Sun Blast: Star Fighter

Wait65%

Mixed · 780 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

OBLONE Software · Action · Apr 3, 2015

Player review score
65%
Mixed
Price
$1.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
24
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Sun Blast: Star Fighter?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 780 player reviews · updated

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
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This accessibility extends to the progression system, which allows players to enhance their ship over time, adding a sense of growth without introducing unnecessary complexity.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics look like a mobile port but are decent enough and at least the performance is stutter and crash free.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If played with a controller the controls are smooth, but not so good with the keyboard.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack provides energetic background music that complements the action, but it lacks variety, which can make it feel repetitive over time.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay44 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Controls24 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
43% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
72% still recommend
Story
50% still recommend
Combat
46% 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 Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$1.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.55.

7 points recordedtoday · $1.99

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