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Lords of the Black Sun

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App ID 246940
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Iceberg Interactive
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Xors3D Engine
Last Changenumber 28232540
Last Record Update 31 March 2025 – 16:50:09 UTC ()
Release Date 12 September 2014 – 17:06:44 UTC ()
❓ 24.79%
394 reviews
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In-Game

Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the stars, colonizing new worlds, managing your empire and conquering whoever dares to oppose you.

Additional Information

Developer Arkavi Studios
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metacritic_name Lords of the Black Sun
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/246940/
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Iceberg Interactive
eulas
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urlhttp://store.steampowered.com/eula/246940_eula_0
Store Release Date 12 September 2014 – 17:07:58 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 12 September 2014 – 17:06:44 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 6 January 2020 – 17:08:39 UTC () (1578330519)
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Detected Technologies (?) Xors3D Engine, Squall SDK
First seen on SteamDB 24 July 2013 – 18:25:21 UTC (), in changelist #255451

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
German Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🗺️ 4X 🌱 Indie 🌠 Space 🎲 Turn-Based 🚀 Sci-fi 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🗺️ Adventure 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Multi-player

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 1 players right now
  • 2 24-hour peak
  • 143 all-time peak 14 September 2014
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Store data

  • 1,759 followers
  • 78 positive reviews
  • 316 negative reviews
  • 19.80% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 7 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Negative
  • 24.79% SteamDB Rating
  • 78 19.8% positive reviews
  • 316 80.2% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
12 September 2014 Steam Release -
21 February 2022 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Strategy BYOB 2022 -

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Lords of the Black Sun had an all-time peak of 143 concurrent players on 14 September 2014.

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