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Black Paradox

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App ID 858680
App Type Game
Developer
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31003905
Last Record Update 8 September 2025 – 20:08:59 UTC ()
Release Date 2 May 2019 – 16:30:37 UTC ()
❓ 63.61%
130 reviews
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In-Game
💥 Action 👻 Action Roguelike 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 👻 Roguelite 💥 Bullet Hell

Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.

Additional Information

Developer Highwalls
metacritic_name Black Paradox
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community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Store Release Date 27 July 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 2 May 2019 – 16:30:37 UTC ()
Original Release Date 27 July 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1532674800)
Store Asset Modification Time 5 August 2019 – 13:31:52 UTC () (1565011912)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 6 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 3785589
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Germany
First seen on SteamDB 3 May 2018 – 07:37:54 UTC (), in changelist #4390596

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 💥 Action 👻 Action Roguelike 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 👻 Roguelite 💥 Bullet Hell 👾 Pixel Graphics 🤝 Co-op 🏽 2D 🔫 Shooter 🚀 Sci-fi 🗺️ Adventure 👻 Roguelike 👾 Retro 👥 Local Co-Op 🐤 Early Access 🎸 1980s 📺 Side Scroller 🕹️ Multiplayer 📺 Local Multiplayer

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Cloud Stats Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Shared/Split Screen Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp17 January 2025 – 09:48:05 UTC

Trailer 217980 ↴

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timestamp 12 April 2019 – 15:56:53 UTC

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