Black Powder Red Earth®

Black Powder Red Earth®

Steam Deck · unrated

_Echelon Software · Strategy · Mar 29, 2021

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

84%
Very Positive
236 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 236 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 193 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise43% are divided14% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
A suggestion: The replayability could be enhanced with (a) more CTR and ISR random events that play with the risk/reward tension, e.g. an asset that is actually leading the team to an ambush, secondary objectives, maybe defending a downed friendly and waiting for CSAR in x turns.
22 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I like the art style and the ideas in this game but this is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ $3 iphone game charging you $15 ON SALE.
11 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design is excellent and the art style preserves the feel of its source material.
9 of 193 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 love3 themes
Gameplay22 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters21 reviews
76%
Combat9 reviews
100%
Difficulty5 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes8 reviews
38%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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