Shallow Space

Shallow Space

Steam Deck · unrated

Strategy · Oct 21, 2015

Probably one to skip.

At $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

25%
Mostly Negative
231 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 231 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 185 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise17% are divided50% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Production of ship models and coding are currently progressing side-by-side, and for an independent, largely self-financed project, the speed and even more so the quality achieved is quite respectable - and this is by no means the final graphics, many effects are still simplified, with the goal being the sort of stunning vistas space games are known for.
12 of 185 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
To achieve this, it builds around "squads" of spaceships commanded by officers that will gain RPG stats and progression later, adding special abilities and deep customization to the mix, and aiming for an expansive, strategy map-driven narrative campaign.
6 of 185 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 love2 themes
Graphics12 reviews
Story and characters6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay10 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes14 reviews
50%
Combat8 reviews
63%
Bugs5 reviews
20%

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 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
25%
Mostly Negative
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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