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1979 Revolution: Black Friday

iNK Stories · 2016-04-04

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 02, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 04, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 30, 2018 (Xbox One), Apr 04, 2016 (Mac), Jun 10, 2016 (iOS), Aug 01, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

0
playing now
77%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (32 ratings)
3.92★
PlayStation Store rating (458 ratings)
2.1h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is an adventure interactive drama video game developed and published by iNK Stories, with assistance from by N-Fusion Interactive. The player controls Reza Shirazi, an aspiring photojournalist, who returns to Iran amidst the Iranian Revolution. As he becomes more involved in the events of the Revolution, Reza is forced to make decisions in order to survive. The player makes timed responses throughout the game, determining the outcome of the plot. They are tasked with taking in-game photographs of their surroundings, and given historical background of the events.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (40 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 27k–65k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,087 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Steam (2017-09-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 53 observed days · $8.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120172026Week of 2017-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$1.492016-04-052026-10-152016-04-05 — best price $9.952016-05-13 — best price $10.792016-06-09 — best price $7.992016-07-08 — best price $11.992016-07-26 — best price $11.992016-09-22 — best price $11.992016-11-22 — best price $11.992016-12-08 — best price $10.792017-02-27 — best price $4.792017-04-27 — best price $5.992017-07-05 — best price $5.992017-10-26 — best price $2.392017-12-27 — best price $5.992018-08-30 — best price $2.392018-11-27 — best price $5.992019-01-24 — best price $5.992019-06-24 — best price $5.992019-11-01 — best price $5.992019-12-19 — best price $1.792020-05-12 — best price $9.992020-08-27 — best price $3.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-04-30 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $2.492023-11-21 — best price $4.992025-12-11 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $9.992026-09-05 — best price $9.992026-09-11 — best price $9.992026-09-17 — best price $9.992026-09-23 — best price $9.992026-09-29 — best price $9.992026-10-05 — best price $9.992026-10-11 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

121242026-06-01 — 56 pageviews2026-06-05 — 111 pageviews2026-06-09 — 51 pageviews2026-06-13 — 31 pageviews2026-06-17 — 57 pageviews2026-06-21 — 54 pageviews2026-06-25 — 54 pageviews2026-06-29 — 36 pageviews2026-07-03 — 52 pageviews2026-07-07 — 41 pageviews2026-07-11 — 60 pageviews2026-07-15 — 47 pageviews2026-07-19 — 39 pageviews2026-07-23 — 121 pageviews2026-07-27 — 38 pageviews2026-07-31 — 51 pageviews2026-08-04 — 41 pageviews2026-08-08 — 33 pageviews2026-08-12 — 54 pageviews2026-08-16 — 35 pageviews2026-08-20 — 43 pageviews2026-08-24 — 41 pageviews2026-08-28 — 51 pageviews2026-09-01 — 44 pageviews2026-09-05 — 41 pageviews2026-09-09 — 50 pageviews2026-09-13 — 53 pageviews2026-09-17 — 36 pageviews2026-09-21 — 42 pageviews2026-09-25 — 41 pageviews2026-09-29 — 54 pageviews2026-10-03 — 40 pageviews2026-10-07 — 45 pageviews2026-10-11 — 42 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
85.2%
earned "Dark Days"
39.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-05-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,6027%39
Xbox One (Xbox)1,45839%39
Switch (Nintendo)110%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieShortActionAdventurePoliticalHistoricalStory RichAtmosphericExplorationReplay Value

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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