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BLACKSHARD cover art

BLACKSHARD

Redlock Studio · 2025-04-02

SteamEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 02, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

BLACKSHARD is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take?

2
playing now
92%
positive of 451 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (82 reviews).
  • · Top 42% of 11,486 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.0k–20k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 451 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.74-35%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.00 at Dreamgame (2025-06-02)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 118 of 126 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
777720252026Week of 2025-04-02: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-19: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-08-25 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.002025-03-042026-08-222025-03-04 — best price $9.992025-04-09 — best price $9.992025-06-03 — best price $6.992025-06-27 — best price $7.992025-07-11 — best price $6.392025-07-26 — best price $9.992025-08-04 — best price $6.692025-08-19 — best price $7.652025-09-12 — best price $7.492025-09-25 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-10-24 — best price $9.992025-11-06 — best price $9.992025-11-21 — best price $6.092025-12-04 — best price $9.992025-12-19 — best price $7.492025-12-31 — best price $9.992026-01-15 — best price $6.372026-01-30 — best price $9.992026-02-13 — best price $9.552026-02-27 — best price $9.992026-03-10 — best price $6.992026-03-23 — best price $7.652026-04-07 — best price $5.692026-04-17 — best price $10.492026-05-07 — best price $6.992026-05-25 — best price $9.992026-06-11 — best price $9.992026-07-05 — best price $14.992026-07-14 — best price $5.492026-07-28 — best price $8.012026-08-08 — best price $9.752026-08-17 — best price $6.492026-08-22 — best price $9.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
81.2%
earned "Mind your step!"
27.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, French

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12812%20

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

Player tags

3DSci-fiMysterySurrealNarrationRealisticAtmosphericExplorationFirst-PersonLovecraftian

Census log

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

Recent updates

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