The Black Masses

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App ID	992910
App Type	Game
Developer	Brilliant Game Studios
Publisher	Brilliant Game Studios
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30031203
Last Record Update	12 July 2025 – 22:11:19 UTC ()
Release Date	3 October 2024 – 17:57:16 UTC ()

😐 57.60%

1k reviews

In-Game

The Black Masses is an open world first-person fantasy co-op RPG. You find yourself stranded on an island corrupted by a strange black substance. Its unsuspecting inhabitants, once a strong flourishing society, have been possessed into mindless creatures, bent on the destruction of life.

Additional Information

Developer

Brilliant Game Studios

metacritic_name

The Black Masses

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Brilliant Game Studios

Store Release Date

12 March 2020 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/theblackmassesofficial/
https://x.com/BrilliantGames
https://www.youtube.com/brilliantgamestudios/

Primary Genre

RPG (3)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

3 October 2024 – 17:57:16 UTC ()

Original Release Date

12 March 2020 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1583996400)

Store Asset Modification Time

1 May 2020 – 22:11:54 UTC () (1588371114)

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review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, Photon SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
Note: This game supports using the gyro/trackpad in mouse mode for camera controls with gamepad controls for movement
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 31 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 7399787

configuration:

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requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
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small_text	1
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requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	1
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Early Access Release Date

12 March 2020 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

First seen on SteamDB

30 November 2018 – 16:58:38 UTC (), in changelist #5486704

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes

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timestamp	21 October 2024 – 16:14:22 UTC

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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
992911	The Black Masses Content	38.60 GiB	12.67 GiB

Total size on disk is 38.60 GiB and total download size is 12.67 GiB.

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Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		16634699	4 December 2024 – 22:07:53 UTC

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