Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (61%); after 10h it's 1 in 5 (19%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 90% of games we track.
- 27% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Finish Tutorial” (Finish the tutorial level) and “Initiate Genesis” (Initiate a genesis): from 100% to 27% of starters.
- Only 55% 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 2,546 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 17.9h for positive, 3.8h 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 (55.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Finish Tutorial Finish the tutorial level 100%
- Initiate Genesis Initiate a genesis. Most players quit here 27% −73
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (28)
story milestone ending side
- Finish Tutorial Finish the tutorial level 100%
- Intergalactic Treasures Receive a pickup from a site. 91%
- Lost in Space Die in space. 50%
- First Contact Clone your first non human lifeform. 49%
- Almost a star destroyer Build at least 100 modules to your ship in one round 37%
- Alien Ability Use an alien ability. 29%
- Initiate Genesis Initiate a genesis. 27%
- Iron Refiner Refine 60 Iron in one round. 20%
- DNA Researcher Research 3 clones to tier II in one round 17%
- Weapon Researcher Researched 3 weapons to tier II in one round. 17%
- Hyperdrive Have Hyperdrive maxed. 16%
- Framen Kill 100 Framen intruders on the ship in one round. 13%
- Mechanics Kill 100 Mechanic intruders on the ship in one round. 12%
- Ash Initiate a genesis where at least 20 aliens/eggs on board. 8.2%
- Platinum Refiner Refine 60 Platinum in one round. 7.6%
- Explorer Perform 100 expeditions in one round. 6.3%
- Master DNA Reseacher Research 6 clones to tier III in one round 6.2%
- Last Rites Heal a sick crew member in their crew cabin with the healing ability. 6.0%
- Gardener Have a Greenhouse with tier III plants fully grown in all planters. 5.8%
- Weaponmaster Researcher Research 6 weapons to tier III in one round 5.1%
- Harm touch Research at least 3 diseases. 4.7%
- Loyalty Unlock all corporations. 3.6%
- Star Team Have one clone of each species when initiating a genesis. 3.1%
- Everyone Counts Complete a round where no crew member died on the journey. 2.9%
- No Guts no Glory Collect 1000 Biomass in one round. 2.9%
- Scorbut Have at least 10 crew members sick when initiating a genesis. 2.2%
- Star Civilisation Unlock all species. 2.0%
- Monolithic Unlock all artefacts 2.0%