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BLACKTAIL
Developer THE PARASIGHT
Blacktail is a 2022 first-person shooter developed by Polish studio The Parasight and published by Focus Entertainment. It was released for Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on 15 December 2022. In the game, players take control of a girl named Yaga, as she attempts to hunt down memories of her past that have come to life as spirits. The game received generally positive reviews on release. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
240 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
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147 positive · 38 negative
95% range 73–85%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,312 of 2,862 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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unlabelledView post →This game was a miss for me. Overall, it's a pretty game and controls well (played entirely on Steam Deck). But, combat wasn't terribly exciting, nor did it meaningfully evolve. You get a few more tools, but more or less lots of guys rush at you. The game didn't have puzzles. Exploration is mostly moving along pathways and shooting or collecting the same binary items. Progression didn't feel particularly meaningful (because it does not really affect world traversal or combat). And the story…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BLACKTAIL is set in the wilderness of northern Eurasia, following the story of Yaga, a teenage exile searching for her lost sister Zora. Yaga and Zora are a pair of twins who were found in the wild as children, leading to the two being mocked as "foundlings" by the village folk. Unlike her sister, Yaga was born with a disfiguring birthmark, and chooses to wear a mask at all times. The motivation to find Zora is increasingly urgent, as a malevolent force known as Baba, has been disappearing…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As for the game itself, I’m very satisfied. I love jumping into something unknown with an unusual story that pulls me in, and this game absolutely did that. It doesn’t feel like a copy of anything — it really has its own identity, something fresh that you don’t often see in other games. That’s exactly why I liked it so much. I even love the visuals — they feel like someone painted the world on a canvas, especially the sky, which really stood out to me. The overall style and story are both very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☑ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blacktail is one fine looking game. I'm particularly fond of the clouds and the sun. Really adds to the otherworldly charm, don't you think? #indiegames #xbox
unlabelledView post →The morality system changing the way you interact with the world at a fundamental level was very interesting and I would love to see it expanded on. Two major criticisms: the path not affecting the ending was a big miss to me, and the title progression was often very unclear. Solid game, I had fun! Devs if you see this you guys should do an FPS defense game, that gnoll cave siege was a standout.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Fie, fie, the Russian smell was never heard of nor caught sight of here, but it has come by itself." Blacktail is a solid RPG with beautiful fairytale graphics and ingenious map design that draws heavily from Slavic folklore. The environments are lush and atmospheric forests feel alive with birdsong, insects, and eerie whispers, creating a strong sense of immersion. The morality system is an unusual addition. Your choices, whether merciful or ruthless, shift your stance toward good or evil…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros and cons are down below) You can check out my video here for the vibes (but it contains spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbfIfP1cpgA Pros: 1. The vibes! It's a dark magical fairytale which follows the make up of Baba Yaga from Slavic folklore. The world is immersive, the npc s are so much fun, unique and mystical. As I mentioned in my video a bunch of times, the game really did remind me of Alice: Madness Returns in the best way possible. It's very different but very similar…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Drop your 10/10 game Blacktail for me 💅
unlabelledView post →Very interesting idea but very poor execution. Insanely messy, fighting is not satisfying at all and nothing is explained well. No straightforward progression while at the same time no real free roam due to lack of explanation. World exploration is quite tedious because the paths are barely visible and terrain clipping is unfair.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game's audio is broken since 2022 and not fixe by 2026. I like the theme but the game overall felt rushed and un-finished.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a potentially good game, amazing art, story telling. BUT, the game tells you almost nothing (leaving you trapped in failure), and what it does tell you is vague. I changed it to Story Mode and it was pointless, as you wandered around the same creatures attack you over and over and over making progress a tedious slog. The combat/controls are bad, sprint/dash worked only half the time resulting in death, and the FOV is bad for some reason. I finally got trapped in one of the platformer…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It has been some time since I've seen a game with such unbelievably stupid controls. Well, as pretty as the game looks, this one is one of those. But the weirdest and possibly the worst decision here was to put an american accent, american idioms and other mundane, modern phrases into a tale from Slavic folklore. If she didn't speak so often, perhaps I'd try. But the unnecessary vulgarisms here and there and dialogues that feel like they were written by a teenager, it all just makes it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the aesthetics are quite to my taste, the rest of the game isn't. Performance isn't what I would expect (not very smooth). While I'm typing this I'm loooking at the trailer playing on the store page and you could almost make yourself believe, it was a fast-paced cool arrow shooting game. Don't be fooled. The "intense archery combat" is only intense, because it feels so sluggish to shoot an actual arrow and you're trying to avoid getting hit by walking backwards, jumping, doing whatever…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After reading other reviews, I have to agree with the general consensus. The absolute strongest points of the game are definitely the narrative and the dialogue; it's clear the developers put a ton of effort into them. The setting is also very interesting and unique, and the soundtrack is fantastic.On the downside, the combat is probably the weakest link since it gets very repetitive. You only ever get three types of arrows, so there isn't a huge variety of powers. Progress feels more like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BABA YAGA! An interesting Western Slavic take on the Baba Yaga mythology with some spoofs of other fairy tails thrown in, which may remind a lot of people of how The Witcher did it. You've got your Snow White, your Sleeping Beauty, your Snegurochka... and of course there's some knight-on-dragon action (in a way), a hut on chicken legs for you to make home, and lots of mystical mysteries to untangle. To wit: two twin orphans, Yaga and Zora, are raised in a village until their teens,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think I have to describe this game as... American McGee's Baba Yaga. This is definitely a game in the spirit of American McGee's Alice and Alice: Madness Returns. It's got that quirky look to the world and character design, with charming voice acting and character personalities. Side quests are absurd, but in a good way. It's got its own sense of humor too. Combat was simple and fun enough, but not very demanding, though there's a few times where you have to use the skills available…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blacktail Falls Short of Its Promising Premise I went into Blacktail excited by the concept—a dark, folklore-inspired story with archery combat and a coming-of-age narrative—but the game ultimately fails to live up to its potential. Combat is the first major disappointment. Archery, the game’s core mechanic, feels stiff and unintuitive. Enemies are either annoyingly bullet-spongy or ridiculously easy to take down, leading to a frustratingly inconsistent experience. Melee combat is even worse,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do not recommend the game If you have any sort of compromised hands but I did enjoy it fully so I'm giving it a positive review but i wanted to put this 1st. I liked this game but it hurt to play for one reason You only have a bow and it used Bow controls and on my older hands that was not fun IF you don't need to worry about that then Go ahead. As it was a fun game with plenty to do combat wasn't easy but wasn't mind numbing hard either. I was able to get A lot of "alls" like all skills all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't expect many things about this game and I'm especially impacted by the story and voice acting, they were so amusing, poignant, charming... It was difficult for me to feel engaged the first few hours but the lore, characters and slavic mythology motivated me to keep on. Now, I feel so grateful to experience this videogame. It was beautiful. Kinda easy though. 8.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked atmosphere. The combat was pretty simple. It seemed like a nice and chill game, but I didn’t manage to finish it because of big performance issues around mid game. I can't recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blacktail is such a beautiful game that more people need to know about. The music is breathtaking and the story and game play are very enjoyable and are based on Slavic folklore and has a very dark fairy tale atmosphere
unlabelledView post →Neither here nor there: Blacktail Look, [url=https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198073773261/recommended/414340/]Hellblade is an awesome game and all, but there's no denying it lacks a bit in the action department. Luckily, there's another fantasy-adjacent game I've had my eye on, and this one has "intense archery combat" front and center on the store page - Blacktail. And while the description on Blacktail's store page is technically correct, many of the elements it touts are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/l5iBXtW1wRM Over used binary morality system along with rote crafting inside of linear levels quickly wears out it's welcome.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommended. A folklore-drenched origin tale whose morality system genuinely reshapes its storybook world, whose twisted fairy-tale lore enchants, and whose mechanical roughness never quite breaks the spell. A gorgeous little dark fairy tale. Choices alter which quests and characters appear, and an early evil reputation can be undone through good deeds, changing quests retroactively. Slavic mythology runs deep, journal entries corrupt classic fairy tales into something darker, 2D memory…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It starts a bit slow and directionless, but it picks up after an hour or two. Beautiful art, voice acting and story. The traversal is cool, open world is filled with stuff to discover and the combat is decent to good, although not exceptionally so. The dark and personal retelling of Slavic mythologic is unique and very well done, it reminds me vaguely of American Mcgee's Alice. I'm surprised at how competent and polished this indie title is 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've seen negative reviews for this game saying that it's boring or there's no direction. I can only assume these people don't like story-driven games or just want their hands held throughout. Which is fine for them. But the game is gorgeous and the soundtrack is fire. The story is well though out and fantastical while revolving around a few compelling mysteries: who is the Baba, where is Zora, and what happened to those missing children? It's definitely worth buying and playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short review after 100% the game: a fun fantasy adventure RPG set in Slavic folklore and old tales. Pros: - Set in rich Slavic folklore with lush forests, old ruins and creepy areas contained in four big zones for you to explore - The story pertains to the tales of witches of the forest and its fantastical and human inhabitants carrying a serious tone with enough of comedic relief, told in great fantasy book cut scenes - Good music and superb AAA voice acting (everything is voice acted…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely phenomenal game. One of the most unique games I have ever played and is easily one of my favorites. The worldbuilding is amazing, the visual design, the sound design - all so so good. Absolutely loved all the music as well. I really like the morality system and now simple yet complex it is. The characters and the voice acting land so perfectly inside the world this game builds. It does take a little bit of figuring out but once you get going this game just keeps on giving. I like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The maps big and there's a lot of gameplay to get stuck into. There's some fun ideas and the aesthetics are pretty pleasing on the whole which is great for immersion, however, I find the arrows just not doing what they are supposed to do all to often and honey arrows a waste of time in their totality. Perhaps because of poorly designed hit box parameters or something else but it's extremely frustrating when a game is only difficult because of sub-optimal mechanics, still it has it's charm I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BLACKTAIL is an RPG that blends exploration, crafting, and magic into a dark and atmospheric experience inspired by Slavic folklore. This isn’t a cheerful story but rather a grim journey filled with tough moral decisions. Mastering the bow takes some patience, but once you learn the right timing and technique, combat becomes far more rewarding.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blacktail is a fantastic example of adding fairytale whimsy to a dark or horror inspired story in a game 💖 it's visual design needs more love and praise!
unlabelledView post →Gameplay is boring. You cant swim in the game, skills like dash feels janky. skill tree is badly designed. You have limited arrows, but it doesnt really matter since you can craft more on the spot no duration or time wait need. Might as well made us have infinite ammo, could`ve made the game better. Kcd has a better archery gameplay than this game, and kcd isn`t even an archery-only game. The morality system doesnt make sense, its okay to kill an elk for meat but not a bird? You`re evil if you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring gameplay and story. Feels like an art project rather than a game. Girly, emotional stuff, im definetly not the target audience for this one...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →enjoyed 100% it. fun world to explore.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is just so gooood I love Blacktail. The semi open world is divided into 4 parts based on the seasons. I'm only on the 3rd one in my current playthrough, autumn
unlabelledView post →I am not sure how I feel about this game The environment atmostphere, characters and voice acting of most characters (especially the inner voice) are interesting and well done. I like the fact that there is a good and evil playstyle that alter the game based on you actions. These are the things that make the game great But the game does have flaws that make some aspects of the game annoying The bow gameplay in relation to the main enemies just isn't fun, it would have been way better if we…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CONS: Millenial voice in your head. Damn I need to get rid of it. Cool writing with millenial vibe. Damn again. An old-time witch saying "Get over it" and being sassy is just too much for me. Ending is (pretty) underwhelming and confusing. PROS: Gameplay is ok. Nice and easy. Story is interesting, mysterious. You feel pulled. Setting/Visual is absolutely amazing. The seasons vibe is just too good I'd give it a 5 or 6 out of 10. It's a fun time-killer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blacktail has quickly become one of those games that stays with me. You play as Yaga, a girl lost in a mysterious forest and trying to uncover the truth about her past. It has a magical and slightly gothic vibe that reminds me of Alice in Wonderland if she traded teacups for a bow and stepped into a world that is a little bit creepy in the best way. The art style is gorgeous and unique. The world feels properly alive and every creature and every detail adds to the atmosphere. Exploring this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a Slavic person I really enjoyed the world, folklore and storytelling included. The combat system is quite fun. You slowly unlock more skills and it gives you nice feeling of progression. The only downside is that the world is quite large and you have only a little fast travel options. During some quest paths I found myself quite running around. Played most of it on SteamDeck and must say it is perfectly optimized for it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I personally recommend BLACKTAIL. The dark fairytale atmosphere is fantastic, and the world feels just the right size to explore without becoming overwhelming. I really enjoyed the three different fast‑travel methods — the cat, the shrines you can shoot to teleport, and the color‑coded ones. It gives the world a nice sense of variety and personality. The puzzles are simple and easy, but the real strength of the game is the twisted fairytale story and the morality system. Your choices…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really pleasant gamplay. NIce graphics and interesting story. If you're like me from a slavic country - deffinitly will be interested to learn more about Baba Yaga ;)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I reallt wanted to like this, but the clunky mechanics and annoying crafting made refund the game. I believe there's a lot of love that went into this game, but it's not for me. Having to craft arrows constantly, which is also just a few mouse clicks, and constantly searching for stuff on the map just feels like the game is wasting my time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game deserves more attention, very interesting story telling, incredibly good levels of irony you wont notice until you replay the game, empathetic main characters, fun side quests, lots of questions left unanswered which feels more appropriate than if there was an explanation. Very fun, I think about this game a lot if though I finished it 2 years ago.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful fairy tale atmosphere and a really nice map. The mushrooms were funny and the world feels cozy and magical. Combat is simple but good. I like that the developers didn't try to do too much. They kept it within their abilities and made a nice game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A over the weekend game #BLACKTAIL is a story that must be experienced the gameplay is fun and responsive the esthetics very appealing and a story and setting based on old Slavic folklore The game itself is worth playing for the story as it has great and dark twists and turns as we follow the MC
unlabelledView post →Heya folks, here's a set of screenshots featuring an indie game called Blacktail by THE PARASIGHT and @focusentmt.bsky.social. I started on this one prior to Kitaria Fables and it's pretty fascinating, also quite beautiful as well. #blacktail #indiegames #videogames #screenshots #actionadventure
unlabelledView post →Blacktail has a rich slavic folklore which consists of many unusual creatures and stories. Also the game looks very pretty and is nice to look at and experience. Unfortunately the gameplay is not very fun, all you have to work with is bow with few arrow types and aroow shooting was done better and more enjoyable is tons of other games, it feels like slog. Exploration is tedious and after few hours I had no will to find new places and explore pretty big map - rewards for it are always the same…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neutral review = story, visuals, vibe, lore, characters are positives, gameplay has some problems, as an archery game I have troubles with it being mostly a random stick and feather gathering game to insta craft arrows which I insta spam and loose when I get overwhelmed by tiny kobold -esque mons. Start was strong and invested, after 2 hours I already had to leave it be. I can recommend it as start is strong and can influence non slavic people to start myth explorations, but I cant recommend it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Final Score: 52/100 I wanted to like Blacktail more than I did. The writing, characters, voice acting, and weird fairy-tale story kept me going for about 21 hours, but eventually I realized I was only playing to see where the story went. The combat feels slow and clunky, several bosses felt badly balanced enough that cheesing them was easier than fighting them properly, the graphics are strangely dated in places, and some of the later quests just felt grindy enough that I couldn't be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the games I am glad to have played and finished. The gameplay is fun, if a bit repetitive at times, but with the length of the game itself being relatively short, this is probably hardly an issue for most players. The game and the world are quite beautiful and fun to explore. Collectibles and Side Quests do not feel like a chore. As for the story, its good. Unfortunately, the ending was a bit disappointing. Not in the contents, but rather its presentation. Still beats most current…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you plan to play for just the story, great. Have fun. If you are going to aim for achievements just note: Morality doesn't change a thing in the story and is skin deep. You will need to pick a side and it's pretty straightforward but some of the boss choices are worded in ways that you may pick the wrong morality. Since these are timed and you can't pause - if you want to make sure you don't pick wrong - you can pause at any point in the long wind up to the choice and verify. The good…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun and relaxing game with great narrative and dialogues, the gameplay and story were also enjoyable. I went for 100% achievements and when started to explore I noticed the world is quite big, you maybe see about 20% if you follow the main storyline only. I liked "The Voice" and it's comments. The cat freaked me out though, creepy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the idea of Blacktail, but it doesn't feel like the designers were able to decide what they were making -- too silly to be serious, too dark to be light-hearted, too restricted to be open-world, too heavy on sidetracking and exploration to be story-driven, too linear to be choice-driven. And a rather arbitrary morality slider -- be cruel or kind mostly to random woodland creatures and fairtyale beings for small rewards, rather than meaningful choices. So it ends up kinda good in a lot of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game cant decide if its a kids game or a dark fantasy adult game! initially I thought the protagonist was a child (and maybe they were, initially?). they certainly 'acted' like a child and looked like children.. until I saw facial hair on one of the 'boys' in the story plot.. so I'd say given the seemingly eastern european influence.. the devs are adolescent minded adults.. and/or there is some kind of translation issue.. I dont know which.. either way, it has weirdly bad dialog (the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played it whilst high af... was very scary, especially the weird dream things or whatever they were...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Chill game, beautiful looking with folklore theme.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay-ish at first, but rather simplistic and padded. I expected more interesting magic, more stealth, or on the contrary more action-oriented archery like in Horizon, but the combat is neither. There are only a few seasonal locations with a handful of quests, and the level design is not good enough to carry all the running around. Story and art direction did not capture me either. Slavic folklore feels filtered through a rather perverse Western view, mixed with generic girl-power writing.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Squawk! I am awake and back at it! Day 2 of my Affiliate Anniversary celebration, I'm gonna check out BLACKTAIL, a game about Baba Yaga! Then, at 6PM CDT we are gonna play some Monster Hunter: World with friends! Come on in! twitch.tv/konaburd #furry #bird #furrylive #vtuber #vsky #monsterhunter
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