Lords of the Black Sun
Turn-based space strategy where unrest can split your empire
Arkavi Studios · Published by Iceberg Interactive · Released Sep 12, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 20% of 342
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- Nov 17, 2014
What is Lords of the Black Sun?
A space 4X strategy game in which you lead one of eight races competing for galactic control. You explore and colonize planets, manage your economy, design ships, and fight tactical turn-based battles in a randomly generated galaxy.
For you if...
- +you prefer turn-based planning to real-time action
Not for you if...
- −you want warfare without economic and political management
What players say
20% of 342 reviews are positive
Players repeatedly report crashes, including in recent reviews. Older reviews also criticize a lack of strategic depth and polish.
Screenshots and trailer
Lords of the Black Sun system requirements
Minimum: 256 MB, 2 GB RAM, 1.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Lords of the Black Sun?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.0 Ghz
- Graphics
- 256 MB graphics card
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1150 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- 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
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
- Processor
- Quad Core 2.0 Ghz
- Graphics
- 512 MB graphics card
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1150 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Lords of the Black Sun have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Lords of the Black Sun run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, German.
Does Lords of the Black Sun use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Nov 17, 2014 · Version 1.03 released !
- Nov 17, 2014 · Version 1.03 released !
- Sep 24, 2014 · Version 1.01 released !
- Sep 24, 2014 · Version 1.01 released !
- Sep 19, 2014 · Version 1.004 build released
