Lords of the Black Sun overview

Overview

Lords of the Black Sun comes from Arkavi Studios and is published by Iceberg Interactive. It arrived on Steam on Sep 12, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Lords of the Black Sun's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 04:03:54 UTC, with a tracked peak near 390. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 20% positive across 396 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Lords of the Black Sun is available in 2 languages including:

2 regional rating boards including pegi and usk

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Lords of the Black Sun has sold up to 20,366 units and has 330 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $379,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Lords of the Black Sun overview details

Lords of the Black Sun combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Lords of the Black Sun is an epic, complex, dense, turn-based 4X PC strategy game, set in deep space. 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. The galaxy is full of secrets and dangers: Discover ancient ruins and artifacts, repel or befriend pirates, promote a general to guide your fleets to victory. Concoct complex plots with your allies or use your intelligence services to uncover weak spots on that threatening empire whose leader has vowed to destroy you. Make sure to keep your population happy or be prepared to face protests against your rule, or in a worst case scenario, rebel factions within your empire. Only the mightiest rulers can prevail in the depths of space. Are you up to the task of becoming a Lord of the Black Sun? Key features: 8 major races each with their own ship designs, technologies, unique traits and unique abilities, meaning playing with each race is a different challenge and offers new ways to approach the game. Big, living universe: In addition to the major powers, independent races and pirate clans also claim the galaxy as their residence; their existence can be an annoyance, or a blessing if you can take advantage of them. Deep economical and political layer: War isn’t the only way to weaken your rivals. Diplomacy, inteligence and trade can be one of many powerful tools that, if used properly, can be very effective as well. Tactical Turn based combat. Cr…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Lords of the Black Sun is listed as a game with $24.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 04:03:54 UTC, a tracked peak of 390, and 20% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Strategy4XIndieSpaceTurn-BasedSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyAdventureSingleplayer

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