Distant Space
Best at the start
What the data shows
- First-hour reviews are more positive (84%) than after 3h (66%): it wears off over time.
- The opening is criticised less than in 81% of games we track.
- 42% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “You killed the first boss” (The first boss is dead): only 73% of starters get there.
- Only 12% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 3,518 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 150 reviews: 1h for positive, 7.3h 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 (12.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- You killed the first boss The first boss is dead Most players quit here 73% −27
- You killed the second boss The second boss is dead 55% −19
- You killed the last boss The last boss is dead 52% −2
- Game over Complete all levels 42% −10
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (44)
story milestone ending side
- Level 1 completed You have completed the level 1 100%
- Level 1/10 completed You have completed the level 1/10 98%
- Play Start game 96%
- Level 2 completed You have completed the level 2 93%
- Level 2/10 completed You have completed the level 2/10 90%
- Level 3 completed You have completed the level 3 88%
- Level 3/10 completed You have completed the level 3/10 86%
- Level 4 completed You have completed the level 4 84%
- Level 4/10 completed You have completed the level 4/10 82%
- Level 5 completed You have completed the level 5 81%
- Level 5/10 completed You have completed the level 5/10 80%
- Level 6 completed You have completed the level 6 79%
- Level 7 completed You have completed the level 7 77%
- Level 6/10 completed You have completed the level 6/10 77%
- Dead Perish for the first time 76%
- Level 8 completed You have completed the level 8 76%
- Level 7/10 completed You have completed the level 7/10 76%
- Level 9 completed You have completed the level 9 76%
- Level 8/10 completed You have completed the level 8/10 75%
- You killed the first boss The first boss is dead 73%
- Level 10 completed You have completed the level 10 73%
- Good game Complete the level without damage 71%
- Level 9/10 completed You have completed the level 9/10 71%
- Level 11 completed You have completed the level 11 67%
- Error You are mistaken 63%
- Level 12 completed You have completed the level 12 63%
- Level 13 completed You have completed the level 13 63%
- Level 10/10 completed You have completed the level 10/10 62%
- Level 14 completed You have completed the level 14 61%
- Level 15 completed You have completed the level 15 60%
- Level 16 completed You have completed the level 16 59%
- Level 17 completed You have completed the level 17 59%
- Level 18 completed You have completed the level 18 59%
- Level 19 completed You have completed the level 19 58%
- You killed the second boss The second boss is dead 55%
- Level 20 completed You have completed the level 20 55%
- Level 21 completed You have completed the level 21 53%
- Level 22 completed You have completed the level 22 53%
- Level 23 completed You have completed the level 23 53%
- Level 24 completed You have completed the level 24 53%
- You killed the last boss The last boss is dead 52%
- Level 25 completed You have completed the level 25 52%
- Level 26 completed You have completed the level 26 51%
- Game over Complete all levels 42%