Sky Mercenaries

Sky Mercenaries

Steam Deck · unrated

PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg · Indie · Dec 16, 2014

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $7.29.

70%
Mostly Positive
130 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story and characters: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 130 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 61 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
10% of themes are praise60% are divided30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
In theory this game seems like it could be a lot like the good game Raptor: Call of the Shadows or the pretty good game Revolution Ace or even the mediocre game Star Saviors (or merely "Saviors") combined the gameplay color-switching elements of Ikaruga.
15 of 61 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 love1 theme
Gameplay15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics13 reviews
31%
Audio11 reviews
64%
Interface8 reviews
25%
Difficulty7 reviews
57%
Combat5 reviews
80%
Co-op3 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend
Story and characters7 reviews
43%
Bugs3 reviews
33%
Crashes3 reviews
67%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.29.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
70%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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