Blacktail
Become the witch of the woods in Blacktail. Slavic myth comes to life in this first-person open world action adventure. Discover Yaga’s story and guide her along the path to become a fearsome guardian of the…
Blacktail is an adventure developed by The Parasight, released 15 December 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $5.99 at GOG.
What Blacktail is
Blacktail is an adventure game developed by The Parasight and released in 2022. It was published by Focus Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You are Yaga, a 16-year-old girl accused of witchcraft and expelled from an early medieval Slavic settlement. When living memories of her past return as foul spirits walking the earth, Yaga’s best choice is to do what she does best: hunt them down. Create the myth of Baba Yaga by living out the origins of this classic Slavic folk story in Blacktail, the first-person action-adventure from The Parasite. Experience a one-of-a-kind blend of intense archery combat and dark storytelling. Choose your path to become the guardian of the woods or the terror nightmares are based on.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Blacktail holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $5.99 at GOG, 80% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Blacktail launched on 15 December 2022, within three weeks of Marvel's Midnight Suns, Chained Echoes, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight and High on Life. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. 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: Marvel's Midnight Suns, Chained Echoes, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, High on Life.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Blacktail yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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