IndieSimulationStrategy
The Last Starship
The first hour is a test
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 41% of owners
Steam reviews 75% positive of 1,709
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (57%); after 15h it's 1 in 6 (18%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 86% of games we track.
- Only 41% 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 1,722 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 22.6h for positive, 11.9h 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 (40.9% 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 (37)
- Stargate Phase 1 Complete the first phase of the Stargate Project 100%
- Stargate Phase 2 Complete phase 2 of the Stargate Project 89%
- A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Complete A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing 73%
- Black Hole Sun Complete Black Hole Sun 60%
- Stargate Phase 3 Complete phase 3 of the Stargate Project 59%
- Paint Job Paint one of your ships 41%
- The Trouble with Tiddlets Complete The Trouble with Tiddlets 39%
- Industry Master Reach Industry Rank 10 38%
- Stargate Phase 4 Complete phase 4 of the Stargate Project 38%
- So many tiddlets Breed over 1,000 tiddlets 36%
- The Undiscovered sector Visit the undiscovered sector 36%
- Stargate Phase 5 Complete phase 5 of the Stargate Project 36%
- Easy Combat Destroy an enemy ship with Combat Rank 5 or above 30%
- Stargate Phase 6 Complete phase 6 of the Stargate Project 28%
- Destroy All Hostiles Destroy all hostiles in the sector 21%
- Trade Master Reach Trade Rank 10 21%
- Stargate Phase 7 Complete phase 7 of the Stargate Project 20%
- Destroy a Fortress Destroy a Fortress in the undiscovered sector 19%
- Stargate Phase 8 Complete phase 8 of the Stargate Project 18%
- Moderate Combat Destroy an enemy ship with Combat Rank 10 or above 16%
- Stargate Phase 9 Complete phase 9 of the Stargate Project 15%
- Stargate Completed Complete the entire Stargate Project 15%
- The Final Stand Complete Brave New Sector and The Final Stand 14%
- Burn the Tiddlets Deliberately induce hyperspace shock, burning your Tiddlets alive 12%
- Protection Rescue a ship under attack, and welcome them into your fleet 9.0%
- Share a ship Upload your ship to the Steam Workshop 4.9%
- Combat Master Reach Combat Rank 10 4.2%
- Inside The Void Travel through hyperspace inside the Void, and live to tell the tale 3.2%
- Hard Combat Destroy an enemy ship with Combat Rank 15 or above 2.0%
- Stargate Unaided Complete the Stargate without accepting assistance from A.J.E Industries 1.7%
- Extreme Combat Destroy an enemy ship with Combat Rank 20 or above 1.0%
- Escape the Galaxy Complete Survival Mode and escape the Galaxy 1.0%
- Survival 1k Rescue 1,000 refugees from the void 0.5%
- Humanitarian Master Reach Humanitarian Rank 10 0.2%
- Logistics Master Reach Logistics Rank 10 0.2%
- Speedy Stargate Complete the Stargate Project in less than six hours 0.2%
- Survival 10k Rescue a whopping 10,000 refugees from the void 0.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.