Action · September 9, 2015

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (2015)

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LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS SPACETIME is a frantic 1- to 4-player couch co-op action space shooter. Explore a colorful galaxy in a massive neon battleship that you control together by manning turrets, lasers, shields and thrusters. Only through teamwork can you triumph over the evil forces of Anti-Love, rescue kidnapped space-bunnies, and avoid a vacuumy demise. Deep space is a dangerous place, but you don’t have to face it alone! LOCAL CO-OP GAMEPLAY 2 to 4 players (or 1 player plus a loyal AI space-pet) need to work together to man the different battle stations, dashing back and forth between weapons, shields and engines. All players fill important roles at all times, and nobody gets left behind. UPGRADEABLE SHIPS Find and combine powerful space-gems to customize your ship's load-out. Each gem provides different abilities, letting you learn the right tools for every situation. A NEW EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME Randomized level layouts mean that all players will be exploring fresh areas every time you play. SIMPLE CONTROLS, DEEP CHALLENGE Controlling your spacenaut is so simple that anyone can jump in quickly, but getting all players to work together like a well-oiled machine, battling a galaxy of evil robots and constellations — that’s the tricky part.

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146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Local Co-Op · 232
  • 4 Player Local · 163
  • Co-op · 160
  • Local Multiplayer · 159
  • Multiplayer · 151
  • Co-op Campaign · 148
  • Action · 136
  • Space · 135
  • Indie · 124
  • Cute · 118
  • 2D · 98
  • Colorful · 95
  • Shoot 'Em Up · 91
  • Sci-fi · 90
  • Casual · 87

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.9k Steam reviewsTop 69% in Action
Positive rating93% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 24%
Metacritic80/100Genre average 77 — top 42% of Action titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 72% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Accessibility

  • Adjustable Difficulty

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Other

  • Single-player
  • Keyboard Only Option

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 3.9k reviews

3.6k positive · 271 negative

Metacritic

80/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.0/10

Curator recommendations

3.3k

Press Quotes

“Reminds me of why I love video games.” 10/10 – Destructoid “One of the most imaginative, enjoyable and beautifully designed shooters of modern times.” 9/10 – Brash Games “Simply brilliant.” 9/10 – Xbox One UK

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

28

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 9, 2015
DeveloperAsteroid Base
Base price$7.49 -50%
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime