Black Screen
A minimalist experimental game with no prescribed way to play
Dilena Udry · Released May 15, 2024
ActionAdventureCasualIndieRacingRPGSimulationSportsStrategyFree To Play
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 325
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- May 21, 2024
- Minimum PC
- –
- not published
What is Black Screen?
A free, single-player game centered on a black screen. You choose how to interact, but pressing buttons does not produce any unusual response.
For you if...
- +you enjoy abstract, philosophical experiments about what games are
Not for you if...
- −you want defined objectives, challenges, and clear victory conditions
Screenshots and trailer
Black Screen system requirements
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Black Screen?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11
Does Black Screen have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Black Screen run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- The native resolution is not the default one
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese.
Does Black Screen 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam