When does Planets Under Attack get good?

Give it 4 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (34%); after 4h it's 1 in 6 (17%). Only 11% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Planets Under Attack

Sep 27, 2012 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 4 hours

Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 11% of owners

Steam reviews 73% positive of 1,241

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (34%); after 4h it's 1 in 6 (17%).
Only 11% 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 1,255 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 272 reviews: 5h for positive, 3.5h 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 (11.2% 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 (21)

Don't panic! Successfully defend a planet with just a few citizens on it (except for offline multiplayer). 100%
Thorough Earn all stars in a single mission in the Humanity Inc.campaign. 81%
Private Get 5 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign. 79%
Jack of all trades Win in each basic game mode: Elimination, Capture, Domination, King of the Hill. 73%
Narrow escape Capture a planet when you have no planets left in any mode except for offline multiplayer. 69%
Midshipman Get 10 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign. 67%
Half way Complete half of the Humanity Inc.campaign. 64%
Exterminator Purge all Swarm planets before completing the mission. 64%
Lieutenant Get 20 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign. 62%
Tactician Trick Destrobos' death planet into attacking its own ally during the boss battle. 62%
Commander Get 30 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign. 61%
Heart of iron Win a 4 player free for all match against 3 hard AI. 61%
Pinnacle of Man Complete all missions in the Humanity Inc. campaign. 60%
Captain Get 40 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign. 60%
Vice Admiral Get 50 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign. 60%
Admiral Get 60 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign. 60%
Deep Blue Reach level 10 for Robot race. 60%
Man of the Year Reach level 20 for Human race. 59%
Intergalactic Complete 30 online multiplayer matches. 58%
Seriously?! Destroy one million enemy population. Yes, 1 000 000. 58%
Team Player Win an online team multiplayer match. 58%

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