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Black Paradox

Black Paradox

Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.

Released May 2, 2019 Developer Fantastico Studio, Baryonyx Games Publisher Fantastico Studio Platforms Windows · Mac IndieActionAction RoguelikeShoot 'Em UpRogue-lite
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

68.2%positive132 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Horizontal shmup with interesting roguelite elements and upgrades. Gives a lot of retro 80's/90s vibes, cute graphics and synthwave audio. Decent controls with keyboard but a bit clunky ui to navigate. It has received a face lift recently with a new free update that added…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Could be a good game if it wasn't brutally hard.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

25achievements
9.7%median completion
1.5%rarest: Unbeatable
71.0% of players 64.3% of players 39.2% of players 22.6% of players 21.0% of players 20.3% of players 18.5% of players 18.3% of players 18.3% of players 14.6% of players 13.6% of players 12.2% of players 9.7% of players 8.8% of players 7.1% of players 5.2% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 3.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 71.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
71.0%First of Many — Buy your first chip.
64.3%Fury Road — You will ride eternal, shiny and chrome!
39.2%Trigger Finger — This town ain't big enough for the both of us.
Rarest badges of honor
1.5%Unbeatable — Equip at least 3 powerups of a particular set at once.
1.5%Master Salvager — Max out the power of the Salvager Powerup.
1.5%Counter Master — Equip at least 3 powerups of a particular set at once.

Latest official news

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

Jun 03, 2026
The Reloaded Update is here — free for everyone who owns Black Paradox

Seven years after the original release, Black Paradox gets its biggest update ever. The Reloaded Update is now live, and it's completely free for everyone who owns the game. This is the version we alw

Jun 17, 2024
BLACK PARADOX RELOADED

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the release of Black Paradox, we are excited to announce a remastered and enhanced version: Black Paradox Reloaded. Thanks to the valuable feedback from our commu

Aug 28, 2019
Black Paradox Wiki is live!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33040540/ee1fee30ebc1abf6ef5c69f53416fac13c277a65.jpg Delighted to share the news that Black Paradox now has an official wiki page! Y

May 02, 2019
Black Paradox blasts out of Early Access – here’s what’s in V2.0

https://i.imgur.com/k4PQCRa.gif As of today, Black Paradox is no longer in Early Access and the full, final version has now launched! During the 279 days the game has spent in EA, the fantastic team a

Apr 12, 2019
Early Access Departure and Announcing Consoles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNVoyS5xW3g Heya folks, We are super excited to announce that Digerati has teamed up with Fantastico Studios to bring Black Paradox out of Early Access and to consoles!

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction
Player tagsIndie · Action · Action Roguelike · Shoot 'Em Up · Rogue-lite · Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics · Co-op · 2D · Shooter · Sci-fi · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements25
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or newer Processor: Intel Core i3 M380 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space