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Black The Fall

A puzzle platformer about escaping a dictatorship with a robot

Sand Sailor Studio · Published by Square Enix · Released Jul 11, 2017

ActionAdventureIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 842
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Nov 27, 2017
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
3 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Black The Fall?

This single-player, 2.5D puzzle platformer follows an aging machinist trying to escape a Communist dictatorship. You navigate hidden passages, solve puzzles with a stolen tool that manipulates people and machines, and befriend an abandoned robot.

For you if...

  • +you like bleak settings shaped by political oppression

Not for you if...

  • −you want a long game or a clearly explained story

What players say

79% of 842 reviews are positive

Players praise the art direction and inventive puzzle ideas, though opinions on puzzle quality vary. They also report unresponsive controls and frustration with solutions that require repeated trial and error.

Screenshots and trailer

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Black The Fall system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 3 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7/8/10
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 3.0 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 940, 3.0 GHz
Graphics
GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 1 GB / Radeon R7 250, 1 GB
Memory
3 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7/8/10
Processor
Intel i7 920 @ 2.7 GHz, AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 680, AMD Radeon R9-280X
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Black The Fall have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Black The Fall run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
14
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.

Does Black The Fall 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

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