Learn to Fly 3
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (18%); after 5h it's 1 in 45 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 76% of games we track.
- 63% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Reach Out And Touch Space” (Complete Story Mode): only 63% of starters get there.
- 90% 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 11,492 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 9.6h for positive, 2.6h 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 (89.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Reach Out And Touch Space Complete Story Mode Most players quit here 63% −37
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
- Let me get high… Reach an altitude of 5,000 100%
- Gotta Go Fast! Reach a speed of 20mph. Launcher speed doesn't count! 95%
- Serious Air Time Have a single flight lasting more than 20 seconds 90%
- Did My Time Fly for a total of 300 seconds 85%
- I'd buy that for a dollar Make a total of 20 purchases 83%
- Sideways Is The New Up Fly horizontally for a distance of 10,000 82%
- Up, Up And Away! Fly for a total altitude of 500,000 82%
- You Came Back! Play the game for 2 real life days 78%
- Money Makin' Earn a total of $50,000 (across all modes, cumulative) 71%
- Pocket Change Have $10,000 in your wallet. 69%
- That'll buff out Hit a total of 100 obstacles 67%
- Casual Play for 50 in-game days. 67%
- Reach Out And Touch Space Complete Story Mode 63%
- Gotta Go Fasterest! Reach a speed of 100mph. Launcher speed doesn't count! 51%
- What do you mean "Ground"? Fly for a total of 2500 seconds 48%
- I Will Go The Distance Fly horizontally for a distance of 100,000 44%
- Life Savings Have $150,000 in your wallet. 39%
- Who's Flightless Now? Reach an altitude of 10,000 with the default body (empty) equipped. 38%
- Let me get higher… Reach an altitude of 400,000 35%
- Bankers Hate Him! Earn a total of $1,000,000 (across all modes, cumulative) 30%
- Moon Breaker Destroy the moon and prevent Goku from …wait what? 26%
- Around The World And Back Beat Classic Mode. 26%
- Hardcore Casual Play for 200 in-game days. 26%
- To Infinity, And Beyond! Fly for a total altitude of 20,000,000 25%
- I Live Here Now Have a single flight lasting more than 200 seconds 23%
- Shopping Frenzy Make a total of 200 purchases 23%
- Penguin in Space Reach an altitude of 100,000 with the default body (empty) equipped. 22%
- Load Off My Shoulders Beat Payload Mode. 21%
- Keepin' It Simple Reach an altitude of 25,000 without launchers or boosts 21%
- You Call That Hidden? Find all 4 hidden videos 19%
- Gameception Find the game hidden inside the game! 18%
- Simple Doesn't Mean Bad Reach an altitude of 200,000 without launchers or boosts 17%
- Did Space Just Get Farther? Complete the game on Story Mode at 4,000,000 altitude 12%
- I Got One! Hit 30 obstacles in a single flight 10%
- Old School Fun, Not So Fun Beat the highscore at Dodo Invaders 9.1%
- I Can Do This With My Flippers Crossed Complete Story Mode in 6 days or less 9.1%
- Like, WAY High Reach an altitude of 5,000,000 8.8%
- I can never count that high... Reach an altitude of 10,000,000 7.5%
- GG EZ Complete Story Mode at 4,000,000 in 13 days or less 5.7%
- Completionist Earn all in-game medals. 4.4%