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Black Legend

Warcave · 2021-03-25

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 25, 2021 (Xbox One), Mar 25, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Mar 25, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Mar 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 25, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 25, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

A dark, immersive Turn Based Strategy RPG. Master tactical combat and the art of 17th century alchemy to liberate a doomed city from a bloodthirsty cult inspired by the great alchemist Mephisto.

0
playing now
65%
positive of 212 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (74 reviews).
  • · Top 60% of 6,214 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.2k–9.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 212 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.59 at Fanatical (2026-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 28 of 49 observed days · $3.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520212026Week of 2021-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-08-12 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$7.992021-03-252026-08-302021-03-25 — best price $26.992021-05-17 — best price $22.492021-07-08 — best price $29.992021-07-30 — best price $29.992021-10-08 — best price $11.992021-11-18 — best price $13.392021-12-13 — best price $11.992022-01-17 — best price $19.992022-02-14 — best price $11.992022-05-16 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $9.992022-07-30 — best price $19.992022-09-05 — best price $9.992022-11-04 — best price $19.992022-12-12 — best price $9.992023-02-10 — best price $10.002023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-06-11 — best price $9.992023-08-28 — best price $9.992023-10-23 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-05 — best price $19.992024-02-14 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $9.992024-04-30 — best price $9.992024-06-11 — best price $19.992024-08-05 — best price $9.992024-10-07 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-04-07 — best price $19.992025-09-08 — best price $19.992025-10-26 — best price $19.992025-12-01 — best price $19.992026-01-26 — best price $19.992026-04-13 — best price $7.992026-05-31 — best price $7.992026-07-04 — best price $15.892026-08-05 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
24.1%
earned "The Bloodcoral Captain"
5.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)400%15
PS4 (PlayStation)2516%16
Xbox One (Xbox)254%15
PS4 (PlayStation)2236%16
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

RPGStrategyTacticalDifficultLore-RichRealisticTurn-BasedPerma DeathSingleplayerTactical RPG

Census log

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

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