Deal | For the first time at around $1: Crazy rail shooter with 92% positive reviews hits rock-bottom price on Steam

Blue Estate is an over-the-top rail shooter that throws players into the chaotic mafia underworld of Los Angeles, packed with explosive action and a heavy dose of dark humor. Players step into the shoes of either Tony Luciano, the reckless son of a mafia boss, or Clarence, a disgraced former Navy SEAL turned hitman tasked with cleaning up Tony’s mess. What begins as a personal vendetta quickly escalates into a full-blown gang war against the Sik Brothers – complete with an unexpected detour to Jamaica.

At its core, the game delivers a classic rail shooter experience: aim, shoot, and rack up combos – using mouse and keyboard, controller, or even a light gun. As is standard for the genre, players cannot move freely, with characters progressing through levels automatically. The story mode spans seven action-packed missions, while the arcade mode adds time pressure and a scoring system for high-score chasers. A local co-op mode is also included, allowing two players to team up and blast enemies side by side.

German gaming magazine GamePro praised Blue Estate for its solid rail shooter mechanics, offbeat humor, and comic-style cutscenes reminiscent of Tarantino films. The visuals, however, were considered outdated. The short playtime – roughly three to four hours – and limited replay value also drew criticism, particularly in light of the original price. With the current steep discount, those drawbacks are less significant. GamePro awarded the game a respectable score of 77 out of 100. On Steam, Blue Estate performed even better, earning 92% positive reviews from around 1,800 users. The picture is less favorable on Metacritic, where the game holds a Metascore of 59 and a User Score of 6.1. Alongside the issues mentioned above, technical problems and the game’s polarizing dark humor contributed to its mixed reception.

Cheaper than ever on Steam

Released in April 2016, Blue Estate is now nearly a decade old but has typically maintained a price of around $13 on Steam. According to SteamDB, previous discounts only lowered the cost to about $2.60 at best. Now, for the first time, the game has been discounted by 92%, dropping to a new all-time low of around $1. The deal is available until February 2. While Steam currently lists the game’s Steam Deck compatibility (available on Amazon at around $685) as “Unknown,” user reports on ProtonDB suggest that it runs smoothly on the handheld.

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