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BLACKTAIL

THE PARASIGHT · Focus Entertainment · 2022-12-15

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 15, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Dec 15, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Dec 15, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Forge the legend of Baba Yaga, a girl accused of witchcraft and expelled from her home. Live out the origins of the Slavic myth in this one-of-a-kind blend of intense archery combat and dark storytelling set in a vibrant fairy tale world.

6
playing now
81%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
27h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Blacktail is a 2022 first-person shooter developed by Polish studio The Parasight and published by Focus Entertainment. It was released for Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on 15 December 2022. In the game, players take control of a girl named Yaga, as she attempts to hunt down memories of her past that have come to life as spirits. The game received generally positive reviews on release.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 179 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~22/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 57k–127k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,831 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-80%
Humble Store$5.99-80%
GOG$5.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99-80%
GamersGate$6.00-80%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.06 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 104 of 151 observed days · $0.93 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
35135120222026Week of 2022-12-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1612026-08-06 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$4.422022-08-232026-08-302022-08-23 — best price $23.992023-01-01 — best price $27.592023-03-09 — best price $23.992023-04-24 — best price $19.492023-05-18 — best price $19.492023-06-26 — best price $24.892023-07-28 — best price $13.502023-09-04 — best price $26.992023-10-19 — best price $13.492023-11-27 — best price $13.792024-01-31 — best price $29.992024-03-20 — best price $9.892024-04-25 — best price $29.992024-06-01 — best price $29.992024-07-18 — best price $9.892024-08-26 — best price $9.892024-10-21 — best price $8.992024-12-05 — best price $24.892025-01-17 — best price $10.352025-02-24 — best price $7.492025-04-07 — best price $8.932025-05-16 — best price $10.202025-06-18 — best price $8.992025-08-04 — best price $9.592025-09-04 — best price $8.992025-10-23 — best price $5.992025-11-25 — best price $5.992026-01-07 — best price $29.992026-02-05 — best price $5.992026-03-09 — best price $4.502026-04-13 — best price $29.992026-06-03 — best price $5.992026-07-16 — best price $5.992026-08-17 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2942026-05-29 — 22 pageviews2026-06-01 — 19 pageviews2026-06-04 — 11 pageviews2026-06-07 — 18 pageviews2026-06-10 — 29 pageviews2026-06-13 — 16 pageviews2026-06-16 — 12 pageviews2026-06-19 — 12 pageviews2026-06-22 — 10 pageviews2026-06-25 — 16 pageviews2026-06-28 — 13 pageviews2026-07-01 — 22 pageviews2026-07-04 — 14 pageviews2026-07-07 — 13 pageviews2026-07-10 — 15 pageviews2026-07-13 — 13 pageviews2026-07-16 — 16 pageviews2026-07-19 — 20 pageviews2026-07-22 — 10 pageviews2026-07-25 — 10 pageviews2026-07-28 — 14 pageviews2026-07-31 — 15 pageviews2026-08-03 — 20 pageviews2026-08-06 — 21 pageviews2026-08-09 — 15 pageviews2026-08-12 — 10 pageviews2026-08-15 — 18 pageviews2026-08-18 — 11 pageviews2026-08-21 — 4 pageviews2026-08-24 — 13 pageviews2026-08-26 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
19.1%
earned "Tooth fairy"
6.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportSave AnytimeStereo Sound1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Polish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Czech, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,41521%32
PS5 (PlayStation)40929%33
Xbox Series (Xbox)28016%32

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

Player tags

ArcherySurrealMythologyAction RPGDark HumorOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericExplorationDark Fantasy

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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