Hack greedy megacorps to help as many people as you can in a high-agility cyberpunk looter/shooter RPG. Explore vast cyberspace vistas and outmaneuver AIs to customize your loadout with an arsenal of weapon combos. Think Borderlands meets Tron. Play solo or online co-op with up to 10 people!
- Early Access (304)
- Exploration (276)
- Looter Shooter (269)
- Arena Shooter (266)
- Cyberpunk (263)
- Open World (260)
- FPS (253)
- Character Customization (250)
- Shooter (250)
- Action RPG (243)
- Female Protagonist (240)
- RPG (230)
- First-Person (227)
- Gun Customization (223)
- Story Rich (221)
- Action (210)
- Sci-fi (202)
- Colorful (194)
- Moddable (183)
- Atmospheric (177)
Release Date | Jul 9, 2014 |
Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 94.9% (very positive) Top 10% / 95% Top 10% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 87.8% Top 10% / 88.5% Top 5% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 468 Top 20% / 616 Top 20% |
Curators | 75 reviews Top 10% |
Median Play Time | 13.3 hours Top 15% |
Play Time per Dollar | 40 minutes |
Followers | 9.2K Top 10% |
Owners | ± 26.4K Top 30% |
Copies Sold | ± 18.3K Top 25% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 190.2K Top 20% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows Black Ice's Steam rating and reviews from July 2014 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 94.8% (June 2020) to 98.6% (July 2015).
With 616 reviews Top 20%, Black Ice could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.
Review Languages
This doughnut chart shows Black Ice's review languages. The most popular language is English (91%), followed by German (3%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 14 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in Black Ice, comparing positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time in game is excellent, with 37 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.4 times less than the median for positive reviews. The negative review time is high (median is 6 hours), it can be a sign that Black Ice crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 94.9% rating Top 10% should be factored in during their evaluation.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Black Ice's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.