When does The Colonists get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 15h it's 1 in 10 (10%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

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The Colonists

Oct 24, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 69% of owners

Steam reviews 85% positive of 1,249

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 15h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 69% 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 1,260 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 18.5h for positive, 6.1h 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 (69.3% 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 (27)

First Energy L1 Generate your first Energy L1! 100%
First Energy L2 Generate your first Energy L2! 70%
The High Seas Transport a resource between harbours with a boat. 53%
Hello! Receive a wave from a carrybot! 45%
First Energy L3 Generate your first Energy L3! 36%
Mission 3 Gold Earn a gold medal on mission 3 21%
Locomotion Transport a resource between train stations using a train. 20%
Mission 5 Gold Earn a gold medal on mission 5 12%
Workshop Explorer Play a Steam Workshop map 9.4%
Economic Victory! Complete the economic campaign 6.1%
Mission 8 Gold Earn a gold medal on mission 8 4.6%
Military Victory! Complete the military campaign 4.0%
Mission 7 Gold Earn a gold medal on mission 7 3.9%
Mission 10 Gold Earn a gold medal on mission 10 3.5%
Boatbuilder Challenge - EXPERT Complete the 'Boatbuilder' challenge map within 3 months 3.0%
Boatbuilder Challenge - CHAMPION Complete the 'Boatbuilder' challenge map within 2.5 months 1.7%
Mission 11 Gold Earn a gold medal on mission 11 1.0%
All The Science Challenge - EXPERT Complete the 'All The Science' challenge map within 2 years 0.9%
Boatbuilder Challenge - LEGENDARY Complete the 'Boatbuilder' challenge map within 2 months 0.6%
All The Science Challenge - CHAMPION Complete the 'All The Science' challenge map within 1 year 9 months 0.6%
Bootlegger Challenge - CHAMPION Complete the 'Bootlegger' challenge map within 10 months 0.6%
Bootlegger Challenge - EXPERT Complete the 'Bootlegger' challenge map within 11 months 0.6%
All The Science Challenge - LEGENDARY Complete the 'All The Science' challenge map within 1 year 6 months 0.4%
Bootlegger Challenge - LEGENDARY Complete the 'Bootlegger' challenge map within 9 months 0.4%
Supplier Challenge - LEGENDARY Complete the 'Supplier' challenge map within 9 months 0.4%
Supplier Challenge - CHAMPION Complete the 'Supplier' challenge map within 10 months 0.4%
Supplier Challenge - EXPERT Complete the 'Supplier' challenge map within 11 months 0.4%

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