Black Ice
Nonadecimal Creative · 2014 · Exploration, Looter Shooter, Arena Shooter, Cyberpunk, Open World
PC
Overwhelmingly Positive95% · 512
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About Black Ice
Hack greedy megacorps to help as many people as you can in a high-agility cyberpunk looter/shooter RPG. Explore vast cyberspace vistas and outmaneuver AIs to customize your loadout with an arsenal of weapon combos. Think Borderlands meets Tron. Play solo or online co-op with up to 10 people!
Black Ice is many things:
- A high-mobility cyberpunk looter/shooter with an incredible number of movement and combat abilities to combo. So customizable you can even unequip your sprint and jump to replace them with more guns. After all, hacking is all about finding ways to break systems and become untouchable. But the corporations are constantly upgrading too with nearly 100 security types and unique enemies to combo against you.
- A massive cyberspace open world to explore as you breach corporate AI defenses, steal their secrets (and tech!), and unravel conspiracies. Race along the information superhighway as you vault from one megacorp's gigantic neon skyscraper to another. From monumental worldbreaker megastructures to tiny hacker black markets hidden in the cracks of the world, there are endless wonders to find. Like the Phish Market.
- A very human cyberPUNK story centered on helping people and building communities in a struggling corporate dystopia. Shiny cyberpunk tech is only as good as the people who use it and each person you save has skills that can be leveraged for the greater good. When the world seems bleak, all it takes is someone who can remove an obstacle when they need it most. Sometimes literally, like when someone's debt is so high that their apartment's pay-per-use door won't let them out.
- Infinite customization and replay value with a progression and unlock system that adds new weapon types, dozens of unique perks that radically change your gameplay, and a very forgiving respec system so that you can always try new things.
- Multiplayer and modding. You can play co-op or pvp with up to 10 friends and the enemies and loot will scale to match your group for maximum fun. Whether solo or multi, anyone can mod the game to add their own unique weapons and items. It's not a real hacking game if you can't hack the game itself!
What else?
- Extremely open development - talk to the devs directly on the Black Ice Discord (some features and items were suggested by the players!)
- A wonderful original soundtrack by epic composer V-Axys
- Did we mention Mod Support?
- Photosensitive Mode
- Long term support from the developers with a track record of regular updates going back to 2014!
The Promise:
- Every update for free
- No microtransactions, No DRM
- No copyright takedowns on Let's Play videos
- Bugs fixed as fast as we can
- Things may change, but we'll always try to change them for the better
Contact
Let the developers know about any bugs (no, not the spiders) or your feature wishlist on Discord, the Steam forums, via email ([email protected]), or on TwitterWhat Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players consistently praise the game's impressive long-term development over more than a decade, highlighting its engaging arcade-style looter-shooter gameplay, unique Tron-like aesthetic, and the developers' commitment to meaningful updates and community engagement through Discord. The main appeal is its satisfying, accessible gameplay that's easy to jump into while offering depth, secrets, and replayability through multiple character saves, creating a nostalgic laser-tag feeling that has only improved with time.
[i]As this game is still getting gamechanging updates- I might or might not update this as time advances...[/i] [h3]After twelve years, I think it's fair to write a review finally...[/h3] Yes, you read that right. This game has been in EA for about 12 years now [i]but[/i] is getting constant updates. And I remember the early days, when there was no verticality- no 'Arcade' and whatever the game is now. It has changed. And in my eyes, this is what Early Access should show: [i]PROGRESS[/i] Ever since this game was launched into AI I have been working, been laid off- got a truckers drivers license- lost said license and then refocused back into computers. I've studied coding with Python and now I am back at school relearning soldering electronics. You could say that I have changed as much as this game has evolved during it's years. But- enough about me, what [i]is[/i] Black Ice? Well then, as of writing this review here in early 2026 I would explain this game as a TRON inspired shooty lootathon with a lot of build variety! And that's the most simplest way to describe it. Like dungeon crawlers of old, you'll collect loot, level up and explore a huge handcrafted map. Or well, I beli…4 found this helpful
Dev has been updating this game since I was a wee jhit. Mashallah may he be blessed with infinite big booty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I've had this game for many years and played it occasionally starting many new characters (currently having roughly 27 saves) and I don't play it often because I have many other things to do, but this game is a fun arcade feeling looter shooter with lots of secrets and things to do. The best part in my opinion though isn't the game, it's the friendly developers in their discord that will chat with you and make you feel comfortable, if you have anything to talk about generally you can talk to the devs. This is one of the few games I've felt rather comfortable talking to the devs on and I'm a rather shy or nervous person talking to people. Yet still feel comfortable enough to talk to them. Anyway I will give a good review for two reasons, number 1 the game is satisfying and fun.. for a time, it does get old if you play it the way I do (new game-newgame-newgame-newgame-loop and never continue a game into the NG+'s. The game does infinitely progress into NG+'s so that's a major plus in my book. And number 2, the friendly devs as stated above. I hope this review helps someone out there, I know the devs appreciate it which is why I'm doing this to begin with.
I got this game what feels like a very long time ago and back then I remember it was mainly the aesthetic that appealed to me but after trying it out the first time back then, I found the gameplay pretty satisfying to jump into for a bit though in it's early days it was definitley early in it's early access. I've played it on and off over the years but recently have been getting "more into it" with the updates as of late pushing it towards its final release! A fun and visually unique looter-shooter that's easy to jump into but takes time to get the hang of. Also playing it feels like how going to play laser tag felt as a kid, only every time I play it and I'm an adult now - it's a great feeling
The game is great and has only gotten better over time. The aesthetics are just, perfect, especially if you've been looking for a game that gives off Tron vibes. Not only that, but I feel like its pretty commendable that the dev team has been at work on this game for over 10 years now.
good game for 10 plus years
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