Black Future '88

Black Future '88

Steam Deck Verified

SUPERSCARYSNAKES · Action · Nov 21, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $1.99.

72%
Mostly Positive
749 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 72 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 749 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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 praise8% are divided59% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
No replayability value, but it is somewhat fun.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Probably the strongest selling point for this game is the soundtrack, that although subjective, I found it to be quite good and enjoyable, be it a synth music fan or not.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics and art: 5/5 The aesthetic of the game has a consistent theme, characters have good animations and there are some really nice looking smoke and particle effects.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
*Co-op play (Note: I haven't tried this mode; it might add a lot to the game)
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay71 reviews
Audio67 reviews
Graphics46 reviews
Co-op19 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters41 reviews
66%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat72 reviews
78%
Difficulty20 reviews
70%
Controls18 reviews
50%
Bugs16 reviews
44%
Interface13 reviews
46%
Performance7 reviews
14%
Crashes6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $1.99 (−90%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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