The Black Within is an adventure developed by waleedzo, released 30 May 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Black Within is
The Black Within is an adventure game developed by waleedzo and released in 2024. It was published by Dolores Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The year is 2007, you play as Laila Rose, a failed musician who decided to sell her soul to the devil for fame and wealth. Laila, 38 years old, has tried to make it in the music industry, but a lack of talent and patience led Laila to take matters into her own hands and contact a well-known record label manager called Arne Cheyenne. with the instruction of her new boss, Arne. Laila goes into the abyss and starts her journey, searching for fame and glory. But like the old saying goes, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. What Laila fails to realize is that her battle is bigger than signing a piece of paper; it's fear vs change and pain vs hope.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Black Within launched on 30 May 2024, within three weeks of Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nine Sols and Animal Well. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nine Sols, Animal Well.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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