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Black Skylands

Open-world top-down shooter with airship battles among floating islands

Hungry Couch Games · Published by tinyBuild · Released Aug 15, 2023

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 2,970
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 23 in 30 days
Players
11
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Sep 22, 2023
Minimum PC
GT 750M
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Black Skylands?

This single-player action-adventure game takes place in a steampunk sky. As Eva, a young marshal defending her people from the Falcons and Swarm, you travel between floating islands by airship, fight in the air and on foot, gather resources for upgrades, and reclaim islands.

For you if...

  • +you like exploring a pixel-art world at your own pace
  • +you enjoy upgrading weapons and airships between fights

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer guided levels to open-world exploration
  • −you want airship fights without frequent ground combat

What players say

83% of 2,970 reviews are positive · 91% of 23 in the last 30 days

Players praise the pixel art, sky-island exploration, and airship combat. Many find the island-clearing loop repetitive and wish ship battles played a larger role. Some report bugs that block progress.

Players over time

▼ -36% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 24 players on Sep 29, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202611
Nov 6, 20266
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Nov 4, 202612
Nov 3, 20267
Nov 2, 20267
Nov 1, 20269
Oct 31, 20269
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Oct 27, 202610
Oct 26, 20266
Oct 25, 202611
Oct 24, 20265
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Oct 22, 20265
Oct 21, 20264
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Oct 18, 20266
Oct 17, 202612
Oct 16, 20268
Oct 15, 20268
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Oct 13, 20269
Oct 11, 202623
Oct 10, 202617
Oct 9, 202615
Oct 8, 202614
Oct 7, 202612
Oct 6, 20269
Oct 4, 202613
Oct 3, 202616
Oct 2, 202615
Oct 1, 202612
Sep 30, 202623
Sep 29, 202624
Sep 27, 202622
Sep 26, 202613
Sep 25, 202611
Sep 24, 202612
Sep 23, 202611
Sep 23, 20268
Sep 22, 202619

How many players finish Black Skylands?

11% of Steam players have unlocked «I was there when Horos fell», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Black Skylands screenshot 1

Black Skylands system requirements

Minimum: GT 750M, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel i3 2125 3.30 GHz or later
Graphics
GT 750M
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Black Skylands have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Black Skylands run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
28
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.

Does Black Skylands use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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