When does Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return get good?

Give it 20 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (38%); after 20h it's 1 in 9 (12%). Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.

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Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return

Feb 8, 2023 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 20 hours

Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 75% of owners

Steam reviews 88% positive of 294

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (38%); after 20h it's 1 in 9 (12%).
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
74% 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.

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Based on all 294 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 288 reviews: 29.3h for positive, 14.6h 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 (74.5% 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 (33)

Chapter 1 Complete chapter 1. 100%
Chapter 2 Complete chapter 2. 85%
Chapter 3 Complete chapter 3. 79%
Chapter 4 Complete chapter 4. 74%
Chapter 5 Complete chapter 5. 69%
Whale Watcher Save the space whales. 69%
Chapter 6 Complete chapter 6. 63%
Lost Memories Restore Sola’s lost memories. 60%
Chapter 7 Complete chapter 7. 58%
Chapter 8 Complete chapter 8. 58%
Chapter 9 Complete chapter 9. 57%
Chapter 10 Complete chapter 10. 56%
Watch and Learn Chain 5 or more melee combos with Icari. 53%
Actually Crow, I Can Do That End the Crow Harbor battle before time runs out. 49%
Cosette Get 10 hearts with Cosette and pick her at the end. 42%
Ava Get 10 hearts with Ava then pick her at the end. 42%
Sola Get 10 hearts with Sola and pick her at the end. 41%
Icari and Kryska Get 10 hearts with either Icari or Kryska and pick either at the end. 40%
Lynn Get 10 hearts with Lynn and pick her at the end. 37%
Claude Get 10 hearts with Claude and pick her at the end. 33%
Arch Angel Fully upgrade the Arch Angel. 29%
Asaga Get 10 hearts with Asaga then pick her at the end. 27%
Flier Storm Destroy 5 or more enemies at once with the Flier Drones. 26%
Phoenix Fully upgrade the Phoenix 22%
The Hero Simultaneously destroy 5 enemies with Asaga’s Awakening splash damage. 22%
Take the Wheel Claude Cast Divine Prayer 5 times in a single battle without saving and loading. 21%
Dominator Fully upgrade the Dominator. 21%
Spell Caster Fully upgrade the Spell Caster. 19%
High Roller Fully upgrade the High Roller 18%
Paladin Fully upgrade the Paladin. 18%
Maray Fully upgrade the Maray 18%
Mark of the Sharr Simultaneously hit 5 or more enemies with Sola. 17%
Secret End See the secret end. 13%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.