Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

Isometric fantasy RPG with pausable combat and greed-driven choices

GrapeOcean Technologies · Published by V Publishing, GrapeOcean Technologies · Released Mar 17, 2022

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 1,043
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 5; peak 24h 7
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Nov 18, 2022

What is Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness?

An isometric, party-based fantasy RPG set in Yerengal, where civil war looms and people are being abducted. You create a character, recruit companions, explore towns and mines, complete quests, and fight in real time while pausing to give orders. Your choices influence a greed system as you investigate the legacy of your birth.

For you if...

+you like exploring fantasy settings with a recruitable party
+you enjoy building characters across different races and classes
+you prefer real-time tactical combat you can pause

Not for you if...

−you prefer turn-based battles to pausable real-time combat
−you want simple character building with few decisions
−you want multiplayer rather than a single-player adventure

What players say

75% of 1,043 reviews are positive

Players praise its classic party-based RPG design, worldbuilding, and character creation. The most common complaints concern long loading times, performance slowdowns, cumbersome menus, and unreliable companion AI.

Screenshots and trailer

Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 7 64-bit
Processor: Intel i3-3220 or AMD FX-4300
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2GB)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: German, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, French, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil.