Negative Space

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Negative Space is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Tier 87 Games and was released on November 21, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Negative Space is a deckbuilder without traditional combat. Instead, you’ll build a synergistic crew to maximize their effort output, navigate uncharted planets, weather unpredictable crises, and capitalize on timely boons.Assemble Your Crew As you journey through the galaxy, you’ll encounter a plethora of crewmembers—each with a unique ability to add to your deck. By combining their effects with…

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Audience ScoreBased on 19 reviews

gameplay3 positive mentions

The game features a compelling feedback loop that encourages players to keep trying for just one more run.
It has a charming art style, great music, and unique mechanics that provide depth and strategy beyond typical deckbuilders.
Players appreciate the variety of card synergies and the satisfaction of building powerful decks while exploring different captain decks.

The game suffers from bugs and design limitations, which can detract from the overall experience.
Some players feel that the gameplay can become repetitive due to limited card differentiation and mechanics.
There is a desire for more content and achievements to enhance replayability and extend the game's longevity.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is praised for its beautiful deckbuilding mechanics, featuring unique objectives and a balance of novel and familiar elements that keep it engaging. Players appreciate the easy difficulty for experimentation, the charming art style, and the catchy music, while the addition of enhancements and card placement mechanics adds depth and variety to each run. Overall, it is highly recommended for fans of the genre.
- “Beautiful deckbuilder with unique objectives and surprisingly deep mechanics!”
- “The goals are different enough to keep gameplay interesting, and the easy difficulty lets you more easily experiment with builds.”
- “Perfect balance of novel and familiar mechanics, highly recommended for deckbuilder fans.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are praised for their charming art style and vibrant visuals, which complement the game's unique gameplay. Reviewers highlight the slick and responsive user interface, along with the overall aesthetic that enhances the gaming experience. The combination of appealing visuals and engaging music contributes to a highly enjoyable atmosphere.
- “Really fun deckbuilder, plus the visuals and the music are really good, highly recommend!”
- “Deeper than you'd expect and great visuals!”
- “It has fun and pretty unique gameplay, a charming art style with a very slick and visually responsive UI, and amazing music with some earworms that have been stuck in my head for days.”
- “At first I thought it was a bold choice to go with an art style where there would necessarily be so little differentiation between card arts, but I think it mostly works.”
- “Aside from the bright, oozy visuals and stanky, groovy music, there's a lot of novel mechanics and synergies going on.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is highly praised for its catchy and memorable tunes, described as "earworms" that enhance the overall experience. Coupled with vibrant graphics and a charming art style, the soundtrack contributes significantly to the game's fun and unique atmosphere, making it a standout feature for players.
- “Really fun deckbuilder, plus the visuals and the music are really good, highly recommend!”
- “It has fun and pretty unique gameplay, a charming art style with a very slick and visually responsive UI, and amazing music with some earworms that have been stuck in my head for days.”
- “Aside from the bright, oozy visuals and groovy music, there's a lot of novel mechanics and synergies going on.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story revolves around strategic decision-making, where players deploy crew to complete missions rather than battling traditional enemies. The mechanics of card placement and mission resolution create a familiar yet engaging experience, prompting players to weigh the risks and rewards of their choices.
- “It feels familiar enough to play easily— you've got cards of various strengths and abilities, but the enemies aren't monsters attacking you; they're missions to deploy crew on.”
- “Do you go for a highly rewarding mission that isn't threatening you?”
- “Do you close out a hazardous mission now, even if it wastes some of a card's potential?”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express a strong desire to replay the game with different character types, suggesting that unlocking new levels after completing easier versions would enhance replayability. Additionally, the inclusion of achievements could further incentivize multiple playthroughs.
- “I'm definitely coming back to beat it with each of the different types of captains. It would enhance replayability if the 'next levels' only appeared after you've completed the easier version for each one. It would also be nice to earn some achievements for various accomplishments.”