When does Zenith: Nexus get good?

The first 2 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (53%); after 4h it's almost 1 in 3 (29%). The opening is criticised more than in 81% of games we track.

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Zenith: Nexus

Jan 27, 2022 Steam: Mixed

The first 2 hours are a test

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 68% of owners

Steam reviews 66% positive of 4,501

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (53%); after 4h it's almost 1 in 3 (29%).
The opening is criticised more than in 81% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 68% 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 4,545 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 6.2h for positive, 3.7h 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 (67.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (15)

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Call to Adventure Begin your Hero’s Journey as an Agent of Zenith. 100%
Plain and Simple Investigate the Exiled presence in the Fractured Plains. 43%
Ave Galia Avenge the farmers of Galian Valley. 30%
Tough crowd, Amarite? Search for the Khiren Amarites. 22%
Stone Cold Cleanse the Khiren’s sacred crystals. 17%
Run, Forest, Run Fight back the Rivu. 12%
Cult Classic Investigate the cultist presence in the Obsidian Fortress. 9.7%
Artifacts and Crafts Reassemble the Mind Keystone. 8.7%
Dark and Stormy Face off against the pirates of the Radiant Coast. 7.7%
Stormy Relationship Defeat the Pirate King and reclaim the Primal Wardkey. 6.0%
Surf and Turf Cleanse the Primal Wardkey in the Tangled Cove. 5.6%
Means of Production Shut down the foundries in the Ramshackle. 4.6%
Sandstorm Discover the cultists' plot in the Emerald Desert. 4.1%
Metal Detector Reassemble the pieces to the Creation Wardkey. 3.7%
Castle on a Cloud Empower the Creation Wardkey in the flying citadel. 2.9%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.