Adventure · August 10, 2021
Black Book (2021)
A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces. Dive into the cold, yet alluring world of Slavic folktales - and uncover the secrets that hide in the darkness. A young girl named Vasilisa, destined to become a witch, decides to throw her fate away and marry her beloved - but that dream is shattered when her betrothed dies under mysterious circumstances. Aching for her lost love, Vasilisa seeks out the Black Book - a demonic artifact, said to be powerful enough to grant any wish to the one who uncovers all 7 of its seals. Join Vasilisa in her adventures across the rural countryside, as she solves the woes of common folk by confronting demons and performing exorcisms. Uncover the seals of Black Book Unleash hellish spells on your enemies! Collect spell cards and new skills as you progress. A Historic Adventure Solve riddles and complete side-quests as you learn more about life in the Slavic countryside. Lead a Demonic Flock Send demons to do your bidding, but be careful - idle demons will torture you if you don’t find them something to do! Myths and legends Explore a world based on Northern Slavic mythology. Learn from an in-game encyclopedia, created with the help of expert anthropologists - and find all folk tales hidden within the game!
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Card Battler · 328
- Turn-Based Tactics · 303
- Female Protagonist · 300
- Card Game · 295
- Turn-Based · 286
- Dungeon Crawler · 284
- Rogue-lite · 282
- RPG · 273
- Mythology · 271
- Rogue-like · 270
- Strategy RPG · 268
- Choices Matter · 264
- Deckbuilding · 255
- Story Rich · 254
- Strategy · 249
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Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 6.0k Steam reviews | Top 38% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 93% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 40% |
| Metacritic | 75/100 | Genre average 77 — top 70% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 10 h average | Top 35% for session depth among Adventure |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
93%Very Positive · 6.0k reviews
5.6k positive · 421 negative
Metacritic
75/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.6/10
Curator recommendations
5.0k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (5)
- English volume_up
- Russian volume_up
- Simplified Chinese
- Japanese
- Korean volume_up
Full audio (3)
- English
- Russian
- Korean
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
10h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
2h
Current engagement
Achievements
50
Steam unlocks available
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Aug 10, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Morteshka |
| Publisher | HypeTrain Digital |
| Base price | $8.74 -65% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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