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Lords of the Black Sun

Lords of the Black Sun

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.

Released Sep 12, 2014 Developer Arkavi Studios Publisher Iceberg Interactive Platforms Windows Strategy4XIndieSpaceTurn-Based
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-09-27)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

20.0%positive395 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“In one way I really like the game. But the reason why I have an issue with it is that is crashes out. Nothing worse than winning a 5 ship battle then the games crashes out on you as a reward for your victory. Then every time you try to replay that battle it crashes out again. If…”

— a player, Steam review · 92 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

15achievements
24.4%median completion
1.4%rarest: Cleverclogs
64.8% of players 51.3% of players 50.5% of players 48.9% of players 43.8% of players 33.2% of players 28.3% of players 24.4% of players 19.4% of players 15.3% of players 15.3% of players 8.4% of players 5.2% of players 1.9% of players 1.4% of players 64.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.8%BOOTGAME — Hidden achievement
51.3%Egghead — Complete your first research project.
50.5%Chief Architect — Manufacture your first building.
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%Cleverclogs — Win the game by means of a Research Victory.
1.9%Conquistador — Win the game by means of a Conquest Victory.
5.2%Up in arms — Declare war on an opponent race.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-09-27 21:22 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-17
US24.99 USD
EU24.50 EUR
UK20.99 GBP
Australia36.50 AUD
Canada32.50 CAD
Japan2,800 JPY
Brazil73.99 BRL
China92.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$14 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$28

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-31 09-09 09-18 09-27

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 17, 2014
Version 1.03 released !

Hello everyone ! We’re back with the biggest update that we have released so far since the game’s launch 2 months ago. We've focused mostly on stability, with many major changes under the hood, but we

Nov 17, 2014
Version 1.03 released !

Hello everyone ! We’re back with the biggest update that we have released so far since the game’s launch 2 months ago. We've focused mostly on stability, with many major changes under the hood, but we

Sep 24, 2014
Version 1.01 released !

Hello everyone ! This new patch includes some more bug fixes and balancing but also significant improvements in the ship design and research areas. We are also working on a patch to further improve st

Sep 24, 2014
Version 1.01 released !

Hello everyone ! This new patch includes some more bug fixes and balancing but also significant improvements in the ship design and research areas. We are also working on a patch to further improve st

Sep 19, 2014
Version 1.004 build released

Hi everyone ! Time for another update, this time introducing less but more significant bug and crash fixes. We're also going to announce the plans for the upcoming major new build very soon, with this

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · 4X · Indie · Space · Turn-Based · Sci-fi · Turn-Based Strategy · Adventure · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German
Achievements15
Official sitehttp://lordsoftheblacksun.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 Processor: Dual Core 2.0 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB graphics card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1150 MB available space Sound Card: Integrated Additional Notes: There is a known issue with people using ATI cards on Vista so if you are one of those we recommend you skip the game until a fix is found