Black Skylands

Black Skylands is an action adventure game with RPG elements. It's the debut project of an indie Moscow-based studio Hungry Couch Games, published by tinyBuild.

Plot

Black Skylands is set in a fantasy universe made up of thousands of floating islands. Its people once lived free, until they were invaded by bandits and the mysterious Swarm, both of which wreak havoc wherever they appear. After the former invade the protagonist's homeland, she swears revenge. She must also reach the Swarm's nest and destroy it before it overruns the entire world.

Mechanics

Black Skylands is a top-down game set in a vast open world, consisting of over twenty islands, all varied in terms of biomes. We'll get to visit snowy lands, dense forests, farming settlements and large cities. We'll mainly traverse the world on foot with help of a jetpack, as well as aboard airships.

To progress through the game, we must complete quests. Along the way we'll face enemies, who we'll fight using firearms or heavy weaponry mounted on our ship. As we progress, we'll increase the protagonist's combat capabilities, unlock various upgrades to ships and weapons and acquire artifacts granting special abilities; these come in handy especially during boss fights.

During moments of downtime, we can rebuild the protagonist's home using gathered resources.

Technical aspects

Black Skylands features colorful pixel art visuals. Although at first glance it looks like a game from the 16-bit era, it implements modern mechanics, such as the day and night cycle.

Last updated on 10 August 2023