Black River
Survival-horror RPG about confronting a village's monsters rather than fleeing
Thorne Games · Released Apr 4, 2017
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 52% of 66
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Apr 11, 2017
What is Black River?
Black River is a single-player survival-horror RPG set in a creature-haunted village. You play as Leah, who wakes there with no memory of arriving, and explore the village to uncover its inhabitants' secrets and stay alive.
For you if...
- +you prefer shorter RPGs with a focus on storytelling
Not for you if...
- −you want relaxed combat without grinding for levels
What players say
52% of 66 reviews are positive
Players praise the gloomy village atmosphere. Older reviews frequently report crashes and bugs that block or reset progress, while more recent criticism points to unclear direction and an unfocused story.
Screenshots and trailer
Black River system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Black River?
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- OS
- Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/8/10
- Processor
- 1.6 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9.0 Compatible
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
Does Black River have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Black River run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Black River 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
