Space Pirates and Zombies

Buy91%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

MinMax Games Ltd. · Space · Aug 15, 2011

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
48
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Space Pirates and Zombies?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But in terms of gameplay, SPAZ shines - though, it isn't a gemstone without flaws.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a lot of fun, the concept is great, the writing and story is palatable and the graphics (when loaded properly) are great in my opinion.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you like Spacewar-style combat, you'll love this game, because that's pretty much all there is.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Together, the visuals and sounds come together to make a really solid impression, and really sell the feel of the game for me.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is inoffensive, but the sound design is a bit better than that.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay78 reviews
Story38 reviews
Combat31 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
69% still recommend
Crashes
43% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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