Black Book

Black Book is a dark RPG Adventure where one plays as a young sorceress. Battle evil forces, aid commonfolk and travel across the rural countryside of Russia, where creatures from folklore live alongside humans. It is being developed by for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and Xbox One, and will be published by. It is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2021.

Outwit the devilish forces and open all the seals on the Black Book. The game is set in late XIXth century Perm District, north of Cherdyn. This is an RPG with deckbuilding elements featuring a narrative inspired by folklore demon stories.

Game support
For game support, see the game's forums on Steam.

Game development
Development of the game began in 2017.

From May 5th to June 6, 2020, it ran a successful fundraiser on Kickstarter, where patrons were rewarded according to their level of support with HD Wallpaper, a copy of the game, Digital Artbook, Digital OST, DLC Skin, the patron's name appearing in the game, beta access, helping design a combat card, helping design an in-game event, helping design a side quest, the patron's portrait appearing in-game, and a trip to Cherdyn.

As a result of the fundraiser, the developers will add additional features to the game:
 * English VO: Key characters and story scenes will now be voiced!
 * Loyalty Quests: Each of the companion characters will get their own side-quest, diving deeper into their side story!
 * New Companion: We will add a story branch that will lead Mysterious Raven Karnysh to join you as a companion. But is he a friend?
 * Battle Mode: Battle Mode is a roguelike mode, in a style similar to Slay the Spire! Defeat enemies while unlocking cards and equipment! How long will you last?
 * New Companion: You will meet a talking skull, White Head, who once used to be a sorcerer as well. Will you be able to solve a mystery of his immortality?
 * Additional Music and Russian VO: Additional music tracks arranged for the game by our composer and a professional Russian VO (will be available with English subtitles as well).
 * Card Game "Durak": A mini-game, based on a well-known Slavic card game, becomes available in Black Book!

The game features a narrative based on authentic Russian folklore, namely Bailichkas, which are short stories about an allegedly true event of meeting with spirits and demons. The developers are consulting with Konstantin Shumov, a scientific expert in this field, ehtnographist and collector of bailichkas. They are working with Perm Museum of Local Lore, and the game will feature maps based on XIXth century maps of Cherdyn' District. Several buildings that are featured in the game are based on historical prototypes that are preserved in Architectural and ethnographic museum Khokhlovka and in Museum of the History of Salt in Solikamsk.