Space of Darkness

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Space of Darkness is a single player casual action adventure game with horror and violence themes. It was developed by PilotLumpa Gaming and was released on July 9, 2018. It received negative reviews from players.

19.06.2117, a Beautiful journey to another universe, but we are not alone, while the journey comes it to a small incident. Robot Aliens comes to conquer the Spaceship. The crew is dead, can you escape? - Find the way to the Rescue Capsule and save yourself.

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Audience ScoreBased on 69 reviews

story3 negative mentions

The game is free to play, making it accessible to anyone interested.
Achievements are easy to unlock, providing a quick completion experience for achievement hunters.
The soundtrack and some visual effects add a layer of atmosphere to the game.

Controls are clunky and frustrating, making gameplay nearly unplayable.
Graphics are poorly optimized and reminiscent of low-quality games, detracting from the overall experience.
The game feels unfinished and lacks direction, with repetitive tasks and a weak narrative.

graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many users describing them as outdated, poorly optimized, and reminiscent of low-quality titles like Roblox or Unturned. While some appreciate the simplistic poly style, the overall consensus is that the visuals are unpolished and contribute to a frustrating gameplay experience. Additionally, issues with graphical settings and performance further detract from the game's appeal.
- “I'm surprised you managed to port this to Unity and pretty much keep the original graphics and those odd controls and sound effects.”
- “It is actually quite fun! I like the poly style graphics; it works for this game! I did a YouTube video, please feel free to check it out!”
- “Its visuals are decent enough and could have carried even an abysmal storyline, if there ever was one implemented at all.”
- “Unsurprisingly, the game is unfinished and unpolished; the graphics are pretty bad and poorly optimized.”
- “The graphics are really outdated, or it was the intention for it to look like Roblox or Unturned.”
- “This game needs a lot of work; it's very poorly put together. It's a cross between Lego and Mario Brothers on the graphic scale.”
story
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is largely criticized for its lack of coherence and depth, with many reviewers noting that it feels underdeveloped or non-existent. While some elements, like notes scattered throughout the environment, attempt to convey a narrative, they fail to create a compelling or engaging experience. Overall, the game is seen more as an atmospheric horror experience rather than a story-driven one.
- “The game story sounded really interesting, what we have here is a cheap Minecraft in space, with some interesting gameplay to begin with.”
- “This game didn't sell itself as some story-driven game; it's a good atmospheric horror game for a nice price of $3.”
- “A 15-30 minute experience ending with a few missions dictated by a spaceship with some of the worst controls I've ever seen.”
- “Even the now infamous 'The Slaughtering Grounds' had a golden joystick award-worthy storyline by comparison to Space of Darkness.”
- “A story is attempted to be told in Space of Darkness here, but it's presented in a peculiar fashion through notes found across the spaceship.”
gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the gameplay has received mixed to negative feedback, with many users criticizing its simplicity, poor performance, and lack of depth. While some appreciate the removal of frustrating mechanics from earlier versions, others highlight significant issues such as limited exploration and frustrating design choices that hinder progress.
- “The gameplay has more substance than previously; there are some exploration elements now in the game, and I'm pleased to see the developer took out the hunger and thirst meters that were seemingly tacked on in the early access version and were a chore to deal with, getting in the way of the main objective.”
- “Easy 100% game with simple mechanics.”
- “And there's no jump mechanic; the space bar is used to put away items you're holding, which means if a body blocks a corridor, there's no way to progress when you can't pass them, leading me to restart the game from the beginning just because of that.”
- “The game still runs poorly, looks ugly, has bad gameplay and cheap jump 'scares'.”
- “I cannot overlook however that it charges far too much for its bad joke of a gameplay.”
- “And there's no jump mechanic; the space bar is used to put away items you're holding, which means if a body blocks up a corridor, then there's no way to further progress when you can't pass them, which led me to have to restart the game from the beginning just because of that.”
music
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews; while some players appreciate the good soundtrack and its atmospheric qualities, others find it too loud or lacking in variety, with some even noting the absence of sound effects and voice acting. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as a highlight, despite some technical issues and criticisms regarding its volume.
- “The soundtrack is good, doesn't run very well on potatoes, I recommend Space of Darkness.”
- “+great soundtrack”
- “There was no voice acting or sound effects, so it might just as well have featured some piano songs playing in the background, silent movie-style.”
- “The music was too loud.”
- “Did it even have a soundtrack?”
- “There was no voice acting or sound effects, so it might as well have featured some piano songs playing in the background, silent movie-style.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is widely criticized for its poor optimization, with significant performance issues persisting even on low settings. Many players report that these problems hinder gameplay, despite the game's intriguing concept.
- “The performance is out of this world.”
- “Worst optimized game.”
- “The game starts with all settings on high, but even on low, the game has performance issues on my computer.”
- “I didn't play much because the performance wouldn't let me, but I think the game had an interesting idea.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is criticized for relying heavily on cheap jump scares without a strong narrative or immersive background, leading to a perception of laziness in its design. However, some players appreciate it as a budget-friendly horror experience, noting that it effectively emphasizes horror elements despite its shortcomings in atmospheric depth.
- “This game didn't sell itself as some story-driven game; it's a good atmospheric horror game for a nice price of $3.”
- “It relies on cheap jump scares with no background or atmosphere to go with it.”
- “It emphasizes the horror part a bit more, but the scares are cheap and rely on jump scares rather than building any kind of atmosphere, which comes off as lazy.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express that the grinding aspect of the game is excessively time-consuming, suggesting that it feels like a task requiring an immense commitment, akin to needing a second life to manage it.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, users indicate that while the game is largely stable, there are a few glitches that need addressing. Some players feel confident in its stability, suggesting that it could be further refined to enhance the experience.
- “It does need some work; fix a few glitches.”
- “If they want to make it their own thing, they can, as the game really doesn't have any glitches, though I'd have to try and break it.”