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Black Book

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.

Released Aug 10, 2021 Developer Morteshka Publisher HypeTrain Digital Platforms Windows · Mac Card BattlerTurn-Based TacticsFemale ProtagonistCard GameTurn-Based
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.6%positive6,021 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

61playing at last check
7324-hour peak
1,817all-time peak
0 500 1k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 608 avg · Aug 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

50achievements
15.3%median completion
2.0%rarest: Word Master
61.7% of players 47.9% of players 38.4% of players 33.9% of players 32.5% of players 32.4% of players 30.2% of players 26.8% of players 24.9% of players 23.0% of players 22.8% of players 22.7% of players 22.6% of players 22.1% of players 21.4% of players 21.1% of players 20.7% of players 19.4% of players 19.4% of players 19.3% of players 17.6% of players 16.8% of players 16.4% of players 15.6% of players 15.4% of players 15.3% of players 15.1% of players 15.1% of players 15.1% of players 14.7% of players 14.6% of players 14.5% of players 14.0% of players 13.6% of players 13.1% of players 12.7% of players 11.5% of players 10.3% of players 9.8% of players 9.6% of players 9.5% of players 9.2% of players 8.7% of players 8.5% of players 6.8% of players 6.1% of players 5.3% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 2.0% of players 61.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
61.7%Initiation — Complete the Prologue
47.9%Student — Collect 10 encyclopedia entries
38.4%Knower — Answer 10 Knowledge questions
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Word Master — Collect 4 copies of each card
4.2%Mistress of Hell — Hidden achievement
4.4%Own Way — Hidden achievement

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.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU24.99 EUR
UK19.99 GBP
Australia36.99 AUD
Canada32.50 CAD
Japan2,800 JPY
Brazil79.99 BRL
China92.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$14 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$28

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 09, 2026
New Tales to Begin the Year: Pathologic 3 + Bundle Discount

Greetings, kolduns and witches!We hope the winter holidays treated you well - with some warmth, rest, and a touch of magic when you needed it. Now that the new year has begun, we wanted to share a rel

Aug 04, 2025
Comic Book Added to Supporter Pack

Greetings, kolduns and witches!Comic BookToday we have a small gift for you — a free comic (56 pages) has been added to the Supporter Pack DLC, telling the story of how Old Egor received his znatkost

Jul 30, 2025
What Comes Next

Greetings, kolduns!It’s been quite some time since our last message, and we kind of hope you’ve missed us. We know many of you are eager for news about Black Book, so we’ve decided to share a behind-t

Jul 28, 2025
One-Eyed Likho Is Live

From the creators of The Mooseman and Black Book — The Likho has awoken!Step into the Slavic dark and face the one-eyed horror. Now available on Steam.

Oct 07, 2024
HypeTrain Publisher Sale: Huge Discounts, New Reveals, and Updates!

Heya! The HypeTrain Digital Publisher Sale is live from October 7 to October 21, bringing you the biggest discounts across our entire catalog! Whether you’re hunting for your next epic journey or in t

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsCard 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)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
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