Dark Future: Blood Red States

Item: Dark Future: Blood Red States
Rating: 43
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-20

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Summary

Engaging core real-time tactical car combat.
Deep progression and customization systems available.
Impressive visuals and atmospheric retro-futuristic aesthetic.
Gameplay loop becomes shallow and repetitive.
Frequent game-breaking crashes and performance issues.
Stagnant AI leads to passive combat.

Emotions

Frustration25%Disappointment23%Satisfaction18%Enjoyment8%Boredom8%

Reviews (sample size): 117
Helpful reviews: 91%
Unhelpful reviews: 8%
Protest reviews: 2%

43%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
57%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 285
Negative points: 332
Gameplay points: 120
Perf. points: 10
Rec. points: 61
Misc points: 53

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts

Bucket	Neg	Pos
≤ 2h playtime	1210.2% Avg playtime 0.8h	65.1% Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime	4639% Avg playtime 12.9h	5445.8% Avg playtime 30.2h

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review pace

Avg/day	0 rev/day
Last 30d	0.1 rev/day
Quarterly	4 rev/qtr
Days covered	2,371.2 days

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging Core Gameplay Experience Description Players consistently found the game to be fun, interesting, and unique, offering a satisfying core loop that delivers good value for its price. Its easy-to-learn mechanics and 'one more level' appeal contribute to an overall positive and addictive experience, fulfilling the desire for a quality car combat game. Importance 99%	Players consistently found the game to be fun, interesting, and unique, offering a satisfying core loop that delivers good value for its price. Its easy-to-learn mechanics and 'one more level' appeal contribute to an overall positive and addictive experience, fulfilling the desire for a quality car combat game.	99%
Unique Tactical Car Combat Description The game is highly praised for its distinctive and well-executed tactical car combat system. The 'bullet-time' or 'Command Mode' feature, allowing players to slow down or pause for strategic decisions, is a core highlight, enabling both fast-paced action and methodical, satisfying vehicular battles. Importance 67%	The game is highly praised for its distinctive and well-executed tactical car combat system. The 'bullet-time' or 'Command Mode' feature, allowing players to slow down or pause for strategic decisions, is a core highlight, enabling both fast-paced action and methodical, satisfying vehicular battles.	67%
Impressive Visuals and Physics Description Reviewers frequently noted the game's strong visual presentation, competent graphics, and well-designed environments, especially for an indie title. The robust physics engine creates chaotic, unpredictable, and fun car crashes, leading to spectacular and beautiful explosions. Importance 34%	Reviewers frequently noted the game's strong visual presentation, competent graphics, and well-designed environments, especially for an indie title. The robust physics engine creates chaotic, unpredictable, and fun car crashes, leading to spectacular and beautiful explosions.	34%
Deep Progression and Customization Description The game features an engaging progression system that allows for meaningful car customization through upgrades in weapons, armor, and technology. Unlocking new characters, selecting perks, and completing challenges add significant depth, replayability, and strategic decision-making to each run. Importance 28%	The game features an engaging progression system that allows for meaningful car customization through upgrades in weapons, armor, and technology. Unlocking new characters, selecting perks, and completing challenges add significant depth, replayability, and strategic decision-making to each run.	28%
Excellent Board Game Adaptation Description Players commend the game as an outstanding adaptation of a Games Workshop board game, praising its faithful recreation of the tabletop experience. It successfully captures the original feel and universe while thoughtfully redesigning mechanics for an enjoyable single-player video game format. Importance 17%	Players commend the game as an outstanding adaptation of a Games Workshop board game, praising its faithful recreation of the tabletop experience. It successfully captures the original feel and universe while thoughtfully redesigning mechanics for an enjoyable single-player video game format.	17%
Atmospheric 80s Retro-futuristic Aesthetic Description The game's aesthetic is highly praised for its successful blend of Mad Max and 80s retro-futuristic sci-fi, reinforced by a fitting and beautiful soundtrack. This combination of music and visual style creates a strong, immersive, and evocative post-apocalyptic atmosphere. Importance 13%	The game's aesthetic is highly praised for its successful blend of Mad Max and 80s retro-futuristic sci-fi, reinforced by a fitting and beautiful soundtrack. This combination of music and visual style creates a strong, immersive, and evocative post-apocalyptic atmosphere.	13%
Rich and Humorous World-building Description The game's 'Dark Future' world is well-developed, incorporating elements of cyberpunk, political satire, and cosmic horror. Players enjoy the amusing writing, jokes, and satirical in-universe emails, which add flavor and contribute to a darkly comedic view of the setting. Importance 11%	The game's 'Dark Future' world is well-developed, incorporating elements of cyberpunk, political satire, and cosmic horror. Players enjoy the amusing writing, jokes, and satirical in-universe emails, which add flavor and contribute to a darkly comedic view of the setting.	11%
Intuitive Command Mode and EZ Drive Description The game's 'Command Mode' and 'EZ Drive' features are noted for their intuitive design. Command Mode allows for detailed tactical input, while EZ Drive provides sufficient control without overwhelming players, making the gameplay accessible and manageable. Importance 8%	The game's 'Command Mode' and 'EZ Drive' features are noted for their intuitive design. Command Mode allows for detailed tactical input, while EZ Drive provides sufficient control without overwhelming players, making the gameplay accessible and manageable.	8%
Varied Missions and Objectives Description The game offers a good variety of mission types, including chasing bosses, escorting NPCs, and hacking AI trucks. This, combined with different factions and map zones, provides ample replayability and keeps the gameplay experience fresh and engaging. Importance 5%	The game offers a good variety of mission types, including chasing bosses, escorting NPCs, and hacking AI trucks. This, combined with different factions and map zones, provides ample replayability and keeps the gameplay experience fresh and engaging.	5%
Useful Targeting and Weapon Variety Description The inclusion of laser sights that indicate when an enemy is in range significantly aids targeting. Additionally, the game features a robust variety of weapon types, such as explosives, machine guns, shotguns, and lasers, allowing for diverse combat strategies. Importance 5%	The inclusion of laser sights that indicate when an enemy is in range significantly aids targeting. Additionally, the game features a robust variety of weapon types, such as explosives, machine guns, shotguns, and lasers, allowing for diverse combat strategies.	5%
Free Camera for Observation Description The free camera mode enhances the player's experience by allowing detailed observation of the surroundings and enabling the capture of high-resolution screenshots. This feature is appreciated for showcasing the game's visuals and environment. Importance 4%	The free camera mode enhances the player's experience by allowing detailed observation of the surroundings and enabling the capture of high-resolution screenshots. This feature is appreciated for showcasing the game's visuals and environment.	4%

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