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Black Skylands

Hungry Couch Games · tinyBuild · 2023-08-15

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ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 09, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 15, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Aug 15, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 15, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Aug 15, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 31, 2021 (Xbox One)

Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.

Black Skylands is an Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game released in 2023, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 4507 reviews).

10
playing now
84%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (201 downloads)
4.16★
PlayStation Store rating (259 ratings)
21h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 23h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Black Skylands is an action-adventure top-down shooter video game developed by Russian indie video game company Hungry Couch Games and published by tinyBuild. It entered early access for Windows on 9 July 2021 and was released 15 August 2023 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Trailer

Black Skylands trailer thumbnail

Black Skylands - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 195 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 90k–203k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,510 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Fanatical (2026-07-23) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 114 of 160 observed days · $17.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24924920212026Week of 2021-07-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

36102026-09-14 22:00 — 11 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 21 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 29 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 21 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 19 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 18 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 28 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 36 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 24 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 15 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 35 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 18 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 27 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 18 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 14 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 14 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 14 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 18 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 12 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
28313Jul 2021Aug 2026Jul 2021 — avg 246 · peak 883Sep 2021 — avg 19 · peak 57Nov 2021 — avg 24 · peak 68Jan 2022 — avg 37 · peak 103Mar 2022 — avg 13 · peak 31May 2022 — avg 92 · peak 826Jul 2022 — avg 33 · peak 84Sep 2022 — avg 14 · peak 39Nov 2022 — avg 24 · peak 74Jan 2023 — avg 51 · peak 128Mar 2023 — avg 27 · peak 78May 2023 — avg 19 · peak 71Jul 2023 — avg 15 · peak 36Sep 2023 — avg 93 · peak 235Nov 2023 — avg 59 · peak 197Jan 2024 — avg 33 · peak 82Mar 2024 — avg 112 · peak 247May 2024 — avg 63 · peak 146Jul 2024 — avg 46 · peak 90Sep 2024 — avg 113 · peak 470Nov 2024 — avg 31 · peak 82Jan 2025 — avg 41 · peak 83Mar 2025 — avg 35 · peak 92May 2025 — avg 26 · peak 71Jul 2025 — avg 25 · peak 51Sep 2025 — avg 22 · peak 53Nov 2025 — avg 27 · peak 75Jan 2026 — avg 29 · peak 71Mar 2026 — avg 26 · peak 70May 2026 — avg 21 · peak 54Jul 2026 — avg 22 · peak 57Aug 2026 — avg 19 · peak 46
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$23.63$2.992021-06-182026-10-142021-06-18 — best price $17.192021-10-01 — best price $17.502021-12-01 — best price $15.992022-02-01 — best price $13.992022-04-30 — best price $12.392022-07-04 — best price $15.172022-08-14 — best price $10.252022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-01-22 — best price $12.992023-04-03 — best price $11.992023-05-16 — best price $16.342023-07-15 — best price $19.992023-08-29 — best price $10.042023-11-02 — best price $12.992023-12-11 — best price $12.992024-02-12 — best price $16.392024-03-24 — best price $15.092024-05-22 — best price $6.112024-07-23 — best price $7.992024-09-14 — best price $19.992024-11-03 — best price $16.962024-12-26 — best price $17.992025-02-10 — best price $6.212025-03-28 — best price $19.992025-06-03 — best price $15.892025-08-12 — best price $5.982025-10-08 — best price $19.992025-11-27 — best price $5.972026-01-31 — best price $17.192026-04-15 — best price $4.992026-06-19 — best price $4.992026-09-02 — best price $4.992026-09-26 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1412026-05-27 — 9 pageviews2026-05-31 — 7 pageviews2026-06-04 — 5 pageviews2026-06-08 — 9 pageviews2026-06-12 — 3 pageviews2026-06-16 — 12 pageviews2026-06-20 — 5 pageviews2026-06-24 — 6 pageviews2026-06-28 — 12 pageviews2026-07-02 — 11 pageviews2026-07-06 — 8 pageviews2026-07-10 — 9 pageviews2026-07-14 — 4 pageviews2026-07-18 — 8 pageviews2026-07-22 — 5 pageviews2026-07-26 — 8 pageviews2026-07-30 — 6 pageviews2026-08-03 — 4 pageviews2026-08-07 — 7 pageviews2026-08-11 — 5 pageviews2026-08-15 — 10 pageviews2026-08-19 — 4 pageviews2026-08-23 — 4 pageviews2026-08-27 — 7 pageviews2026-08-31 — 9 pageviews2026-09-04 — 7 pageviews2026-09-08 — 6 pageviews2026-09-12 — 7 pageviews2026-09-16 — 12 pageviews2026-09-20 — 5 pageviews2026-09-24 — 5 pageviews2026-09-28 — 8 pageviews2026-10-02 — 6 pageviews2026-10-06 — 5 pageviews2026-10-10 — 9 pageviews2026-10-13 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
48.6%
earned "The Adventure Begins"
20.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

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

7 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-10-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,94812%28
PS5 (PlayStation)24621%29
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1489%28
PS4 (PlayStation)3540%29
PS4 (PlayStation)3033%29
Switch (Nintendo)130%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGIndieActionSandboxCraftingSurvivalSteampunkOpen WorldSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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