Black Skylands

Black Skylands

Steam Deck Verified

Hungry Couch Games · Pixel Graphics · Aug 15, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $4.99.

84%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 183 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 109 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

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
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The storyline is fun, the missions are varied, and there's an unmarked quest line that you might want to look into, if you want all the achievements too.
183 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay totally hits my personal sweet spot of "just right", meaning it's neither too easy nor too hard, neither too simple nor too complex.
109 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visuals are nice with the pixel graphics, if sometimes a bit muddy (when you aren't on your ship).
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Played on a steam deck.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
On the other hand, I like what they did with the sound effects.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Either way, I suggest playing it with a controller.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters183 reviews
Gameplay109 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Controls9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat128 reviews
84%
Difficulty35 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs17 reviews
71%
Interface9 reviews
78%
Crashes6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $4.99 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
28
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.