Vector Thrust

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 744 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 6.1h for positive, 2.4h 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 (44.5% 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 (129)

• In for the kill Kill an enemy aircraft at close range with any weapon. 100%
• Fire At Will Fire 50 standard missiles. 85%
• Cloak and Dagger Shot down 10 aircraft without being detected. 72%
• Dark Arts Shot down 100 aircraft without being detected. 72%
• Stealth Kill Shot down an aircraft without being detected. 72%
• Invisible Man Shot down 500 aircraft without being detected. 72%
• Thrilled to bits Destroy 2 units simultaneously. 71%
• Three is a crowd Destroy 4 units simultaneously. 58%
• True Dogfight Kill 10 enemy aircraft at close range with any weapon. 56%
• Jester Dead Shoot down 10 aircraft with guns. 43%
• Sitting Duck Hit the front of an enemy aircraft 10 times. 38%
• Octopussies Destroy 8 units simultaneously. 36%
• Sound barrier Reach Mach 1 speed. 35%
• Payload Fire 500 standard missiles. 33%
• No need for assistance Shoot down 50 aircraft at close range with any weapon. 32%
• Lucky Shot Destroy 4 targets simultaneously in a single blast. 30%
• Bloodthirsty Kill 10 units in a single match. 28%
• Killing Spree Finish a match with a 10:1 Kills:Death ratio. 28%
• Bully Play 10 skirmish battles. 25%
• Walking Wounded Finish a mission with equal or less than 30% HP. 23%
• Dogfight veteran! Kill 100 enemy aircraft at close range with any weapon. 23%
• Eat my Lead Shoot down 50 aircraft with guns. 23%
• Baked Dozen Destroy 12 units simultaneously. 19%
• Tattoo you Have a unit with 8 diferent skins. 17%
• Distant Death Shoot down an aircraft at a distance higher than 37 km. 16%
• Go Getter Have rank A or higher in any field in the player stats all tab. 14%
• Head On Hammering Hit the front of an enemy aircraft 50 times. 13%
• Points make Prizes Complete a mission with the final result score being more than 10000 points. 13%
• High Score Hero Complete a mission with the final result score being more than 4000 points. 13%
• Just a Fleshwound Finish a mission with equal or less than 10% HP. 12%
• Hot Magazine Shoot down 150 aircraft with guns. 12%
• No Need to Boast Complete a mission with the final result score being more than 50000 points. 9.9%
• Effective Blast Destroy 15 units simultaneously in a single blast. 9.9%
• Safe Kills Shoot down 10 aircraft at a distance higher than 37 km. 9.2%
• Long Haul Fly for at least 8 hours. 9.0%
• Messy Massacre Destroy 20 units simultaneously. 8.8%
• Rampage Finish a match with a 20:1 Kills:Death ratio. 8.8%
• Leave no witness Hit the front of an enemy aircraft 100 times. 8.3%
• Gunsmith Be the top scorer in a skirmish battle 10 times. 8.3%
• Purple Heart Finish a mission with equal or less than 5% HP. 8.1%
• High as Kite? Reach 10 km altitude. 7.9%
• Accomplished Attainer Have rank S or higher in any field in the player stats all tab. 7.4%
• Big Blast Radius Destroy a unit at a distance equal or greater than 200m from the blast center. 7.2%
• I can see you! Kill a unit 100 times stealthier than your own unit. 7.2%
• Steel Carnage Shoot down 300 aircraft with guns. 7.0%
• Fuel Saver Fly 1 km with the engines off. 6.7%
• Countless Kills Kill 25 units in a single match. 6.7%
• Beat That Complete a mission with the final result score being more than 100000 points. 6.5%
• Supersonic Reach Mach 2 speed. 6.5%
• Missile Maniac Fire 5000 standard missiles. 6.1%
• Dominator Finish a match with a 30:1 Kills:Death ratio. 5.8%
• Shed my Skin Have a unit with 16 diferent skins. 5.6%
• Airmiles Fly for at least 14 hours. 5.4%
• Shockwave Destroy a unit at a distance equal or greater than 1 km from the blast center. 4.9%
• Singleton Complete a single Campaign. 4.9%
• Collateral damage Destroy 10 Neutral targets. 4.7%
• Humongous Hoarder Have rank A or higher in 5 fields in the player stats all tab. 4.7%
• Shoot for the top Be the top scorer in a skirmish battle 25 times. 4.7%
• Blue Sky Thinking Reach 20 km altitude. 4.5%
• High Achiever Have rank SS or higher in any field in the player stats all tab. 4.5%
• Troublemaker Play 100 skirmish battles. 4.5%
• Megablast Destroy a unit at a distance equal or greater than 5 km from the blast center. 4.3%
• Silent Flight Fly 7 km with the engines off. 4.0%
• I am in pieces Destroy 10 targets with a Cluster warhead. 4.0%
• Light my Fire Destroy 10 targets with a napalm warhead. 4.0%
• Bombs Away Destroy 10 targets with unguided drop bombs. 4.0%
• Mass Destruction Destroy 50 units simultaneously in a single blast. 4.0%
• Red Baron Kill 1000 enemy aircraft at close range with any weapon. 4.0%
• Tree Hugger Fly below 100m for 10 minutes. 3.8%
• Clung to Life Finish a mission with less than 1% HP. 3.8%
• A day in the sky Fly for at least 24 hours. 3.8%
• New Look Have a unit with 22 diferent skins. 3.8%
• A view to a kill Hit the front of an enemy aircraft 500 times. 3.8%
• Flying Ace Be the top scorer in a skirmish battle 50 times. 3.8%
• High Flier Have rank SSS or higher in any field in the player stats all tab. 3.6%
• Death from Above Destroy a Bomber with unguided drop bombs. 3.4%
• Hunter Gatherer Have rank S or higher in 5 fields in the the player stats all tab. 3.4%
• Almost lost count Kill 50 units in a single match. 3.4%
• Unstoppable Finish a match with a 50:1 Kills:Death ratio. 3.4%
• Ultrasonic Reach Mach 3 speed. 3.1%
• Around the World Fly more than 40075 km. 3.1%
• Airmiles Fly for at least 42 hours. 3.1%
• Peerless Pilot Be the top scorer in a skirmish battle 100 times. 3.1%
• Done Duo Complete two different Campaigns. 2.9%
• Projectile Volley Fire 50000 standard missiles. 2.9%
• On Board Ace Have rank ACE or higher in any field in the player stats all tab. 2.9%
• Badge Collector Have rank SS or higher in 5 fields in the the player stats all tab. 2.9%
• Stratospheric Reach 30 km altitude. 2.7%
• Can´t catch me Reach Mach 4 speed. 2.7%
• Sky High Sniper Shoot down 50 aircraft at a distance higher than 37 km. 2.7%
• Eco friendly Fly 15 km with the engines off. 2.5%
• Guided Kill Destroy 20 targets with guided drop bombs. 2.5%
• Airborn Century Fly for at least 100 hours. 2.5%
• Ace in the hole Have rank SSS or higher in 5 fields in the the player stats all tab. 2.5%
• Prizefighter Play 1000 skirmish battles. 2.5%
• Space bound Reach 50 km altitude. 2.2%
• Glide path Fly 30 km with the engines off. 2.2%
• Hypersonic Reach Mach 5 speed. 2.2%
• Identity Crisis Have a unit with 30 diferent skins. 2.2%
• Century Slayer Kill 100 units in a single match. 2.2%
• In orbit Reach 100 km altitude. 2.0%
• Mesospheric Reach 80 km altitude. 2.0%
• Stunt Pilot Fly below 100m for 30 minutes. 2.0%
• Under The Radar Fly below 100m for 1 hour. 2.0%
• Annihilation Destroy 100 units simultaneously in a single blast. 2.0%
• Top Gun Shoot down 300 aircraft at a distance higher than 37 km. 2.0%
• Distant Detonation Destroy a unit at a distance equal or greater than 10 km from the blast center. 1.8%
• Blast Furnace Destroy a unit at a distance equal or greater than 35 km from the blast center. 1.8%
• Death from below. Destroy 50 ground vehicles from below. 1.8%
• Cluster Catastrophe Destroy 100 targets with a Cluster warhead. 1.8%
• There´s nothing left Destroy 1000 targets with a Cluster warhead. 1.8%
• Falling Apart Destroy 50 targets with a Cluster warhead. 1.8%
• Carpet Bomber Destroy 500 targets with a Cluster warhead. 1.8%
• Can´t miss Destroy 100 targets with guided drop bombs. 1.8%
• This is too Easy Destroy 2000 targets with guided drop bombs. 1.8%
• Precision delivery Destroy 300 targets with guided drop bombs. 1.8%
• Guided to success Destroy 800 targets with guided drop bombs. 1.8%
• Keeping the enemy warm Destroy 100 targets with a napalm warhead. 1.8%
• Flamethrower Destroy 1000 targets with a napalm warhead. 1.8%
• Turn up the Heat Destroy 50 targets with a napalm warhead. 1.8%
• Firemaster Destroy 500 targets with a napalm warhead. 1.8%
• Look Out Below Destroy 100 targets with unguided drop bombs. 1.8%
• Bomber Command Destroy 2000 targets with unguided drop bombs. 1.8%
• Bombardeer Destroy 50 targets with unguided drop bombs. 1.8%
• Arc Light Destroy 500 targets with unguided drop bombs. 1.8%
• Warhead Hero Fire 500000 standard missiles. 1.8%
• Simply the Best Have rank ACE or higher in 5 fields in the the player stats all tab. 1.8%
• Natural Born Killer Be the top scorer in a skirmish battle 500 times. 1.8%
• Killmaster Play 10000 skirmish battles. 1.8%