Gratuitous Space Battles

Buy70%

Mixed · 890 player reviews · Medium confidence

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Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Positech Games · Strategy · Nov 16, 2009

Player review score
70%
Mixed
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Gratuitous Space Battles?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 890 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
33% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews67% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay (9/15 - Decent with some upsides): The ship designer is neat and mostly intuitive, though hamstrung by UI issues.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A lot of strategies are possible with all the races and the many weapons and ship hulls available.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Although the visuals and interface reflect the game's age, they remain functional and effectively support its core mechanics.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While I like the brassy orchestral soundtrack idea, I feel they could use better, and more compositions.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay48 reviews
Combat45 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
63% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Crashes
22% still recommend
Interface
56% still recommend
Monetization
63% still recommend
Bugs
29% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
0% still recommend
Linux compatibility
50% 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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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