Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)

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 845 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 18.3h for positive, 8.1h 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 (75.3% 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 (82)

• Tier 1 Ship Built a tier one ship. 100%
• Blanket Fort Baron Built a base room. 96%
• Knowledge is Power Finished the tutorial. 89%
• Beam Us Up, Ensign Had an officer reach Level 2. 81%
• One Star Ship Have a ship reach rank one. 72%
• City Planner Built 3 Base Rooms. 68%
• Two Star Ship Have a ship reach rank two. 65%
• Bandit Hunter Destroyed 10 pirate ships. 65%
• Savvy Researched 5 techs. 60%
• Chruul to be Kind Destroyed 10 Chruul ships. 60%
• Spare the Rod and Spoil the Chruul Destroyed the Chruul Spawn Pit. 57%
• The Sacrificial Lamb Lose your first Green Shirt in ground combat. 54%
• Three Star Ship Have a ship reach rank three. 54%
• Go To Warp, Lieutenant Had an officer reach Level 5. 53%
• Taking Back The Skies Destroyed 25 pirate ships. 47%
• King of the Castle Built 10 Base Rooms. 46%
• Goodbye, Chruul World Destroyed 25 Chruul ships. 46%
• Erudite Researched 10 techs. 46%
• Tier 2 Ship Built a tier two ship. 45%
• Help! Help! We're Being Repressed! Rescue 5 colonies from a Chruul fleet. 41%
• Four Star Ship Have a ship reach rank four or higher. 40%
• Admirexecution Defeated Admirax Zeb and his pirates. 38%
• Tier 3 Ship Built a tier three ship. 31%
• Technological Giant Researched 20 techs. 31%
• And Caesar Wept Built 20 Base Rooms. 30%
• No Place Like Home Defeated the Chruul at New Terra. 29%
• Make It So, Number One Had an officer reach Level 10. 28%
• Chruul and Unusual Destroyed 100 Chruul ships. 28%
• The Belly of the Beast Successfully cleared a Chruul spire. 27%
• Growth Industry Recruit 10 officers. 25%
• My Other Ship is a Pegasus Killed the Chruul Chimera. 23%
• There Will Be No Peace Did not ally with any of the pirate captains. 20%
• Tier 4 Ship Built a tier four ship. 19%
• O'Briens Conservation Society Successfully multiplied O'Brien. 18%
• Terminal Killocity Killed the Chruul Marauder. 16%
• Naturally Selected Made an ally of the Xlar-Yanthu. 16%
• I'll Be Back Made an alliance with the pirate Savak. 16%
• Tier 5 Ship Built a tier five ship. 15%
• There Is No Spoon Made an ally of the Korzan. 15%
• All in a Day's Work Rescue 15 colonies from a Chruul fleet. 15%
• Delivering the Crushing Blow Killed the Chruul Crusher. 14%
• Tech Support Made an ally of the Collective. 14%
• Last of the Xlar Lords Made an alliance with the pirate Khut. 14%
• All Hail Your Reptilian Overlord Made an ally of the Yabblings. 13%
• Laying Waste Killed the Chruul Desolator. 13%
• Ma-Ma-Ma-Monster Kill! Killed the Chruul Behemoth. 12%
• Free Willy Hunt 1 baby celestial behemoth. 12%
• Boldly Went Successfully beat the game on Lieutenant difficulty. 10%
• Chruuling the Herd Killed the Mothership. 10%
• You Had One Job Tried to give the station to pirates...seriously? 9.2%
• Hunt Jowls Hunt and kill the massive celestial behemoth named Jowls. 8.9%
• Debt Inheritance Decided to pay off the Yabbling debt for the next couple millennia. 8.6%
• Knows Where Their Towel Is Successfully beat the game on Commander difficulty. 8.5%
• Acceptable Losses Lost 10 Green Shirts in ground combat. 8.5%
• The Importance of Being Wormest Made an enemy of the Voraash. 8.1%
• Whale Rider Hunt 10 baby celestial behemoths. 7.2%
• Hunt Sparkles Hunt and kill the massive celestial behemoth named Sparkles. 7.2%
• Frog John Silver Made an alliance with the pirate Willa. 6.8%
• Hunt Chromey Hunt and kill the massive celestial behemoth named Chromey. 5.6%
• Embrace the Suck Made an ally of the Voraash. 4.4%
• Hunt Spike Hunt and kill the massive celestial behemoth named Spike. 4.4%
• Blackfish Hunt 25 baby celestial behemoths. 4.2%
• The Flying Dutchman Destroyed 100 pirate ships. 4.1%
• HR Nightmare Lost 10 officers in the line of duty. 4.0%
• Hunt Morbid Hunt and kill the massive celestial behemoth named Morbid. 3.7%
• Tier 6 Ship Upgrade your Precursor ship to Tier 6 3.7%
• Savior of the Stars Rescue 30 colonies from a Chruul fleet. 3.6%
• Galaxy Guardian Successfully beat the game on Captain difficulty. 2.5%
• In the Heart of the Sea Hunt 50 baby celestial behemoths. 2.1%
• Collateral Damage Lost 25 Green Shirts in ground combat. 1.7%
• Crocodile Hunter Made an enemy of the Yabblings. 1.6%
• Cascade Failure Made an enemy of the Collective. 1.3%
• Dissenter Made an enemy of the Korzan. 1.3%
• Survival of the Fittest Made an enemy of the Xlar-Yanthu. 1.3%
• Sentinel of the Sector Successfully beat the game on Vice Admiral difficulty. 1.2%
• Moby Dick Hunt 100 baby celestial behemoths. 0.9%
• Champion of New Terra Successfully beat the game on Admiral difficulty. 0.9%
• Hero of the Stars Successfully beat the game on Grand Admiral difficulty. 0.9%
• Valar Morghulis Lost 50 Green Shirts in ground combat. 0.9%
• Conqueror of the Cosmos Successfully beat the game on Ur-Admirax difficulty. 0.8%
• Ruler of the 'Verse Successfully beat the game on Emperor difficulty. 0.8%
• Damnit, Jim. I'm a Doctor, Not An Undertaker! Lost 100 Green Shirts in ground combat. 0.8%