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Black The Fall

Black The Fall

After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Released Jul 11, 2017 Developer Sand Sailor Studio Publisher Square Enix Platforms Windows IndieAdventureActionAtmosphericPlatformer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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.

77.9%positive1,741 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Nice 2.5D-side-scroller similar to games like Inside, Sommerville, Little Nightmares etc. If you like these, you will surely enjoy this one too. Only downside for me is that the laser-pointer controlls are a little clumsy, but you get used to it. I suggest to buy when on sale…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“The game is relatively simple. A simple formula where you walk to the right most of the time. There are some puzzles on the way. Most of them are quite simple, but there are some that can actually make you scratch your head for a while. The game is very simple yet entertaining.…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 5 found this helpful

“The game is just kind of boring, you don't move as fluidly as you want and the puzzles while not screwing you over entirely checkpoint wise (per room), can be a bit annoying cuz a lot of them just require you wait for an enemy to go through it's patterns. It wants to be Inside,…”

— 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 2026-07-25.

14achievements
15.0%median completion
7.1%rarest: Working Class Hero
60.3% of players 29.2% of players 24.2% of players 23.8% of players 21.6% of players 16.2% of players 15.0% of players 15.0% of players 13.7% of players 12.2% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 7.1% of players 7.1% of players 60.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
60.3%Outlaw — Runaway.
29.2%Step Into The Light — Breathe in.
24.2%Remember, Remember — Childhood ghosts.
Rarest badges of honor
7.1%Working Class Hero — Hidden achievement
7.1%Unexpected Journey — Hidden achievement
7.1%Fez — 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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia16.99 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,507 JPY
Brazil64.90 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

China≈$7.1 Japan Australia Canada Brazil UK US EU≈$17

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

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 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.

Apr 26, 2019
Check out our new game!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6260789/412685c8fa892d9bd3cc74bc4aa2a75fd379d8e1.jpg Freedom is control. And bread is pain. What? Comrades, an important message from

Jan 09, 2018
Black The Fall Out Now On the Nintendo Switch European eShop

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6260789/68b5b33b1ec93700deed32faebf0d167f7aa130c.jpg Just as promised, Black The Fall is out now on the Nintendo Switch eShop for

Jan 09, 2018
Black The Fall Out Now On the Nintendo Switch European eShop

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6260789/68b5b33b1ec93700deed32faebf0d167f7aa130c.jpg Just as promised, Black The Fall is out now on the Nintendo Switch eShop for

Dec 11, 2017
Black The Fall is Coming to Nintendo Switch™ This Winter

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6260789/a142de2f17c53220671f215d4b792a8ebae7a440.png After a short debate, The Party has unanimously agreed to open a new branch

Dec 11, 2017
Black The Fall is Coming to Nintendo Switch™ This Winter

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6260789/a142de2f17c53220671f215d4b792a8ebae7a440.png After a short debate, The Party has unanimously agreed to open a new branch

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Adventure · Action · Atmospheric · Platformer · Puzzle-Platformer · Puzzle · Dystopian · Story Rich · Dark · 2.5D · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements14
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://blackthefall.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 3.0 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 940, 3.0 GHz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 1 GB / Radeon R7 250, 1 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space