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Survive the Blackout

Baby Bison Games · 2020-02-06

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 06, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose Your Own Adventure gameplay, squad-level management, exploration, scavenging, and difficult moral choices. A modern-day tribute to The Oregon Trail.

66%
positive of 88 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (44 reviews).
  • · Top 69% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.8k–4.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 88 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Steam (2025-03-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420202026Week of 2020-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$1.592020-02-062026-08-172020-02-06 — best price $8.992020-06-25 — best price $6.992020-10-29 — best price $6.992020-11-25 — best price $6.992020-12-22 — best price $5.992021-01-29 — best price $7.992021-02-15 — best price $7.992021-07-08 — best price $7.992021-11-01 — best price $7.992021-12-01 — best price $7.992022-01-05 — best price $7.992022-07-07 — best price $7.992022-08-08 — best price $7.992022-11-29 — best price $7.992023-01-05 — best price $7.992023-03-23 — best price $7.992023-04-17 — best price $7.992023-08-07 — best price $4.792023-11-21 — best price $3.992023-12-21 — best price $3.992024-06-27 — best price $3.192024-11-27 — best price $3.992024-12-19 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $1.592025-07-02 — best price $3.192025-10-05 — best price $3.992025-12-18 — best price $2.712026-01-19 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $2.712026-06-04 — best price $5.992026-06-25 — best price $2.392026-08-10 — best price $3.992026-08-17 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

IndieStrategySurvivalAdventureDifficultSimulationStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerChoices Matter

Census log

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

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