Sky Mercenaries

Buy71%

Mostly Positive · 129 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • Linux

PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg · Indie · Dec 16, 2014

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
27
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio2 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy Sky Mercenaries?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 129 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 60 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise29% are divided28% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
22 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Instead of relying purely on fast reflexes and high-score chasing, it introduces character growth, customizable ships, and skill development systems that give players a stronger sense of long-term progression.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
With a nearly album-length soundtrack of original compositions made specifically for THIS game, it sets the mood perfectly and is absolutely perfect for getting into that "Matrix zone" trance and blast some motherf*ckers!!
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
5 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Large boss encounters serve as major highlights, often filling the screen with projectiles and demanding careful movement, pattern recognition, and efficient use of available weapons.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay22 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Combat5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
40% still recommend
Story
75% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
33% still recommend
Difficulty
71% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Commentary available
  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Remote Play Together
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.29.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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