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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a frantic 1- or 4-player couch co-op action space shooter set in a massive neon battleship. Only through teamwork can you triumph over the evil forces of Anti-Love, rescue…

83 9 September 2015

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is an adventure developed by Asteroid Base, released 9 September 2015 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux. The main story takes about 7 hrs to finish.

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What Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is an adventure game developed by Asteroid Base and released in 2015. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a space shooter video game developed by Asteroid Base for Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Linux, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The project is part of the ID@Xbox program. The game's title is a reference to the Bruce Cockburn song "Lovers in a Dangerous Time".
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, kids, party and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 28 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 88 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 13 hrs, roughly 1.9 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.7 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM and 256 MB VRAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime launched on 9 September 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Until Dawn and Mad Max. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Until Dawn, Mad Max.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime — frequently asked questions

When did Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime come out?
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime was released on 9 September 2015 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime?
At minimum, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime needs 1.7 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 256 MB VRAM graphics, 900 MB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime?
The main story of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime takes around 7 hrs, or 13 hrs for 100% completion.
Does Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime have multiplayer?
Yes. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime supports multiplayer.
How many GB is Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime?
The PC version needs about 0.9 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("900 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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