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Black Skylands
Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“It's an okay game that has a pretty linear main story, with not a lot of side quests or things to do outside of venturing from island to island. I like the graphics, how the controls feel, and the combat system. However, I can definitely see where people get bored or frustrated…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“Really solid steampunk top-down shooter with airship combat. The good: + Compelling story + Cute characters + Fun combat + Weapon customization + Interesting world-building and lore The less good: - Gameplay loop gets boring before the story is finished - Base-building mechanics…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“I have to be honest about this game, it could be good, but it isn't. To name some issues: Many features being missing comparing what I can see online vs what I played (100% completion), pointless resource management, unbalanced combat, a twist that both comes to late and was…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:54 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
The Biggest Discount and The Release of Our New Game!
Hey Captains! The Black Skylands just got the biggest discount ever! If you haven't ventured on the epic aerial journey yet, this is your golden opportunity to do so! https://store.steampowered.com/ap
Get 40% OFF Black Skylands!
Black Skylands soars into the Steam Autumn Sale! 🍂 Your journey through the clouds awaits, packed with intense aerial battles and an expansive open world to explore! Don't miss it – Offer ends Novembe
Black Skylands is 30% off!
In case you missed it, our latest patch is now LIVE and brings important bug fixes to smoothen your journey through the skies! Read the full patch notes here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1
Patch - Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements
Hello Captains! With this new patch, we've tackled a number of bugs since the 1.0 launch, and we’ve also made improvements to the game's performance. Additionally, we’ve introduced a new difficulty le
What’s new in Black Skylands 1.0?
Greetings, Captains! We trust many of you have already played the refreshed story and explored the new features. For those catching up, we've rolled out a substantial update for our launch! Below, you
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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.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Pixel Graphics · Open World · Sandbox · Simulation · Base-Building · Indie · Top-Down Shooter · Atmospheric · RPG · Singleplayer · Survival · Steampunk (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://blackskylands.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i3 2125 3.30 GHz or later Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GT 750M DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated