Black Skylands

2021 video game

2023 video game

Konstantin Burov
Sergey Chelnokov

Programmer(s)

Andrey Li
Dmitry Romanov
Vasilii Makarov
Olga Panova

Artist(s)

Konstantin Burov
Evgeniy Makushev

Writer(s)Konstantin BurovComposer(s)

Rotem Moav
Samuel Sheppard

Engine

Unity
FMOD

Platform(s)

Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Windows
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S

Release15 August 2023Genre(s)Action-adventure, top-down shooterMode(s)Single-player

Black Skylands is a action-adventure top-down shooter video game developed by Russian indie video game company Hungry Couch Games and published by tinyBuild. It entered early access for Windows on 9 July 2021 and was released 15 August 2023 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.^[1]^[2]

It is set in the fictional floating continent of Aspya, revolving around the adventure of female protagonist called Eva. As a daughter of the head of her clan, Eva defends the land of Aspya from a band of raiders and mysterious creatures called The Swarm appearing from the storm. Black Skylands allows players to customize their weapons and airship, build their base, reclaim lands and expand their territory, and explore dungeons, including randomly generated ones. It has an open world.^[3] Black Skylands has been described by reviewers as a mix between Hotline Miami, Sunless Skies, and Stardew Valley.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Morton, Lauren (9 July 2021). "Black Skylands has set sail in early access with open world sky pirating". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ Sheehan, Gavin (2023-06-25). "Black Skylands Confirmed For Full Launch This August". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ "Black Skylands Homepage". Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ Peter, Vincent (16 July 2021). "Black Skylands is Pretty Great". PCMag. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ Petrasiti, Nick (8 July 2021). "Black Skylands Preview – A heady mix of sky-pirating, Hotline Miami and Stardew Valley". The Sixth Axis. Retrieved 6 January 2022.