Space Pirates And Zombies 2
The first 2 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (71%); after 20h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 96% of games we track.
- 24% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Sticky Mess” (Investigate the zombie signal): only 56% of starters get there.
- 93% 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 2,844 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 31h for positive, 7.6h 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 (92.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Sticky Mess Investigate the zombie signal Most players quit here 56% −44
- An Old Friend Meet someone from your past and blow up their stuff 42% −14
- Disinfected Clear the galaxy of infection 27% −15
- The End Complete the story 24% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (42)
story milestone ending side
- Level 13 The bane of Carl's existence. 100%
- Basic Training Systems checks complete! 94%
- Go There, Do That! Learn how to command strike craft 79%
- Raid Buster Blow up some defenseless strike craft. 74%
- Combat Medic Fixed your ship while in a combat level. 73%
- Matricide You destroyed 10 motherships 68%
- Live Fire Exercise Don't worry, it was just a bandit. 63%
- Sticky Mess Investigate the zombie signal 56%
- Lil Helper You joined 1 battle 53%
- Good Neighbor You joined 5 battles 43%
- An Old Friend Meet someone from your past and blow up their stuff 42%
- Megacide You destroyed 100 motherships 41%
- Bandit Buster You killed a bandit Chief. 38%
- Hero You joined 15 Battles 37%
- Gate Crasher You destroyed 1 Fail Gate 34%
- Big You destroyed a starbase 31%
- Bully You demanded the surrender of another captain for fun and profit. 29%
- Double Tap You defeated 1 zombie captain 29%
- Disinfected Clear the galaxy of infection 27%
- Hive Stomper You destroyed a tier 3 bandit hive. 27%
- Bada You Destroyed 3 starbases 27%
- Savior You cured a zombie captain using a ton of Rez. 25%
- Eradicator You defeated 5 zombie captains 25%
- No Retreat You destroyed 3 Fail Gates 25%
- I Was Here You have explored all the territories. 24%
- The End Complete the story 24%
- Regicide You defeated a faction leader in battle. 21%
- Poacher You stole a faction member from another faction. 21%
- This is my BOOMSTICK You defeated 15 zombie captains 19%
- Reparations You paid off your own bounty. 19%
- Boom You destroyed 10 starbases 19%
- Off with their heads! You executed a captain stuck in their escape pod. 18%
- Friends With Benefits You started an alliance with another faction. 18%
- Glove Slap You won a bounty duel vs. another captain. 16%
- Bookworm You have found all the lore. 16%
- Dangerous You beat 1 champion level Arena 15%
- Shop S-Mart You have custom ordered a part from the catalog. 14%
- Brain Surgery You did a little tinkering with a podded captain's mind. 14%
- You're stuck in here with me! You destroyed 10 Fail Gates 13%
- Recycler Converted an unneeded part into scrap in the inventory screen. 12%
- Deadly You beat 5 champion level Arenas 5.3%
- Elite You beat 15 champion level Arenas 2.9%