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BLACKSHARD
BLACKSHARD is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
“A brilliant and beautiful game about wandering through the ever-expanding megastructure beyond the bounds of time and space, and at the end of the world no less. Gorgeous vistas with an atmosphere wrapped in a blanket of dreamlike melancholy easily sucked me into this world for…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Incredible work of art. Just, incredible. Wishlisted this for a time and I only played it after I saw how awesome the Hypnos demo is. I decided to take my chance with this. Everywhere you look can be framed and put on a wall. With the incredible soundtrack, this game became…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Immaculate vibes and beautiful scenery. Absolute screenshot porn. Interesting story as well. My only minor criticisms are some awkward platforming at times, and the glacial move speed given the map size. Using a speedhack at 3x fixed this annoyance for me entirely. In summary,…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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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.
HOME INVASION
Between two updates on HYPNOS, it is with immense joy that we bring you some more news: BLACKSHARD will be released on PS5 and Xbox on 22 September! It’s been a long-running project, carried out in co
IT'S WANDERING TIME
Well, here we are! The Dreamlands are now open, nestled in the shadow of the Holy Mountain. We’re excited, eager AND terrified. Just like with any launch, isn't it? It's been a hell of a busy time, bu
HYPNOS - Demo Out Now
We've been sweating bullets over this demo; showcasing a game like this is a perpetual balancing act. But Ashes, we are having a blast working on it! Sure, the segment of the game in this demo will ch
HYPNOS - The Maze Chronicles
The GRAND REVEAL is here! We kept our promise, we cooked and now is the time to unveil our 'new' project: the dreamlike big brother of BLACKSHARD . It is called: Maze Chronicles , a Black Shard of Ony
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Walking Simulator · Exploration · Narration · Atmospheric · Surreal · Multiple Endings · Mystery · Sci-fi · Philosophical · Hidden Object · Lovecraftian · Choose Your Own Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | https://www.blackshard-game.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10+ Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G or Intel Core i7-7700K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1070 or AMD equivalent