Buy it if you like
- Combat: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Controls: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 95 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 86 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise37% are divided36% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
26 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
In The Black, at it's core, has been a really refreshing take on space combat for me so far.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
6 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
On the positive side, there are tutorials, the game runs well, the graphics are pretty good if you like the contrasty style, you have keybindings and gamepad/HOTAS support, and the price is correct (assuming they add more content for the release).
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
5 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
will say something more useful later (maybe a content update or two tbh), but a mostly dead space minecraft game made that kinda control scheme an all time favorite of mine, can even use the exact same keybinds, and neural pathways i thought were long gone just lit right back up as if i were just using them yesterday.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat26 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Divided opinion
Monetization33% still recommend
Co-op83% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking100% still recommend
Audio50% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay67% still recommend
Multiplayer75% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
Interface50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Input API Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$19.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
3 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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