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Blackwind

Drakkar Dev · Blowfish Studios · 2022-01-19

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 20, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 20, 2022 (Mac), Jan 20, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Jan 20, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jan 20, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 20, 2022 (Xbox One)

Blackwind is a top-down sci-fi action game that puts you in the shoes of a teenager trapped inside a prototype battle armor suit during an alien invasion. Face off against enemies, cut through their ranks, and fight back to stop a planetary invasion.

59%
positive of 74 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
46/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

When the starship Pandora is shot down, James Hawkins finds himself trapped inside a military prototype Battle Frame armor as he hurtles towards Medusa-42. As the Raknos hordes ravage the planet and leave every human mining colony in ruins, James doesn’t have long to discover how to operate the Battle Frame if he wants to survive his dangerous surroundings and find his missing father. But James isn’t alone on his quest – an unexpected ally hides inside his Battle Frame…(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 57% of 17,449 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 74 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$4.99-80%
GOG$24.99
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at IndieGala Store (2023-12-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 13 of 14 observed days · $22.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620222025Week of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$2.492026-08-102026-09-212026-08-10 — best price $5.002026-08-11 — best price $2.492026-08-12 — best price $2.492026-08-13 — best price $2.492026-08-14 — best price $2.492026-08-18 — best price $4.102026-08-19 — best price $4.102026-09-03 — best price $4.992026-09-04 — best price $4.992026-09-05 — best price $4.992026-09-06 — best price $4.992026-09-07 — best price $4.992026-09-08 — best price $4.992026-09-21 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

3DMechsSpaceActionAliensArcadeSci-fiMilitaryTop-DownAdventure

Census log

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

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