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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 809 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 3.9h 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 (48% 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 (38)

• Pack Leader Stay in First Place for a full lap in a 10 pilot Race (outside the Training Campaign). 100%
• A Rising Star! Finish a Race event in first place (outside the Training Campaign). 94%
• So you're that guy... Collide with every other craft in a 10 pilot event (outside the Training Campaign). 87%
• I'm a Rocket Man! Destroy another craft with a Nano Rocket. 81%
• Waka Waka! ''Collect' three mines in a Single event (outside the Training Campaign). 68%
• Hat Trick Win 3 events in a row. 62%
• Head of the Pack Finish an elimination event in first place (outside the Training Campaign). 57%
• Fast Not Furious! Finish a speedlap race in 1st first place (outside the Training Campaign). 56%
• Salt & Peppered Destroy another craft with the Gauss Cannon 49%
• No Training Wheels Complete the Training Campaign at any speed class. 49%
• Perfectionist Complete a Perfect Lap on any track (outside the Training Campaign). 43%
• Mined Craft! Destroy another craft with a Mine. 36%
• Last Man Standing Finish an endurance event in first place (outside the Training Campaign). 35%
• Just Getting Started Earn 5000 Tech Credits. 33%
• Full Metal Contact Destroy another piloted craft by ramming it (outside the Training Campaign). 33%
• Destroyer Destroy 5 unique crafts in a Race event (outside the Training Campaign). 32%
• Is That You Purdisc? Be overtaken by a Pilot that is already ahead of you in any Race event (outside the Training Campaign). 30%
• Miles Above Complete the Garuda Campaign at any speed class. 24%
• This Time It's W.A.R. Complete the Trans-Am Yangs Campaign at any speed class. 24%
• Vengeful Pilot Destroy a craft that destroyed you earlier in the same event (outside the Training Campaign). 22%
• Let's Go Complete the Gagarin Campaign at any speed class. 20%
• Space Race Travel a total distance equivalent to Medium Earth Orbit. 14%
• Globetrotter Travel the total distance equivalent to flying around the world! 14%
• Slow & Steady Complete a full lap on any track without hitting any Boost Pads (outside the Training Campaign). 12%
• To Boldly Win Complete the Galaxy Racing Campaign at any speed class. 9.6%
• Sonic Boom Reach 1260 kmh 9.4%
• Have a Crack Complete the Southern Star Campaign at any speed class. 8.1%
• Bringing Home the Bread Earn 20000 Tech Credits. 7.7%
• Roll Out Complete the Les Lions De L-Afrique AG Campaign. 7.5%
• Destination: Greatness Complete the Neumeyer-Tronics Novam Campaign at any speed class. 4.8%
• Shining the Brightest Complete the Izulu Campaign at any speed class. 4.4%
• It's Rocket Surgery Complete the Dragon Stars Campaign at any speed class. 4.2%
• Midas Rules Complete the Midas Campaign at any speed class. 2.7%
• World Star! Reach the end of the Career Mode. 2.3%
• The 1% Achieve Gold medals for every event, in any speed class, in Career Mode. 1.9%
• Breaking the Bank Earn 50000 Tech Credits. 1.9%
• Faster?! Win one of every type of event at Elite speed. 1.0%
• Setting the Pace Unlock all other achievements in Pacer 0.8%