Platforms
- PCJul 11, 20177.4playscore7.114 Critics7.7464 Players
- PlayStation 4Jul 11, 20177.4playscore6.813 Critics8.3636 Players
- Xbox OneJul 11, 20177.1playscore6.53 Critics7.6127 Players
- Nintendo SwitchDec 14, 2017NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
34 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- All-in-all, Black The Fall is good. It does some fun things with sound, the art is jaw-droppingly beautiful at times, and the way the game’s various elements have been constructed is worth thinking about if you’re interested in that sort of thing. However, Black The Fall isn’t a game that’s going to change the world, and it’s entirely probable you’ll forget about it as soon as you finish it.
Mark Jansen · Jan 27, 2018 Reviewed on PCRead full review - The whole experience ended up being a few hours long. The likelihood is that this is a one--and-done playthrough, as once you’ve figured out the puzzles there really isn’t a reason to play again unless you’d like to go back and look for clues to figure out the back story. I wouldn’t say it’s the best puzzle-platform title available, but it’s unique and was worth the short time investment.
David Lloyd · Jan 10, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - The inspiration behind Black The Fall should be enough to draw an audience. The problem is, if you were judging the game with no prior knowledge or understanding of communism, you may not enjoy it as much as someone who is informed about the themes dealt with – as obscure as the interpretation may be at times. in more ways than one.
Liam Doolan · Dec 18, 2017 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - It all comes down to a game that, while not terrible, isn’t going to set the world on fire. We won’t be seeing any Black The Fall clones in the next few months. If you play a lot of puzzle platformers and want another bleak monochromatic world to explore you could do a lot worse, but it has a lot of contemporaries to compete with. I had my taste and wasn’t impressed, but it wasn’t revolting either.
Matthew Gallagher · Jul 25, 2017 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Black: The Fall Is a blatant, so-so clone of Playdead's 2016 masterpiece.
Ryan McCaffrey · Jul 20, 2017 Reviewed on PC, PS4, XB1Read full review - Much like what the player will encounter during several puzzles, the gameplay itself feels like an ill-informed leap of faith that elicits more far exasperation than elation. Toe the edge carefully and think twice before taking this plunge.
Blake Grundman · Jul 18, 2017 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Taking on some heavy subject matter, Black The Fall has moments that will live in the memory once it's all over. And while Sand Sailor's game might be on the brief side and occasionally frustrating, it's also perfectly fine. But that's about the long and short of it.
Richard Walker · Jul 14, 2017 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Listen, as dystopian and mostly monochrome platform puzzlers go, Black the Fall isn't bad. But I can't tell you it's great either.
Alice Bell · Jul 13, 2017 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - The word I would best use to describe Black The Fall is perfunctory. It mostly functions, but has no highs outside of the opening. It offers no narrative incentive to deal with its onslaught of boring and outright bad puzzles.
Javy Gwaltney · Jul 12, 2017 Reviewed on PS4 - It’s an impressive piece of work with a lot of heart put into it, and the end result is a brutal but beautiful bit of platforming that comes highly recommended. Indeed, it did end up having the same quality as its peers after all, and can proudly stand beside them.
Kyle LeClair · Jul 11, 2017 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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Community Reviews
- Rated on XB1
About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Discover an industrialized long lost world living in the shadow of the totalitarian state. Everyone should be regarded as a potential enemy, an informer, a criminal. Amnesic and unaware of circumstances which brought you into this place, you begin your journey which should reveal the mystery. Moving through a peculiar world you'll have to kill in order to survive, to solve different puzzles and to learn when to be brave and when to hide.
Developer: Sand Sailor Studio