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The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker

The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker

A story driven solo RPG inspired by oldschool games like RuneScape and Ultima Online! Explore a sprawling medieval fantasy world full of npcs with dialogue, level skills, fight varied monsters and uncover the story of Rothar Aercrest – the cursed lord to the remote woodlands of Imberthale.

Released Oct 27, 2024 Developer Olipa Games Platforms Windows AdventureRPGCraftingOpen WorldSingleplayer
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.

89.9%positive632 reviews
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“it's straight up single-player OSRS with some QoL and a plot.”

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

“plays a lot like Runescape, sad thing is you cant play with friends. Good thing is no monthly fee like Runescape.”

— a player, Steam review · 119 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Its not a AAA game. Its a single player RPG similar to OSRS. You can change settings to see others running around, and even talk to them, but that's the extent of interaction. Most quests are trackable through the Journal. What I refer to as Tasks, are simply spoken by NPCs and…”

— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

15playing at last check
2224-hour peak
417all-time peak
0 100 200 2024 2025 2026 155 avg · Nov 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 2026-07-25.

262achievements
3.8%median completion
0.1%rarest: Return of the Dragon Slayer
50.8% of players 30.8% of players 27.8% of players 23.0% of players 19.8% of players 17.2% of players 16.1% of players 15.2% of players 14.1% of players 13.0% of players 12.6% of players 12.3% of players 11.7% of players 10.5% of players 9.7% of players 9.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.5% of players 8.0% of players 7.3% of players 6.8% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 6.0% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 5.1% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 50.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
50.8%A Rude Awakening — Complete the prologue.
35.7%Pocket Gold — Amass 1 000 coins.
32.5%Novice Defender — Reach level 10 in Defence.
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Return of the Dragon Slayer — Hidden achievement
0.1%With skills like these, who needs a Merlinius? — Hidden achievement
0.5%The Realest Baron of the Mountains — Place the Banner of Domination on the highest floor of the Squallstone Keep.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. 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 began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 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 UK EU≈$17

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

Latest official news

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

Jun 26, 2026
Bugfix

Added a failsafe for the quest 'Secrets Lie in Ruins' to address rare cases where the quest would not update after opening the secret door following the statue puzzle.

Jun 01, 2026
Camera Rotation Issue Potential Fix

Potentially fixed an issue where the camera could rotate on its own, even when all extra controllers or other input devices were unplugged. If you experience uncontrollable camera rotation, please unp

May 28, 2026
Patch notes

Added clearer guidance to the dialogue and journal if the player reaches the locksmith phase in the Loremaster of Thornhill quest but has not yet completed the Historical Society quests. Added a fails

May 25, 2026
Bewitched Snowman Bugfix

Fixed an issue where the Bewitched Snowman could disappear from players' inventories or banks. While missing items could not be restored, affected players have been granted 500 Hearthlight Festival To

May 23, 2026
Bugfix

Fixed an issue where the entrance puzzle in the Tomb of the Dragon Slayer could become stuck when multiple Dragon Stones were placed on the same pedestal.

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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, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAdventure · RPG · Crafting · Open World · Singleplayer · Fantasy · Archery · Magic · Third Person · Exploration · Character Customization · Lore-Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements260
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://olipa.games
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 550 Ti or better Storage: 4 GB available space