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“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

Black Book is a card battler, turn-based tactics and female protagonist game developed by Morteshka and published by HypeTrain Digital.
Released on August 10th 2021 is available on Windows and MacOS in 5 languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

It has received 6,021 reviews of which 5,575 were positive and 446 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.64€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Black Book into these genres:

Card Battler Turn-Based Tactics Female Protagonist Card Game Turn-Based Dungeon Crawler Rogue-lite RPG Mythology Rogue-like Strategy RPG Choices Matter Deckbuilding Story Rich Strategy Dark Fantasy 3D Open World Fantasy Turn-Based Combat

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10
Processor: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 5 GB available space

MacOS

OS: MacOS version 10.13.4 or 10.14.1 or 10.15.4 or newer
Processor: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: An OpenGL supported GPU
Storage: 5 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2026

It's a deckbuilder game with a decent and fleshed out storyline. It's not a deep story but it's really well told in an entertaining way. It gets pretty cinematic at times. Even the side stories were always entertaining. There is a lot of Slavic folklore around witches and demons which was cool to learn about. You have to pay attention and read a lot because dialogue options often reflect what you learned before. There's no penalty for getting things wrong, you just get more XP when you get it right to help unlock new powers. There is good strategy in the card game and lots of options for how you build your deck. You play multiple cards on your turn and the order they execute matters so it is part of the strategy in building and playing your deck. If you like deckbuilding and games with a good linear story this is a good choice. You can tell the makers were passionate about the game and lore.

Dec. 2025

Black Book is such an extraordinary game! The storyline is interesting and thought provoking, the gameplay really relies on the players knowledge and understanding of the folklore provided, it is challenging enough without being unplayable and the art style blends traditional and modern art with th sense of the period and region beautifully. This is truly a special tribute to the real stories, myths and folklore that make up the Slavic traditions, a treat for any history buffs or slavic pagans! The encyclopedia is a gift, I wish that were a published book!

July 2025

It's a Russian deck building visual novel where choices kinda matter. [ + PROS + ] * Great atmospheric sound * Neat simplistic look * Cool slavic mythos and folk tale references * Interesting 'sins' mechanics (could've used more implementation, but the idea itself is pretty neat) * Can play it with ENG / RU subs and voices [ - CONS - ] * The deck builder is clunky and the amount of keywords provided is silly for how simple the combat usually is * The camera in some 'free roam' segments behaves strangely, pixel-hunting for interactables gets kinda annoying * That bloody fireplace in the 'IZBA' hub keeps making a crackling popping sound in my left ear and it's driving me nuts I say the game should've been two times shorter to be a fun and satisfying experience. While the plot is okay, its progression felt slow and partially tedious. I can see some people vibing with this kind of pace, but to me it felt like the devs ran out of ideas after the first couple 'investigations' and their story became a lengthy chain of glorified fetch quests from then on. The setting and visuals overall are quite atmospheric, particularly in cutscenes where the camerawork does all the heavy lifting. The artstyle is simple, but very charming, several locations are just delightful to look at. As for the card system.. The card system is stellar. No, not that card system, I mean the system of playing the card game 'Durak' and losing all my hard-earned money in it. Get it on sale, especially if you're into Russian / European folklore.

June 2025

I have played this game on pirate version and completely loved it, so've bought on steam as well Just 10/10 - would recommend

April 2025

Great, full of Russian folklore and the rare video game depictions of Orthodoxy and Orthodox theology. For believers: you can avoid sin, which is counted in the game, and bring a positive impact to many people. Highly recommend for the atmosphere, style, art, and folklore. not a fan of card battle games, but i really enjoyed this.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Black Book is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.

Black Book is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.

Black Book received 5,575 positive votes out of a total of 6,021 achieving a rating of 8.95.

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Black Book was developed by Morteshka and published by HypeTrain Digital.

Black Book is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Black Book is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Black Book is not playable on Linux.

Black Book is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Black Book. Explore additional content available for Black Book on Steam.

Black Book does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Black Book does not support Steam Remote Play.

Black Book is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Black Book.

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