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Black Book

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Developer Morteshka

Black Book (Russian: Чёрная книга) is an adventure role-playing video game, developed by Morteshka, which created The Mooseman, and published by HypeTrain Digital. The game was released on August 10, 2021. Taking place in 19th century Russia, the game is heavily inspired by Russian and Komi folklore and is based on Bailichkas. To ensure the authenticity in depiction of myths and real-life locations, the developers… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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  • Fabien Sanglard @fabinou.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2024

    Game Engine Black Book: DOOM v1.2 Game Engine Black Book: WOLFENSTEIN 3D v2.2 The Book of CP-System v1.0 Free pdfs, high-quality 80g premium color prints, PlayStore, and source code are now available. fabiensanglard.net/three_books_...

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  • Gare @garejei.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2025

    My latest indie developer interview is with Morteshka, the team behind the Slavic RPG Black Book and the recently released One-Eyed Likho, a game similarly rooted in Slavic folklore. Read the full thing here: www.gtogg.com/News/en/Insi... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #interview #slavic #folklore

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  • thelxr @thelxr.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 28, 2025

    Oh, the creators of Black Book have released a demo of their new folklore game One-Eyed Likho and boy is it atmospheric, merging stories from various folklore. store.steampowered.com/app/2346840/...

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  • Vashalla Silverwind @vashallasilverwind.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 3, 2025

    Tonight at 7pm CST, I'm continuing our story in Black Book, a game I tried out during my Streamiversary. I play a woman whose fiance is in hell, so she becomes a witch to pull him out. If you're interested in a dark story full of Russian Orthodoxy myth, lore, and history, come join me tonight!

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  • thelxr @thelxr.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 3, 2026

    Psst, One-Eyed Likho, a first person kinda horror game by the developers of Black Book, revolving around the myth of Cyclopses in different cultures and more is on sale on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2346840/... - very atmospheric, highly recommended!

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  • Maddie Chthonia @maddiequestions.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 1, 2025

    so there's this game on steam called Black Book which is this Eastern European mythology thing which is actually really cool at least what I played so far is cool

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  • Brakka Quilltusk @brakkaquilltusk.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2026

    No stream tonight, folks. I'm taking a rest after a sleepless night, a panicked scramble to make it to a job interview on time, & a therapy session. Should hopefully be back tomorrow if physical therapy isn't too rough. Probably play another chill game like Black Book or DREDGE. #Vtubers #Vsky

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  • the Doom that Came to mikemolloy Nath @mikemolloy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

    You probably already know it but in case not, there’s a very good Paul Verhoeven movie, Black Book (2006), starring Carice van Houten (Melisandre from Game of Thrones) as one of those women

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  • Miggi @michseif.threetwoplay.comBluesky · Nov 15, 2025

    After I couldn't find them in Japan (for an acceptable price, f* you Super Potato) I had to import these beauties. For #RandomGameSaturday you should know, that there's a really good fan translation of Black Book you can go and play right now. Hee-Ho!

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  • Virva Valkea (he/hyphae) | Team Rub @virvavalkea.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    The referenced game is a core memory to me, so it was nice to come across this! 🥰 🔗 www.tiktok.com/@virvavalkea... 🔗 www.youtube.com/shorts/-1RvH... #Vtuber #VtuberClips #VSky #Zelda #BlackBook #IndieGames

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  • Patrick Dubroy @dubroy.comBluesky · Jul 21, 2025

    We need a series like @fabinou.bsky.social's Game Engine Black Books (fabiensanglard.net/gebb/index....), but for compilers. Let's start with "Compiler Black Book: Chez Scheme"…who wants to write it?

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  • Princess Space Catt 💙 @spacecatt.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2026

    Copy of GAME ENGINE BLACK BOOK WOLFENSTEIN 3D in coffee #1 if you wanna little casual light reading with your mocha froppacinno

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  • scream mask shawty @strida.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2025

    didnt realize this game is by the designers of my beloved BLACK BOOK!!!! BOUGHT!!! store.steampowered.com/app/2346840/...

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  • Lara ~ Making BIBDU @bibdu.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 22, 2025

    It's an adventure game where you move from clearing to clearing along a map with encounters and then card based battles! :) if you've played anything like Black Book or Inscryption it has elements of those in it, with handpainted scenes and creatures and characters !

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  • Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 18, 2025

    Riot Games’ 'Arcane' proved that MOBA video games can fuel hit animated franchises. Now, Moonton Games is partnering with 'Ne Zha 2' animation studio Base Media and The Little Black Book Studios on a 'Mobile Legends: Bang Bang' animated adaptation. www.cartoonbrew.com/series/mobil...

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  • helsaabi.bsky.social @helsaabi.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 11, 2025

    my new fanart from 'Black Book' is a game. I enjoy playing Black Book. It is a good game when I draw my Wacom tablet, so my hand is cold. lol #blackbook #witch #russiamyth #game #gamefanart #fanart

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  • Nicole 📚 @ontheurbanshelf.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 9, 2026

    📌 Black Book News Mara Brock Akhil show runner for hit shows: The Game, Girlfriends and Forever is releasing her debut novel June 30th! The book follows a women whose perfect life turns into chaos after her boyfriend’s surprise announcement, forcing her to confront her buried past. #blackbooksky

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  • Bogdan Chadkin @trysound.ioBluesky · Jun 13, 2025

    Just finished Black Book. Very atmospheric and even nostalgic game. Would you bet 50 rubles to play Durak?

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  • sean guynes @guynes.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2024

    My essay on the absolutely fantastic Russian folk horror game BLACK BOOK, which offers profound meditations on history, identity, folk belief, colonialism, morality, grief, and much more. It's one of the most writerly games I've played and I could have written so much more than these 5k words.

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  • Tabletop Sentinel @tabletopsentinel.comBluesky · Jul 7, 2025

    Right, boppers - word from the street is Shadowrun's coming back swinging. @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social and Black Book Editions drop Anarchy 2.0 this summer, streamlining corporate espionage for when you need less crunch, more running. Can you dig it? l.d20.ninja/2p9x295t #Shadowrun #RPG #Cyberpunk

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  • ChaosGarden1574 @chaosgarden1574.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 4, 2025

    Another mock thumbnail! This one's for a really underrated game called Black Book. I drew myself as the main character and added some characters from the early parts of the game on the left. #art #thumbnail #BlackBook

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  • Lauren Cucci @lcolumbia88.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 10, 2025

    If you're looking for a semi cozy creepy card battle game I recommend Black Book. It's very lore heavy and the combat is engaging. The story is set post WWI Russia giving it its quirk. #blackbook #indiegame #cardbattle #gog

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  • Mitchell @gamingmitch1990.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 5, 2025

    Here's my #NintendoSwitch #indiegame highlight for today! 🎮👍🏼 Game - Black Book Developer - Morteshka Publisher - HypeTrain Digital Release date - August 10, 2021

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  • sean guynes @guynes.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    5k word review essay of the incredible Russian folk horror game BLACK BOOK (2021) coming very soon...

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  • Maddie Chthonia @maddiequestions.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2023

    Epic Games Store has Black Book as a free game this week and I just want everyone to know that I love this game and it's worth checking out.

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  • Brakka Quilltusk @brakkaquilltusk.bsky.socialBluesky · May 4, 2026

    Definitely gonna recommend Black Book for this one, it's a great game & honestly one of the few deck-builders that actually got me interested in them, primarily due to the fact it's got a great story deeply rooted in Slavic folklore during the 19th century. store.steampowered.com/app/1138660/...

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  • sparkling homunculus @1001cranes.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 19, 2026

    BLACK BOOK! i love this game

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  • Alice Cashman @crypticpaw.comBluesky · Aug 12, 2025

    Black Book P42 | Facing Satan & Game Review on Cryptic Paw Gaming! youtu.be/jztArQAapk0 . . #crypticpawgaming #videogames #indiegames #gaming #blackbook

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  • toflidium.bsky.social @toflidium.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2024

    @bcantrill.bsky.social just listening to your book review episode. Wondering if you have read Game Wngine Black Book. Doom which is a hardware and software exploration of the technology invented for the Doom engine. I thought it was amazing. www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Engine-...

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  • Jonas @jonas-erthal.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2024

    First up is “Game Engine Black Book DOOM” by @fabinou.bsky.social Apart from the excellent breakdown of the source code and development of DOOM, Fabien provides context on the PC hardware that was available at the time and the constraints it created, making DOOM’s creation even more fascinating.

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  • 🎃ruth boo-der yinzburgh🎃 @violetvolume.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2024

    Been playing Black Book lately, it's quite enjoyable, I recommend if you like a very basic deck-builder story game with lots of supernatural elements.

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  • Runia Da Witch (Lore Witch of Golarion) @runiadawitch.vtubers.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2023

    Time for more co-op Torchlight with @thatdamncat.bsky.social and Black Book afterwards! Let's see if we can collect more robot parts and solve this desert cities problems~ Find the Path here: twitch.tv/runia_da_witch

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  • Remember me? @whoisnot.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2026

    SRA2.0 is excellent (so far), the most accessible ruleset of the game ever. It wasn't developed by Catalyst, though. It's the work of a French studio called Black Book Editions. Before giving the game a shot, check www.reddit.com/r/ShadowrunA... (answers by the lead dev of SRA2.0; free resources.)

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  • sean guynes @guynes.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2025

    Every once in a while I remember just how haunting and beautiful the Russian indie game BLACK BOOK (2021) is, what a deep and complex world it offers up in such a simple game, and how moving the story is. I wish I could play it again for the first time.

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  • Jamie Taylor @gaprogman.comBluesky · May 19, 2025

    If you ever get a hanckering for the technical details involved in making this game (and Doom), I'd recommend checking out @fabinou.bsky.social's glorious Game Engine Black Book books. Here's the Wolf3D one fabiensanglard.net/gebbwolf3d/

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  • Lottie 🤡 Clowntuber @lottiesweetz.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 22, 2026

    ("motivation" not "attention" because i have and will spend more than 60+ hours on, say, a Tiny Glade build.) examples are: Transistor, Lil Gator Game, Black Book, Undertale, NITW, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Caravan SandWitch 🤔 it's no wonder open world games don't often appeal to me.

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  • rule_30 @rule30.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2026

    Black Book game has the special regional folk horror spot on, if you're interested. 👍

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  • Leogrim @leogrim.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 24, 2026

    4.Black Book: I put in like 7 hours into the demo/prologue version and when I got the full game...I didn't play it at all. It has a fun slavic folktale theme and plays well but in the end it is one of those games that suffers from my mind being in mood for anything but a turnbased card battler.

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  • Maverynthia @maverynthia.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 23, 2026

    Everyone always does Black Book for that game... is it because Red Book features a girl? (And a pink griffin.) Pretty sure the plants in that game are the same.

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  • Johann Evu G @evude.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 22, 2026

    Post a fav game that got a 75 or less on Metacritic. …realizing I'm only playing ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ well rated games 🙂‍↕️ But chose Soul Nomad bc someone recently streamed this & it still got spunk~ Plus some additional (indie) picks: Roundabout, NightSky, Black Book (+Mandatory Shadow of Rome/Shadow Hearts mention)

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  • sparkling homunculus @1001cranes.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 19, 2026

    i loved this game because it REALLY makes you think about your decks -- imo a lot of deckbuilders you can either brute force or you develop Your Playstyle you stick with an entire game, but Black Book forces you adapt to the enemies

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  • Jim Bonewald @jbonewald.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2026

    Got a new laptop for Christmas and I’ve been trying to work through some of my game catalog before I buy any new #pcgames. Playing Black Book right now which is fun but I had no idea this was going to take a month to complete.

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  • karen @marenkae.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 7, 2026

    2. Black Book ugh this game is so good! I stopped playing it early in the year and I don't really have a good reason for it, I just set it down and didn't pick it back up. but the game mechanics are v interesting, the story and world building is SO cool. highly recommend.

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  • Kendra Albert @kendraserra.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2025

    59) Black Book is an underrated card game with a strong story and Slavic folklore themes. store.steampowered.com/app/1138660/...

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  • MastaBro @MastaBroMastodon · Oct 6, 2024

    #MortalShell completed. Relatively simple gameplay, when you get the ability to parry and restore health. The story was weird for me, but the world pretty interesting. It felt dead yet alive. Now I’m thinking what to play next. Several options are #blackbook #saltandsanctuary or #warhammer40kgladius

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  • Nindie Spotlight @[email protected]Mastodon · Apr 10, 2024

    From the archives #Switch #NindieOfTheDay is #BlackBook! #IndieGames https://nindiespotlight.com/game_profile.cfm?game=black-book-switch

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