Hardspace: Shipbreaker

Buy89%

Very Positive · 22k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Blackbird Interactive · Space · May 24, 2022

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$34.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
27
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio1 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Hardspace: Shipbreaker?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 141 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 137 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 22k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
141 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Really fun gameplay loop, if you think you'd enjoy it you probably will.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
137 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters endeared to me *massively* over time but definitely isn't the game's strongest point.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Only thing distracting from that is the talking of the characters, but they have wonderful voice acting and seem quite interesting, so I can get behind it.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The ramp up in difficulty is really cool too, as you encounter more precise mechanisms and systems that require you to follow delicate procedures and race against the clock to make sure that nothing explodes, it's a neat mix of careful preparation and swift action.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are spot on, not hyperrealistic neither bad, they just fit the whole vibe.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
occassional stuttering or visual issues but 90 - 95% of the time things run smoothly!

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay141 reviews
Story137 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Difficulty17 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Performance7 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
80% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
90% still recommend
Controls
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$34.99

The lowest we've tracked is $10.49.

10 points recordedtoday · $34.99

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