Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Steam Deck Verified

Asteroid Base · Local Co-Op · Sep 9, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

93%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 2 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
89% of themes are praise11% are divided0% are caveats
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
While the game was built (and excels) as a couch co-op game, the ability to Steam Remote Play lets you play fairly seamlessly with anyone around the world.
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
The biggest issue is the lack of online co-op, which does limit you to using Steam Remote Play if you want to play with friends online.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I would say that its greatest strength is the simplicity of its gameplay loop, Explore and Upgrade -> Rescue -> Escape.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Still, it is nice to have AI that actually works and you can finish the whole campaign with.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I played with a controller.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The graphics are super cutesy, and they belie the absolutely punishing difficulty of this game.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Co-op125 reviews
Multiplayer41 reviews
Gameplay34 reviews
Story and characters30 reviews
Controls25 reviews
Difficulty24 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat17 reviews
94%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
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.