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Blacksad: Under the Skin

Blacksad: Under the Skin

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

Released Nov 14, 2019 Developer Pendulo Studios, YS Interactive Publisher Microids Platforms Windows · Mac AdventureDetectiveChoices MatterStory RichNoir
View on Steam ↗ $3.99 (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.

84.4%positive5,960 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“The story in this game is quite good. The choices have repercussions on the story, though many of them are more about what sort of character your detective has (honest vs corrupt, etc). The Good: - Enjoyable story that is neither predictable nor nonsensical - Good graphics -…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“I thought it was a point and click game. It was hard for me to try to save Blacksad pressing the spacebar multiple times is a hard task for a point and click gamer like me but thank God I finished it. I really loved the game, the story and the twist I never ever imagined the…”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“I thoroughly enjoyed this game! Actually enjoyed it a lot more than I originally thought I would. I loved the art style, the characters and overall story. Even the detective work with finding evidence and piecing together clues. This game did a great job with reeling me into it…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:10 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

15playing at last check
2924-hour peak
269all-time peak
0 50 100 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 61 avg · Jul 2020

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.

39achievements
18.8%median completion
1.7%rarest: The End(s)
91.6% of players 68.8% of players 66.2% of players 49.0% of players 48.0% of players 46.3% of players 43.2% of players 40.5% of players 38.8% of players 37.6% of players 36.2% of players 35.8% of players 35.7% of players 35.1% of players 29.5% of players 26.8% of players 22.1% of players 20.7% of players 20.7% of players 18.8% of players 17.7% of players 14.9% of players 13.8% of players 13.3% of players 10.4% of players 8.1% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 5.4% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 91.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.6%Hitting a brick wall — Take your first beating (spoiler: it won't be the last!).
68.8%Heavily armed — Find your most valuable tool.
66.2%Wrong answer — Take your second beating.
Rarest badges of honor
1.7%The End(s) — Watch all 6 alternate scenes at the end of the game.
1.7%Sports Illustrated — Complete the Hall of Fame album.
1.7%Any Given Sunday — Complete the Football sheet of the Hall of Fame album.

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.

$3.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-21
US3.99 USD−80%
EU3.99 EUR−80%
UK3.19 GBP−80%
Australia5.99 AUD−80%
Canada5.39 CAD−80%
Japan440 JPY−80%
Brazil9.98 BRL−80%
China13.60 CNY−80%

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

Brazil≈$2.0 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$4.5

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

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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Nov 05, 2024
🐱 The Chinese version for Blacksad: Under the Skin is now available

Hello Detectives, Good news for all the Chinese-speaking detectives out there! Blacksad: Under the Skin is now playable in Simplified Chinese Ready to dive back into this dark corruption scandal in th

Jun 27, 2024
🛠️ New update now available for Blacksad: Under the Skin 🐱

Hello Detectives, A new update has been released for Blacksad: Under the Skin! Here is what it brings: Updated Unity engine version (together with consoles) Graphical improvements: Fixed the shadow ar

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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.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsAdventure · Detective · Choices Matter · Story Rich · Noir · Crime · Multiple Endings · Singleplayer · Mystery · Comic Book · Investigation · Mature (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian * , Dutch, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements39
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: 64-bits Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5 (3GHz) or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD R7 260X / Nvidia GTX 750 Ti 2 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space