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After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Release DateJul 11, 2017
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.4% (mostly positive) / 77.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)74.3% / 74.8%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)638  Top 20% / 1.6K  Top 10%
Curators81 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time4.5 hours
Play Time per Dollar18 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers8.3K  Top 10%
Owners± 403.7K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 44.2K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 370.6K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Black The Fall steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Black The Fall's Steam rating and reviews between July 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 75.1% (March 2018) to 87.5% (June 2017).

With 1.6K reviews Top 10%, Black The Fall could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Black The Fall and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Black The Fall's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (54%), followed by Russian (9%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 25 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 12 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Black The Fall percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Black The Fall, comparing positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time in game is acceptable, with 6 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • stylish
  • out of the box
  • sense of world without language
  • evolving
  • cool use of final credits
  • well-made soviet ambiance
  • robot pet and original control mechanism
  • innovative puzzles
  • excellent presentation and visuals
  • great atmosphere
  • clumsy platforming
  • unintuitive puzzles
  • strange controls
  • cannot be completed by deaf players
  • no mouse control in menus
  • no manual save
  • inconsistent checkpoints
  • overpriced
  • very similar to Inside
  • no connection between player and protagonist

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 78.4% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Black The Fall's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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