Lords of the Black Sun

Lords of the Black Sun (previously titled Star Lords[1]) is a 4X turn-based strategy computer game created by Portuguese[2] developer Arkavi Studios[3] and published by Iceberg Interactive. It was made available as an early access game on Steam December 6, 2013 [4] and was released on September 12, 2014.

Lords of the Black Sun
Developer(s)Arkavi Studios
Publisher(s)Iceberg Interactive
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseSeptember 12, 2014
Genre(s)Science fiction, turn-based strategy, 4X
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Lords of the Black Sun plays like a traditional 4X and features 8 races, tactical turn-based combat, in-depth Espionage/Intel and Diplomacy components, a complex AI that, according to the developers, doesn't cheat and a "living universe" featuring independent races and pirate clans. Gameplay includes LAN, hotseat and online multiplayer complete with matchmaking. [5]

Reception
Lords of the Black Sun
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings40.00%[6]
Metacritic58/100[7]

Despite being named as one of the best games of 2014 by PC Gamer[8] and being in the list of the most awaited releases of that year in several media outlets, the Lords of the Black Sun was met with mixed reception upon release. Some praised the game for its solid and easy to pick up gameplay and welcome additions to the tried and true 4X formula, while others complained of constant crashes, bland visuals and incompetent AI.[7]

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References
  1. "Official page". Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. https://twitter.com/arkavistudios?lang=en
  3. "Arkavi Studios". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. Suszek, Mike. "4X strategy game Star Lords available now on Early Access". Joystiq. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  5. "Star Lords announced". Strategy Informer. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  6. "Lords of the Black Sun for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  7. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/lords-of-the-black-sun
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-02-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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