Capricorn Defeat Capricorn at Destiny Level 6+ 25%
- Unleashed Virgo Defeat Virgo at Destiny Level 6+ 25%
- Unleashed Taurus Defeat Taurus at Destiny Level 6+ 24%
- Defeat The Master Defeat The Master at Destiny Level 6+ 24%
- Unleashed Aries Defeat Aries at Destiny Level 6+ 23%
- Unleashed Leo Defeat Leo at Destiny Level 6+ 23%
- Unleashed Sagittarius Defeat Sagittarius at Destiny Level 6+ 23%
- Unleashed Scorpio Defeat Scorpio at Destiny Level 6+ 22%
- Unleashed Cancer Defeat Cancer at Destiny Level 6+ 22%
- Unleashed Pisces Defeat Pisces at Destiny Level 6+ 22%
- Unleashed Aquarius Defeat Aquarius at Destiny Level 6+ 22%
- Guardian Angel Your Zodiac sign helps you 3 times 21%
- Unleashed Libra Defeat Libra at Destiny Level 6+ 21%
- Unleashed Gemini Defeat Gemini at Destiny Level 6+ 21%
- Star Guardian Bodyboulder Defeat Bodyboulder 19%
- Bending Destiny Collect 100 Destiny Fragments 19%
- Star Guardian Tasmos Defeat Tasmos 19%
- Star Guardian Praxis Defeat Praxis 18%
- Multi-Classed 8 stones of each type equipped simultaneously 15%
- Making the Impossible Unlock Ayla’s ending 15%
- Escaping Destiny Unlock Octave’s ending 15%
- Maximized Friendship Obtain 5 Echoes in a run 14%
- Zodiac Strength Reach level 12 13%
- Beyond Horizon Succeed at an escape at Destiny Level 15+ 13%
- The Silver Scout Unlock Kiran’s ending 12%
- Arsenal Unlock all spells from the Peddler 12%
- Time for Prosperity Unlock Calie’s ending 11%
- Time for Oneself Trigger 12 dialogues on Benches 11%
- Jackpot Buy all items from an Itinerant Peddler 9.8%
- From the Stars Unlock all Auras from Barbecue 9.1%
- Grand Library Collect all memory fragments for Papa Yalee 8.6%
- Synesthesia Unlock all Oloon colors 6.7%
- Undecided Power Activate all abilities of the Void Catalyst at once 6.0%
- Pushing Limits Upgrade a spell to level 15 5.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.