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Blacksad: Under the Skin

Pendulo Studios · Microids · 2019-11-14

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Adventure

Franchise: Blacksad · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 05, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Nov 14, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 27, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Nov 28, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 27, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 14, 2019 (Mac)

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

Blacksad: Under the Skin is a 2019 Adventure game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 6971 reviews).

27
playing now
83%
positive of 7.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (71 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (153 downloads)
3.95★
PlayStation Store rating (1,576 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

27 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 20:00 UTC (census sample)

Blacksad: Under the Skin is a 2019 adventure game developed by Pendulo Studios and published by Microïds. The game is an adaptation of the Spanish comic series Blacksad by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. It follows John Blacksad as he investigates the suspicious death of a boxing club owner.

Trailer

Blacksad: Under the Skin trailer thumbnail

Blacksad: Under the Skin | Launch Trailer | PS4

≈107,149 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 27 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 508 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~64/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 29,427 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 174k–418k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,971 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.05 at AllYouPlay (2026-07-30) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 131 of 183 observed days · $0.94 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18818820192026Week of 2019-11-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4632026-09-16 06:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 23 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 34 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 35 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 9 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 15 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 30 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 13 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 21 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 46 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 13 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 20 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 20 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 20 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 19 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 8 players2026-10-15 20:00 — 27 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6110Nov 2019Aug 2026Nov 2019 — avg 61 · peak 188Feb 2020 — avg 16 · peak 47May 2020 — avg 50 · peak 217Aug 2020 — avg 21 · peak 68Nov 2020 — avg 24 · peak 102Feb 2021 — avg 28 · peak 80May 2021 — avg 20 · peak 118Aug 2021 — avg 25 · peak 94Nov 2021 — avg 26 · peak 106Feb 2022 — avg 31 · peak 108May 2022 — avg 25 · peak 104Aug 2022 — avg 24 · peak 85Nov 2022 — avg 18 · peak 59Feb 2023 — avg 48 · peak 269May 2023 — avg 18 · peak 66Aug 2023 — avg 16 · peak 46Nov 2023 — avg 17 · peak 58Feb 2024 — avg 14 · peak 34May 2024 — avg 12 · peak 39Aug 2024 — avg 14 · peak 41Nov 2024 — avg 25 · peak 84Feb 2025 — avg 19 · peak 60May 2025 — avg 14 · peak 40Aug 2025 — avg 14 · peak 41Nov 2025 — avg 25 · peak 79Feb 2026 — avg 23 · peak 78May 2026 — avg 21 · peak 73Aug 2026 — avg 14 · peak 39
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$2.362019-10-012026-10-152019-10-01 — best price $39.992020-01-25 — best price $37.482020-03-23 — best price $39.992020-06-19 — best price $33.892020-08-15 — best price $17.992020-10-06 — best price $39.992020-12-03 — best price $39.992021-01-24 — best price $33.892021-04-02 — best price $10.542021-05-22 — best price $31.882021-07-08 — best price $39.992021-08-23 — best price $33.992021-10-25 — best price $10.002021-12-02 — best price $10.002022-02-14 — best price $7.032022-05-06 — best price $39.992022-07-20 — best price $29.392022-10-24 — best price $7.032023-01-19 — best price $5.992023-04-04 — best price $39.992023-05-30 — best price $17.972023-08-06 — best price $18.492023-11-08 — best price $19.992023-12-22 — best price $19.992024-05-25 — best price $18.492024-08-23 — best price $19.992024-11-21 — best price $4.992025-02-20 — best price $3.992025-04-14 — best price $14.392025-07-04 — best price $4.992025-08-29 — best price $19.992025-11-09 — best price $16.572026-01-15 — best price $2.992026-03-20 — best price $19.792026-05-19 — best price $16.842026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-29 — best price $2.992026-09-23 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

89242026-05-30 — 43 pageviews2026-06-03 — 42 pageviews2026-06-07 — 42 pageviews2026-06-11 — 24 pageviews2026-06-15 — 37 pageviews2026-06-19 — 24 pageviews2026-06-23 — 37 pageviews2026-06-27 — 46 pageviews2026-07-01 — 41 pageviews2026-07-05 — 49 pageviews2026-07-09 — 50 pageviews2026-07-13 — 35 pageviews2026-07-17 — 44 pageviews2026-07-21 — 51 pageviews2026-07-25 — 50 pageviews2026-07-29 — 51 pageviews2026-08-02 — 34 pageviews2026-08-06 — 24 pageviews2026-08-10 — 35 pageviews2026-08-14 — 43 pageviews2026-08-18 — 30 pageviews2026-08-22 — 43 pageviews2026-08-26 — 49 pageviews2026-08-30 — 38 pageviews2026-09-03 — 49 pageviews2026-09-07 — 52 pageviews2026-09-11 — 55 pageviews2026-09-15 — 57 pageviews2026-09-19 — 41 pageviews2026-09-23 — 40 pageviews2026-09-27 — 43 pageviews2026-10-01 — 35 pageviews2026-10-05 — 31 pageviews2026-10-09 — 32 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
91.6%
earned "Hitting a brick wall"
18.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Dutch

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-02-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,2813%39
Xbox One (Xbox)1,4152%39
PS5 (PlayStation)52711%40
Switch (Nintendo)530%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

NoirCrimeMatureMysteryAdventureCinematicDetectiveComic BookStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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