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Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears

Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears

Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears is a strategic RPG where you use combinations of various heroes to clear dungeons. Train and utilize heroes to fight off those corrupted by the Black Tears and overcome difficult trials.

Released Jul 14, 2024 Developer Nyou Platforms Windows Strategy RPGDark FantasyRogue-likeAdventureCard Battler
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

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 2026-05-15.

76.0%positive221 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Well, this game. So, it brings you in as a single player card combat game at a fairly good price. You start to play and its fun. Cracking some skulls and feeling the vibe. You get into it. Yay, unlock new characters with different abilities... oh look, they seem to work better…”

— a player, Steam review · 74 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-12 via SteamCharts.

140all-time peak
0 25 50 32 avg · Mar 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

100achievements
22.0%median completion
0.4%rarest: Achievement Master
97.3% of players 96.8% of players 90.0% of players 81.5% of players 79.2% of players 69.6% of players 61.8% of players 56.4% of players 55.4% of players 55.3% of players 49.0% of players 48.9% of players 45.9% of players 45.6% of players 44.2% of players 44.1% of players 41.1% of players 41.0% of players 39.8% of players 38.2% of players 37.4% of players 36.4% of players 35.5% of players 34.8% of players 32.8% of players 32.6% of players 32.0% of players 32.0% of players 31.2% of players 30.4% of players 30.3% of players 29.3% of players 29.3% of players 29.0% of players 28.2% of players 27.7% of players 27.7% of players 27.6% of players 26.6% of players 26.4% of players 26.1% of players 25.6% of players 25.4% of players 24.8% of players 24.7% of players 23.1% of players 22.7% of players 22.2% of players 22.1% of players 22.1% of players 22.0% of players 21.2% of players 21.1% of players 21.1% of players 20.9% of players 20.9% of players 20.8% of players 20.4% of players 20.3% of players 18.9% of players 97.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
97.3%Night's Sanctuary — Reach Night's Sanctuary
96.8%Journey's Companion — Recruit your first hero
90.0%First Step — Complete your first expedition
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Achievement Master — Hidden achievement
0.6%Nothing's Impossible — Hidden achievement
0.8%True Artifact Collector — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

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

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Jul 18, 2024
v1.1.0.2 Hot Fixes - 07/18/2024

Ⅰ. Summary ◈ Improvements and bug fixes have been implemented. Ⅱ. Improvements ◌ Hero skill can now be targeted first when opening the hero card details window with the gamepad. III. Bug Fixes ◌ A spe

Jul 15, 2024
Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears Official Release

Greetings, Adventurers! Four months have quickly flown by since we launched Early Access on March 21st. We extend our deepest gratitude to all who participated in the Early Access and provided invalua

Jul 15, 2024
v1.1.0.1 Update Patch Note - 07/15/2024

Ⅰ. Summary ◈ 2 new difficulty modes have been added. ◈ In an effort to improve overall game balance, adjustments have been made to hero cards, artifacts, and other elements. ◈ Improvements and bug fix

Jun 13, 2024
Dev Letter

Greetings, Adventurers! We are excited to reconnect with you as we gear up for June! Our development team is working tirelessly behind the scenes, enriching the game with new content and features desi

May 10, 2024
v1.0.0.7 Hot Fixes - 05/10/2024

Ⅰ. Summary ◆ Improvements and bug fixes have been implemented. Ⅱ. Improvements ◌ The German localization for the game has been updated to distinguish between the terms "heal" and "revival." Previously

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.

GenresRPG, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy RPG · Dark Fantasy · Rogue-like · Adventure · Card Battler · PvE · Turn-Based Tactics · Dungeon Crawler · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · 2D · Psychological Horror (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, German *
ControllerFull support
Achievements100
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 version 64-bit Processor: Intel Core 2 duo E8500, AMD Phenom II X3 720 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 440, AMD Radeon HD 5670, Intel HD DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 5 GB available space