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Black Book
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Rich Slavic folklore stories” (50 of 80 reviews) and “Strategic card combat and deckbuilding” (40); the most common complaint is “Battles are generally too easy” (9). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
50 of the 80 reviews raise this.
40 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Listen... I am addicted to this game! I love everything about it, the atmosphere, the lore, the music, the characters, the lively voice-acting,and the gameplay. I haven't gotten bored at all (I have adult ADHD). I…”
16 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“pretty boring with horrendous english voice acting. update: change voiceacting to Russian, and keep you deck at the minimum no. of cards then it is a breeze and quite an enjoyable story with some nice visuals in the…”
9 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Listen... I am addicted to this game! I love everything about it, the atmosphere, the lore, the music, the characters, the lively voice-acting,and the gameplay. I haven't gotten bored at all (I have adult ADHD). I…”
“You could buy this just for the songs you unlock and it would be a good purchaase. I love the lore. I love the spooky atmosphere. (spoiler hidden)”
“Great game. I love the artwork and the story. Cool voice acting as well. The cardgame aspect is well done, but once you get certain cards it becomes very easy to combo, even on the highest difficulty most battles last…”
7 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Excellent (and surprisingly long) folklore deck builder with a unique setting, blending late 19th century Russian history with the rarely discussed Finno-Ugric culture and legacy in Russia, including the region Perm…”
9 of the 80 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game. I love the artwork and the story. Cool voice acting as well. The cardgame aspect is well done, but once you get certain cards it becomes very easy to combo, even on the highest difficulty most battles last…”
7 of the 80 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“the main element of the game, the card battling, just kinda sucks. And all the other aspects of the game, like the story, inventory mechanics, cutscenes, dialogue, are not interesting enough to keep you engaged or…”
“Not very engaging, repetitive fights and it takes too long before you get to chapter 2 cards.”
“Nice mixture of visual novel and card game, especially valuable for slavic folklore fans. I'd like to see more games in such setting (magic that not exactly fireballs, religion and old spirits as source of powers,…”
4 of the 80 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“pretty boring with horrendous english voice acting. update: change voiceacting to Russian, and keep you deck at the minimum no. of cards then it is a breeze and quite an enjoyable story with some nice visuals in the…”
4 of the 80 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“the main element of the game, the card battling, just kinda sucks. And all the other aspects of the game, like the story, inventory mechanics, cutscenes, dialogue, are not interesting enough to keep you engaged or…”
3 of the 80 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Very well made with a few non-game-breaking bugs. Lore accurate and atmospheric ..just the way I like my games.”
“На моем ультрашироком UHD мониторе некорректро масштабируеься картинка. Так что субтитры и кнопки диалогов выходят за пределы экрана, делая игру невозможной. Мое обращение в техподдержку (MS-581) просто пригнорировано.”
Counted across 80 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“It’s a charming mix of dark folklore, card-based battles, and exploration. The story pulls you in quickly — you step into the shoes of a young occultist trying to win back her love by diving into the world of spirits and demons. The atmosphere is spooky but never takes itself…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“I love this game! The deck building is very fun, and I am enjoying the plot so far. It is a nice combination of story and interesting game mechanics. You go to hell as a living mortal and make a pact with a demon (devil?) to become a witch in order to save a loved on from death.…”
— a player, Steam review · 62 hrs played“Just finished this game today. I have been playing this game from time to time for over a year. to me, i am really conflict about this game. there are times i really wants to give up on it as it is so dull and boring to play, but there are also time i found it truly intriguing…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Card Battler · Turn-Based Tactics · Female Protagonist · Card Game · Turn-Based · Dungeon Crawler · Rogue-lite · RPG · Mythology · Rogue-like · Strategy RPG · Choices Matter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R9 280X DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 5 GB available space