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Black Book

“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

Released Aug 10, 2021Very Positive · 93% of 5.4KPEGI 12≈ 25 h to beat
Steam Deck PlayableAdventureIndieRPGStrategyCard BattlerTurn-Based Tactics
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Developer: Morteshka
Publisher: HypeTrain Digital
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A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces. Dive into the cold, yet alluring world of Slavic folktales - and uncover the secrets that hide in the darkness.



A young girl named Vasilisa, destined to become a witch, decides to throw her fate away and marry her beloved - but that dream is shattered when her betrothed dies under mysterious circumstances.

Aching for her lost love, Vasilisa seeks out the Black Book - a demonic artifact, said to be powerful enough to grant any wish to the one who uncovers all 7 of its seals. Join Vasilisa in her adventures across the rural countryside, as she solves the woes of common folk by confronting demons and performing exorcisms.



  • Uncover the seals of Black Book

    Unleash hellish spells on your enemies! Collect spell cards and new skills as you progress.
  • A Historic Adventure

    Solve riddles and complete side-quests as you learn more about life in the Slavic countryside.
  • Lead a Demonic Flock

    Send demons to do your bidding, but be careful - idle demons will torture you if you don’t find them something to do!
  • Myths and legends

    Explore a world based on Northern Slavic mythology. Learn from an in-game encyclopedia, created with the help of expert anthropologists - and find all folk tales hidden within the game!

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A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces. Dive into the cold, yet alluring world of Russian folktales – and uncover the secrets that hide in the darkness. A young girl named Vasilisa, destined to become a witch, decides to throw her fate away and marry her beloved – but that dream is shattered when her betrothed dies under mysterious circumstances. Aching for her lost love, Vasilisa seeks out Black Book – a demonic artifact, said to be powerful enough to grant any wish to the one who uncovers all 7 of its seals. Join Vasilisa in her adventures across Russian countryside, as she solves the woes of common folk by confronting demons and performing exorcisms.

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Game details

Developers
Morteshka
Publishers
HypeTrain Digital
Release date
Aug 10, 2021
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Card Battler, Turn-Based Tactics, Female Protagonist, Card Game, Turn-Based, Dungeon Crawler, Mythology, Roguelite, Strategy RPG, Roguelike, Choices Matter, Story Rich, Deckbuilding, Dark Fantasy, 3D, Open World, Fantasy, Turn-Based Combat
Modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
Steam features
50 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Historical
Camera
Isometric
Engine
Unity

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedSupportedSupported
RussianSupportedSupportedSupported
Simplified ChineseSupportedNot supportedSupported
JapaneseSupportedNot supportedSupported
KoreanSupportedNot supportedSupported
System requirements

Minimum

  • OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space

Ratings

Steam reviews

Very Positive

93% of 5.4K

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Metacritic

75

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Age rating

PEGI 12

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Steam Deck & Linux

Steam Deck Playable

  • Shows button icons from other controllers
  • Everything works with the default controls
  • Text is readable on the Deck screen
  • Runs well with the default graphics settings
  • SteamOS: Playable
  • Steam Machine: Playable

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DLC & editions

Also on Steam

  • Black Book - Supporter Pack
  • Black Book - Endless Battles
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