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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!

Release DateJul 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%
Curators75 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time13.3 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar40 minutes
Followers9.2K  Top 10%
Owners± 26.4K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 18.3K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 190.2K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Black Ice steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

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
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Black Ice and the proportion of players they represent.

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

Chart displaying Black Ice percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

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

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • A fantastic progression system
  • Excellent random loot generation
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Eye-catching visuals
  • Great music
  • A decent amount of randomized weapons and mods
  • A TRON-like universe that immerses you
  • DRM-free
  • Active developer
  • Open world
  • Lack of enemy variety
  • Visuals could use refining
  • Directionless gameplay
  • Tedious leveling

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.

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