Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
Skip · RPG · 2022
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 41, under the fair line, at $29.99.
- Length
- 34.2h 56h to 100%
- Value
- $0.88/hr
- Reviews
- 75% of 1,046 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2GB), 40 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
It has been discounted 41 times in the 5 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 50 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 29 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire ($19.99, scores 79) beats it on value, while it beats Stellar Tactics ($24.99, scores 32).
More about Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
Of the 542 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 6 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written August 2021 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 66 percent of the 141 reviews written there were positive, against 75 percent overall, and those are 15 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
63% start to <1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
A worthy addition to the CRPG family, A remarkable effort considering the team's size and budget. The game successfully scratches the Baldur's gates itch, and performs and looks well enough. The devs overextended themselves opting for quantity over quality, the campaign is big the map is vast, there lots of locations and fights(trashmobs), lots of items, plenty of companions, lots of different quests and NPCs. The...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Really enjoyed the game. A good plot and memorable characters. Graphic quality was good and the gameplay smooth. Hopefully there will be a sequel. Well done.,
If the devs fixed the performance issues, this game would be a true gem. Real-time-with-pause combat is super nice. The races and classes make character creation fun. The first hour or two can be a bit boring if you like to make new characters. They are working on a new game with the same engine (Unity) and honestly, if it has the same problems, I won't touch it.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness scores 41/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1374930/black-geyser-couriers-of-darknessReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.