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X-Morph: Defense
Give it 4 hours
Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 22% of players who started
Started playing 70% of owners
Steam reviews 91% positive of 4,260
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 7h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 22% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “I hate spiders” (Destroy the boss in the South Africa mission) and “Your armor is too thin” (Destroy the boss in the Germany mission): from 100% to 43% of starters.
- 70% 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 4,288 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 11.1h for positive, 4.3h 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 (70.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- I hate spiders Destroy the boss in the South Africa mission. 100%
- Your armor is too thin Destroy the boss in the Germany mission. Most players quit here 43% −57
- Air superiority Destroy the boss in the Russia mission. 34% −9
- The bigger they are, the harder they fall Destroy the boss in the Japan mission. 23% −11
- This planet is yours now Finish the single player campaign. 22% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (40)
story milestone ending side
- I hate spiders Destroy the boss in the South Africa mission. 100%
- Can't touch this Finish a mission without dying even once. 77%
- Something unnecessary Finish one optional mission. 73%
- Your armor is too thin Destroy the boss in the Germany mission. 43%
- Destruction begins Destroy 5000 enemy ground units in the single player campaign. 41%
- Everything under control Finish a mission with 100% core integrity. 40%
- One shot, one kill Destroy 2500 enemy air units in the single player campaign. 35%
- Air superiority Destroy the boss in the Russia mission. 34%
- They won't need it anymore Destroy 2000 objects in the single player campaign. 32%
- Ready for battle Start a mission with your ship fully upgraded. 29%
- Easily distracted Finish all optional missions. 26%
- The bigger they are, the harder they fall Destroy the boss in the Japan mission. 23%
- Extra money Destroy the convoy with military resources during the mission in the USA. 22%
- This planet is yours now Finish the single player campaign. 22%
- Bring me more! Survive wave 5 in Survival Mode. 17%
- I'm looking for treasure Destroy 5000 objects in the single player campaign. 16%
- You shall not pass! Create a 1200 meters long path for enemies during the Canada mission. 15%
- Kill, crush and destroy Destroy 17500 enemy ground units in the single player campaign. 15%
- You always remember your first one. Earn your first medal in Survival Mode. 14%
- I will not die! Survive wave 10 in Survival Mode. 13%
- Tower defense Build all types of towers in one mission. 11%
- Fireworks Destroy 10000 enemy air units in the single player campaign. 10%
- Explosions everywhere. Destroy 5000 enemy units in Survival Mode. 8.2%
- True survivor. Survive wave 15 in Survival Mode. 7.5%
- We might underestimated them... Finish a mission with less than 10% core integrity. 7.4%
- They are not good enough for me. Destroy 10000 enemy units in Survival Mode. 5.8%
- Bunker buster Destroy the airbase headquarters during the Hawaii mission before the reinforcements are called in. 5.7%
- Hunting season Destroy 6000 enemy ground units in the co-op campaign. 5.3%
- Flies are annoying Destroy 3000 enemy air units in the co-op campaign. 4.8%
- Hardcore olympic games. Earn 3 gold medals in Survival Mode. 4.8%
- The best defense is a good offense. Destroy 20000 enemy units in Survival Mode. 4.1%
- I am getting better at this. Earn 5 silver medals in Survival Mode. 4.0%
- It was ugly anyway... Destroy 2500 objects in the co-op campaign. 3.7%
- It is easier than it looks. Earn 7 bronze medals in Survival Mode. 3.6%
- Good enough Finish all missions with at least a silver trophy. 3.3%
- This world is too small for us Destroy 20000 enemy ground units in the co-op campaign. 3.0%
- Simply the best Finish all missions with a gold trophy. 2.8%
- BOOM! Destroy 6000 objects in the co-op campaign. 2.7%
- This airspace belongs to us now Destroy 12000 enemy air units in the co-op campaign. 2.6%
- Alien invaders Finish the co-op campaign. 2.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.