Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Servers and matchmaking: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 26k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
gameplay is fun, and requires a great deal of communication (via commands and voice chat), and teamwork to succeed
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Blackwake is one of the most authentic pirate games which blends captaining, quality vessels, and crew members into a fantastic PvP arena.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The close range combat is fun, but it’s also somewhat chaotic because of friendly fire, and not always being able to tell your friends from foes.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you play it with your friends it is so much fun!!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Currently running it smooth at high FPS on max graphics (GTX 970).
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game itself is simple and not "too" hard to get into but it's also complicated enough for it to be a fun learning curve.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay31 reviews
Multiplayer31 reviews
Combat20 reviews
Co-op14 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Difficulty6 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Crashes33% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking55% still recommend
Bugs25% still recommend
Performance67% still recommend
Optimization86% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Online PvP
- PvP
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
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