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BoldPlay Games · 2025 · Windows

Steam: 68 % positive of 1,309 reviews, as of Oct 28

“BLACK STIGMA” is a unique action shooter where ruthless Masters from rival organizations fight to dominate the city’s underworld. Experience stylish action and the thrill of precision gunfights!

24 games that play like BLACK STIGMA and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Black Squad, Blood Strike and STRAFTAT.

Player tags

  • Free to Play
  • Multiplayer
  • Action
  • Third-Person Shooter
  • Arena Shooter
  • Hero Shooter
  • FPS
  • PvP
Map region: Online Shooters
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mixed reception: players who like its unique melee-and-gunplay blend praise it, but many find lobbies full of bots, poor performance and clunky controls.

Many players enjoy the combination of gunplay and ability-based melee, the stylised character designs and the distinctive art style, and some say the controls feel satisfying once learned. Many complaints centre on the lack of human opponents: lobbies are often filled with bots, and some reviewers say ranking up is hard to follow as a result. Some players report stuttering and frame drops, especially in larger modes, and several describe wonky melee animations and stiff controls. Some also criticise the monetisation and the pay-for-upgrades shop. Recent reviews are more negative than the older helpful ones, with several newer reviewers calling the game dead or not worth downloading, and a few mention that the service was temporarily suspended.

Praised

  • Unique gunplay and melee mix

    Players like combining firearms with ability-based melee and find the combat fresh and satisfying once they learn the timing.

    Many players
  • Stylised characters and art

    Reviewers praise the distinctive art style, character designs and visual flair, even when they dislike other aspects.

    Many players
  • Abilities that are easy to grasp

    Players say the character abilities are easy to understand and add variety to each match.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Lobbies filled with bots

    Reviewers say most matches pit them against AI bots, with few human players, which undermines the competitive PvP design.

    Many players
  • Performance and stuttering

    Players report frame drops, stuttering and crashes, especially in larger game modes.

    Some players
  • Stiff controls and clunky melee

    Reviewers describe the controls as wonky and the melee animations as long, locked and hard to read.

    Some players
  • Monetisation and shop

    Players say the game pushes paid upgrades and feels like a cash grab, while others say the cosmetics are fine to ignore.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who enjoy unusual melee-and-gunplay combat and are happy to play against bots while the player base is small.
Who should skip it
Players who want a populated competitive shooter with smooth controls and stable performance should skip it.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with under 20 hours are split and often cite bots, performance and clunky controls. Players with 20 to 200 hours mostly recommend it for its combat once they have learned the abilities.

Summarised by AI from 48 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like BLACK STIGMA

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like BLACK STIGMA

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

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  1. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS59 % positive of 2,748,207Shared: Third-Person Shooter · FPS · PvP
  2. Rebel Forces81 % positive of 1,642Shared: Arena Shooter · FPS · PvP
  3. FragPunk74 % positive of 51,074Shared: Hero Shooter · FPS · PvP
  4. Pixel Gun 3D: PC Edition66 % positive of 47,405Shared: Third-Person Shooter · Arena Shooter · Hero Shooter
  5. Ballistic Overkill75 % positive of 7,021Shared: FPS · PvP · Shooter
  6. Warfork88 % positive of 2,318Shared: Arena Shooter · FPS · PvP
  7. Storm Striker72 % positive of 1,150Shared: Third-Person Shooter · Hero Shooter · PvP
  8. Redmatch 292 % positive of 23,042Shared: Arena Shooter · FPS · PvP
  9. Farlight 8475 % positive of 55,666Shared: Third-Person Shooter · Hero Shooter · PvP
  10. Modern Combat Versus64 % positive of 6,682Shared: Hero Shooter · FPS · PvP
  11. WARMODE61 % positive of 16,289Shared: FPS · Shooter · First-Person
  12. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt76 % positive of 59,529Shared: Third-Person Shooter · PvP · Shooter

By look

Looks like BLACK STIGMA

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Ring of Elysium74 % positive of 98,931
  2. Farlight 8475 % positive of 55,666
  3. GTFO86 % positive of 46,402
  4. Bright Memory89 % positive of 30,195
  5. Z1 Battle Royale55 % positive of 202,303
  6. Storm Striker72 % positive of 1,150
  7. Zenless Zone Zero87 % positive of 18,756
  8. Rogue Company74 % positive of 26,108
  9. ROBOBEAT93 % positive of 1,710
  10. Strinova73 % positive of 31,049
  11. Due Process82 % positive of 6,564
  12. ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN86 % positive of 2,114

At a glance

What games like BLACK STIGMA have in common

  • The tags they share most often with BLACK STIGMA: PvP (20 of 24), FPS (19) and Arena Shooter (10).
  • They came out between 2014 and 2025, none of them after BLACK STIGMA (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: STRAFTAT (95 % positive of 24,322).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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