Blackwind
Blackwind is a top-down sci-fi action game that puts you in the shoes of a teenager trapped inside a prototype battle armor suit during an alien invasion. Face off against enemies, cut through their ranks, and…
Blackwind is an adventure developed by Drakkar Dev, released 19 January 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $4.99 at IndieGala.
What Blackwind is
Blackwind is an adventure game developed by Drakkar Dev and released in 2022. It was published by Blowfish Studios. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
When the starship Pandora is shot down, James Hawkins finds himself trapped inside a military prototype Battle Frame armor as he hurtles towards Medusa-42. As the Raknos hordes ravage the planet and leave every human mining colony in ruins, James doesn’t have long to discover how to operate the Battle Frame if he wants to survive his dangerous surroundings and find his missing father. But James isn’t alone on his quest – an unexpected ally hides inside his Battle Frame…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Blackwind holds a critic score of 46 out of 100. That places it above 6% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 28 points below the year average.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $4.99 at IndieGala, 80% below its usual price. Across the 5 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $7.50 — a spread of $2.51 for an identical product.
What it launched against
Blackwind launched on 19 January 2022, within three weeks of Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors, Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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