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The Blackout Club cover art

The Blackout Club

Question · 2019-07-29

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 30, 2019 (Xbox One), Jul 30, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Jul 30, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Blackout Club is a first-person co-op horror game centered around a group of teenage friends investigating a monstrous secret beneath the skin of their small town. 1-4 players explore procedurally-generated missions against a fearsome enemy you can only see with your eyes closed.

The Blackout Club is an Action, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2019, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 2888 reviews).

2
playing now
77%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
61/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
4.27★
PlayStation Store rating (517 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

The Blackout Club trailer thumbnail

The Blackout Club - Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 20 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (176 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 72k–173k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,888 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at IndieGala Store (2024-11-12) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 6 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16316320182026Week of 2018-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1050Mar 2018Feb 2026Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 5Jan 2019 — avg 71 · peak 208Apr 2019 — avg 22 · peak 65Jul 2019 — avg 55 · peak 257Oct 2019 — avg 37 · peak 112Jan 2020 — avg 42 · peak 169Apr 2020 — avg 62 · peak 219Jul 2020 — avg 43 · peak 169Oct 2020 — avg 48 · peak 233Jan 2021 — avg 52 · peak 249Apr 2021 — avg 22 · peak 144Jul 2021 — avg 52 · peak 240Oct 2021 — avg 36 · peak 223Jan 2022 — avg 16 · peak 60Apr 2022 — avg 12 · peak 59Jul 2022 — avg 12 · peak 44Oct 2022 — avg 10 · peak 53Jan 2023 — avg 9 · peak 41Apr 2023 — avg 17 · peak 64Jul 2023 — avg 9 · peak 41Oct 2023 — avg 8 · peak 42Jan 2024 — avg 6 · peak 25Apr 2024 — avg 6 · peak 25Jul 2024 — avg 6 · peak 24Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 26Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 25Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 15Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 14Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$2.992018-10-312026-10-102018-10-31 — best price $17.992019-01-04 — best price $19.992019-06-25 — best price $15.992019-10-16 — best price $23.992019-12-03 — best price $29.992020-01-23 — best price $19.492020-04-01 — best price $29.992020-10-15 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $29.992021-02-03 — best price $14.992021-05-25 — best price $29.992021-08-13 — best price $14.992021-11-05 — best price $29.992021-12-22 — best price $14.992022-02-25 — best price $29.992022-05-30 — best price $14.992022-07-07 — best price $29.992022-10-25 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $29.992023-11-21 — best price $14.992024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-05-20 — best price $29.992024-10-28 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $14.992025-05-03 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $14.992025-11-03 — best price $29.992026-02-18 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-06-27 — best price $14.992026-09-05 — best price $29.992026-09-26 — best price $29.992026-10-10 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
55.1%
earned "My Hero!"
15.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TV9 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 9 DLC released, first 2019-06-03, latest 2019-12-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,9832%14
PS4 (PlayStation)1,8512%13
Xbox One (Xbox)9292%13

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opIndieActionHorrorStealthSurvivalSimulationAtmosphericMultiplayerFirst-Person

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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