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Blacklight: Retribution

Blacklight: Retribution

Take firefights to a futuristic new level in Blacklight: Retribution, a free-to-play FPS. See through walls with the HRV, deploy mechanized Hardsuits, and customize your weapons to dominate the opposition.

Released Jul 2, 2012 Developer Hardsuit Labs, Inc. Platforms Windows Free to PlayFPSMultiplayerActionShooter
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

76.2%positive16,411 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“Rest in peace Blacklight! I remember absolutely loving this game back in the day, shame to see it's not longer available. This really was back in the golden era of gaming on Steam, and I have fond memories of this title. Thanks, Hardsuit Labs, Inc.”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“("HC_server / Low_HP / no HRV / no HAR" #RAINBOW) Rest In Pepega, you'll always be remembered.”

— a player, Steam review · 1,121 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Killed game.”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:41 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
5,461all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2024 3.2k avg · Jul 2012

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.

25achievements
2.1%median completion
0.0%rarest: Fixer-Upper
42.2% of players 28.7% of players 22.0% of players 11.2% of players 11.0% of players 9.0% of players 5.3% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.5% of players 2.1% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 42.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
42.2%Welcome to Blacklight — Complete the training level
28.7%Your first time... — 1 Kill
22.0%Killing Spree — 10 Kills
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Fixer-Upper — 1 Barricade Repaired
0.0%Weapon of Mass Destruction — 1000 Kills in a Hardsuit
0.1%Holding the Line — 1 Turret Repaired

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

Feb 08, 2019
Official Support Ending

Agents, All good things must come to an end, and so it is with Blacklight: Retribution. Thank you for so much for your loyal support, and love over the years. From the initial PC Closed Beta in Novemb

Feb 13, 2018
Patch 3.02 Live Now!

v.3.02 12-Feb-2018 HRV ping fixed Weapon updates to: HAR, LMG, M4X, CR, TSMG, AR Collision fixes on multiple maps Camo fix for Matte Orange Arc Camo issue fixed Community camos added to game Tool tips

Jan 31, 2018
Patch v3.01 now live

Added a restriction that forces players to have a playlist selected when quick joining. If the player is above rank 35, remove stomping grounds from the scope Hopefully fix scaleform timer heap corrup

Jan 22, 2018
January 2018 update

The next update for Blacklight Retribution is almost here. Current Arc game servers and player accounts will be migrating to new servers and relaunching on HSL hardware next week. Starting Jan-18 and

Mar 31, 2016
Hotfix Patch 2.17 Releasse

Hotfix 2.17 is about to turn live! We are releasing a quick hotfix to resolve some issues. We had some issues that we rushed out a fix for so you can continue the fun BLR experience. Bugs fixes for PC

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Free To Play
Player tagsFree to Play · FPS · Multiplayer · Action · Shooter · Gun Customization · First-Person · Futuristic · Mechs · Co-op · Sci-fi · Military (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian *
Achievements25
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.playblacklight.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum1: OS *: Windows® 8.1 / 10 (32-bit and 64-bit) Processor: Dual-Core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB DX9 GPU (Geforce 8xxx or Radeon HD2xxx) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection