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BlackShot is a free-to-play, first-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world.Join other mercenaries in brutal team combat, multiple game modes, and experience in-depth customization to create your perfect warrior!

Release DateMay 31, 2016
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)62.9% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 54.1%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59.2% Bottom 30% / 53.7%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)62  / 3K  Top 10%
Curators15 reviews
Median Play Time6.9 hours  Top 25%
Followers14.7K  Top 10%
Owners± 557.8K  Top 5%
Copies Sold± 401.1K  Top 4%
Gross Revenue ($)± 264.6K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS's Steam rating and reviews between June 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 46.7% (June 2016) to 54.4% (June 2022).

With 3K reviews Top 10%, BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS is an AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS's review languages. The most popular language is English (31%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (29%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 31 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 5.7 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 128 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Big weapon pool
  • Interesting weapon management
  • Decent amount of game modes
  • Hitmarks
  • Low system requirements
  • Achievement, daily and level up rewards
  • Smooth gameplay
  • Sniping is fun
  • No need to spend money to win
  • Player skill matters
  • Pay to win
  • Poor graphics
  • Unfair gameplay
  • Hackers and cheaters
  • No permanent weapons
  • Lack of explanation about functions
  • Low quality shooting
  • Toxic community
  • Some maps are one-sided
  • Controls need refinement

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 rating of 62.9%  Bottom 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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