• Sun. Oct 19th, 2025

Ambitious, ultra-realistic space combat sim In The Black finally has a playable demo, and I love how terrible I am at it

It’s been eight years since In The Black secured Kickstarter funding, and ten since initial work on it first began. It was known as Starfighter Inc at the time, but since then developer Impeller Studios has given it a new name as it worked on crafting the most realistic interstellar combat sim possible. Star Citizen, No Man’s Sky, and Elite Dangerous will want to fasten their seatbelts, because there’s a new challenger to the best space games, and it’s taking things very seriously. I’ve been test-flying its Steam Next fest demo, and I’m still terrible at it, but I’m already eager to master my craft.

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