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I Saw Black Clouds cover art

I Saw Black Clouds

Ghost Dog Films · Wales Interactive · 2021-03-30

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 30, 2021 (Mac), Mar 30, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Mar 30, 2021 (Xbox One), Mar 30, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 12, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.

I Saw Black Clouds is an Adventure game released in 2021, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (61% of 661 reviews).

0
playing now
61%
positive of 661 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.77★
PlayStation Store rating (368 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 50 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 13k–30k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 661 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$12.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.54 at Steam (2024-05-22) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 23 of 51 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
484820212026Week of 2021-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.542021-03-162026-10-082021-03-16 — best price $11.692021-08-04 — best price $9.742021-11-19 — best price $11.692022-01-14 — best price $9.742022-04-26 — best price $5.192022-07-23 — best price $4.932022-11-01 — best price $12.992022-12-22 — best price $4.802023-02-16 — best price $12.992023-04-20 — best price $12.992023-05-23 — best price $12.992023-07-17 — best price $8.442023-08-25 — best price $8.442023-11-01 — best price $12.992023-12-13 — best price $7.792024-01-18 — best price $7.142024-03-14 — best price $4.042024-05-16 — best price $7.792024-06-27 — best price $2.542024-08-03 — best price $14.992024-10-18 — best price $6.492024-11-27 — best price $2.542025-01-23 — best price $4.342025-03-13 — best price $5.992025-05-01 — best price $5.842025-06-12 — best price $5.842025-07-17 — best price $12.992025-09-27 — best price $14.992025-10-27 — best price $2.542025-12-04 — best price $5.842026-01-09 — best price $2.542026-02-23 — best price $12.992026-03-30 — best price $4.542026-05-09 — best price $14.992026-06-18 — best price $12.992026-08-20 — best price $12.992026-10-01 — best price $12.992026-10-08 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
58.2%
earned "Believer"
26%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)1,22372%16
Xbox One (Xbox)65756%15
Steam (Steam)50926%15
PS5 (PlayStation)30779%16
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

FMVDarkHorrorCinematicEmotionalSimulationStory RichSingleplayerVisual NovelPsychological

Census log

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

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