Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 460 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 227 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
61 of 227 sampled reviews raised it
It handles the exploration part as a semi-nonlinear experience, you may go whereever you want to progress.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
42 of 227 sampled reviews raised it
I half expected the story to be overly pretentious but it's actually not bad.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
35 of 227 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design can make or break games in this genre, and Blackshard delivered in spades.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 227 sampled reviews raised it
No matter where you are in this game, the visuals are striking (and not just in fidelity).
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay61 reviews
Story42 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat100% still recommend
Interface75% still recommend
Controls100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes80% still recommend
Performance78% 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
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$14.99
The lowest we've tracked is $9.74.
6 points recordedtoday · $14.99
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