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A quarter of Starfield players couldn’t even be bothered to finish the first mission (www.vg247.com)
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Starfield, a game mainly about space travel/exploration, couldn't convince a chunk of its players to leave the surface of the tutorial planet.

Starfield has been out for long enough now that anyone interested in playing it likely already has. But just how many of the game's millions of players stopped playing before finishing the first mission?

Well, according to achievement stats from TrueAchievements, around 25%! The For All, Into the Starfield achievement is awarded the first time you go to space, which happens maybe 30 minutes into the game. After a brief tutorial and some combat, you meet one of the game's major NPCs, and he gives you his ship.

As soon as you leave the surface of the planet and take to space, the achievement should unlock. According to the numbers, however, 75% of players did that, which seems a little low considering how early into the game that happens, and how practically unavoidable the achievement is.

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[-] glimse@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Has this writer never used Steam or is he just unaware how many people buy games they don't actually play

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Has this writer never used Steam or is he just unaware how many people buy games they don’t actually play

Firstly: If you had ever used Steam, you'd know that Steam differentiates between "have game in the library" and "have previously played a game". A bought game that was never launched, doesn't show up in these stats.

Secondly: It's clear you did not bother to read the article. "The numbers take into account players on Xbox, as well as those playing the Game Pass/Windows Store version of the game on PC." The 25% number isn't even from Steam.

[-] Thranduil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I have used steam for 12 years and I never knew that.

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

In the Steam client, you have this box on the right:

And when you click on View All, you get something like this:

[-] Thranduil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Dont think I ever read those then again I mainly just play games and collect a million unplayed ones

[-] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

gamepads makes it a lot easier to start then get bored too

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh, the irony. Steam achievements only count for players who have started the game.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Download game

Launch it

"Great it works I'll play it tomorrow"

Never open it again

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