When does Jupiter Hell get good?

Give it 2 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 7h it's 1 in 25 (4%). Fully opens up by hour 3.

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Jupiter Hell

Aug 5, 2021 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 2 hours

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 89% of owners

Steam reviews 92% positive of 2,124

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 7h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
Fully opens up by hour 3.
89% 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 2,141 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 14.8h for positive, 1.5h 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 (89.4% 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 (26)

It begins Complete the tutorial. 100%
Europa Reach Europa. 50%
Io Reach Io. 31%
Beyond Reach Beyond. 19%
Too young to die Beat the game on EASY. 14%
Not too rough Beat the game on MEDIUM. 8.7%
Rocket Bronze Badge Reach Io on Angel of Carnage. 4.0%
Hurt plenty Beat the game on HARD. 3.5%
Lightfoot Bronze Badge Reach Io on Angel of Light Travel. 3.0%
Shottyman Bronze Badge Reach Io on Angel of Shotgunnery. 2.5%
Shottyman Silver Badge Complete Angel of Shotgunnery. 1.9%
Rocket Silver Badge Complete Angel of Carnage. 1.8%
Confident Bronze Badge Reach Io on Angel of Confidence. 1.7%
Lightfoot Silver Badge Complete Angel of Light Travel. 1.7%
Ultraviolent Beat the game on ULTRAVIOLENCE. 1.6%
Shottyman Gold Badge Complete Angel of Shotgunnery on HARD. 1.1%
Rocket Gold Badge Complete Angel of Carnage on HARD. 1.0%
Lightfoot Gold Badge Complete Angel of Light Travel on HARD. 1.0%
Confident Silver Badge Complete Angel of Confidence. 0.9%
Blood Bronze Badge Reach Io on Angel of Vampirism. 0.8%
Eagerness Bronze Badge Reach Io on Angel of Impatience. 0.7%
Blood Silver Badge Complete Angel of Vampirism. 0.7%
Confident Gold Badge Complete Angel of Confidence on HARD. 0.6%
Eagerness Silver Badge Complete Angel of Impatience. 0.6%
Blood Gold Badge Complete Angel of Vampirism on HARD. 0.6%
Eagerness Gold Badge Complete Angel of Impatience on HARD. 0.4%

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