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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
41 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Fun and motivating. But I felt that the upgrade path ends too soon and/or there are too many ressources out there.”
“Overall okay game if you like flying airships and hotline miami-like combat. ABSOLUTELY not worth 20$. I got a key for it on kinguin for like 0.50$, that's the only reason I gave it a try.”
19 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“One of those hidden game titles that's overall good. It has good world-building and a story that's neither good nor bad. But this game actually has potential if the developers were bolder with gameplay and character…”
“Great adventure game. It is not too long and the lore is interesting.”
12 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“It's a good game, worth trying at least once. The atmosphere is present, as are the animations. However, the game lacks something, some detail to keep the player engaged.”
“Cute lil' story game. I don't usually play these pixelated, open world games, but I liked it more than not. I don't think that this many mods were needed. Personally, I just went with a shotty and the good ol'…”
6 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“TL,DR; Fine for about 10 euros. Nothing special, storywriting is boring teenager essay, gameplay is mobilegame-level simple and shallow, there is terrible end-game grind present but it is optional. It's not an entirely…”
“i didnt play alot of open world games but i rank this game very high, if you really wanna chill and really have fun on a game i recommend this ,its pretty easy for you mental every loot is assigned in The map no need to…”
“to much story not enough game but I got it for about 3 dollars so meh it's fine if on sale. it's slow, very slow at least at the start I never finished it”
4 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Great adventure game. It is not too long and the lore is interesting.”
“Fun, dynamic, makes you feel you progress and encourages you to explore with consequences. Really enjoyable and longer than i expected”
“I had a genually good time with this game. the twin stick shooting was good, with some very minor bugs. It seems that they removed an element of farming, which they still talk about so that is a bit awkward. The puzzles…”
21 of the 71 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“One of those hidden game titles that's overall good. It has good world-building and a story that's neither good nor bad. But this game actually has potential if the developers were bolder with gameplay and character…”
“TL,DR; Fine for about 10 euros. Nothing special, storywriting is boring teenager essay, gameplay is mobilegame-level simple and shallow, there is terrible end-game grind present but it is optional. It's not an entirely…”
13 of the 71 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Bought it when was in alpha. WTF is the ending? She was stolen! They forced her to shoot her own 'people', they turned them into profit. Her 'father' wanted to shoot her. And in the end? She's still decided to fight…”
“TL,DR; Fine for about 10 euros. Nothing special, storywriting is boring teenager essay, gameplay is mobilegame-level simple and shallow, there is terrible end-game grind present but it is optional. It's not an entirely…”
7 of the 71 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Fun and motivating. But I felt that the upgrade path ends too soon and/or there are too many ressources out there.”
“TL,DR; Fine for about 10 euros. Nothing special, storywriting is boring teenager essay, gameplay is mobilegame-level simple and shallow, there is terrible end-game grind present but it is optional. It's not an entirely…”
“Very enjoyable, everything is crips and clean. 9/ 10 "why not perferct." after max nothing matters. run out of amo more than often later on.”
6 of the 71 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“after the blast bossfight i experienced a glitch where the cutscene in which i hand over shipparts to the miners to repair there giant mining ship wouldnt play no matter what i did as far as i know this hasnt been…”
“I had a genually good time with this game. the twin stick shooting was good, with some very minor bugs. It seems that they removed an element of farming, which they still talk about so that is a bit awkward. The puzzles…”
4 of the 71 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I thought this was a chill game. Now Im repairing my ship every 5 minutes cause pirates keep shooting me.. Highly recommended if you enjoy suffering above the clouds :V”
Counted across 71 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“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 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The Biggest Discount and The Release of Our New Game!
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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 2026-05-12.
| 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 |
| 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