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Black Book RPG – Adventure Game Review
Black Book RPG is a Adventure/Card game from HYPETRAIN DIGITAL LTD, first launched in 21st April 2023.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 35+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Black Book RPG Stand Out
Play free version of Black Book, featuring the first game chapter (approx. 1 hour of gameplay) and an endless roguelike mode.
Purchase the full game to unlock the entire adventure.
A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces. Dive into the cold, yet alluring world of Slavic folktales – and uncover the secrets that hide in the darkness.
A young girl named Vasilisa, destined to become a witch, decides to throw her fate away and marry her beloved – but that dream is shattered when her betrothed dies under mysterious circumstances.
Aching for her lost love, Vasilisa seeks out the Black Book – a demonic artifact, said to be powerful enough to grant any wish to the one who uncovers all 7 of its seals. Join Vasilisa in her adventures across the rural countryside, as she solves the woes of common folk by confronting demons and performing exorcisms.
UNCOVER THE SEALS OF BLACK BOOK
Unleash hellish spells on your enemies! Collect spell cards and new skills as you progress.
A HISTORIC ADVENTURE
Solve riddles and complete side-quests as you learn more about life in the Slavic countryside.
LEAD A DEMONIC FLOCK
Send demons to do your bidding, but be careful – idle demons will torture you if you don’t find them something to do!
MYTHS AND LEGENDS
Explore a world based on Northern Slavic mythology. Learn from an in-game encyclopedia, created with the help of expert anthropologists – and find all folk tales hidden within the game!
This Adventure game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Black Book RPG is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 20th February 2024
Recent improvements include:
- Play the Prologue and Endless Battles for free
- In-app purchase the full game
Download & Availability
Black Book RPG is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Black Book RPG on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We were shocked that games have such a low rating because its amazing! The story and atmosphere are there! Gameplay and characters are fantastic! We truly love everything about this game.
Theres a lot of bad reviews about the controls but we have barely had any trouble. Sure the path finding is not great sometimes but we never had any real trouble. The game itself is great. The combat mechanics can be confusing at first learning what everything does, but the story kept us going right along because its pretty great. We havent finished it quite yet, but we have put many hours into it. If you are into turn based combat and decision making RPGs this is a pretty great story so far.
The controls are absolutely terrible. The story is poorly written. The graphics are awful. Listen to this. In the story, the main characters husband kills himself, but the narrator says he cant remember why. Seems like kind of a big deal, since the rest of the story is based on her struggle to resurrect him. To control the character, you tap on the background, and she very slowly walks off in a random direction. The artwork looks like it was drawn by a child. We wish we could give this 0 stars.
We love this game it has a phenomenal story and concept. The controls are a bit touchy which can be a little annoying but otherwise a great game.
Ive maybe written 4 reviews for games or any app in general. However, the game only having a 1 star review (at the time of writing at least) just feels wrong. Yes, the controls might be a little different, but once you get used to then its not that bad. The graphics and visuals are decent. Definitely fits a style and it works well! Give the game a try, but dont 1 star because the controls are a little funky at first.
We have spent a few hours on the endless mode and try the first chapter. Here are some of our feelings. This game is promising, we see a shadow of Slay the Spire which we like. Also, the game has its own things which make the game to higher level. We like the explore mode, the medicine, assistance etc. Here are some things we dont like. 1. The name of the graphic of the card is hard to remember. 2. The name need more optimization. We are using an iPhone 12 Pro Max which it turns hot quickly. 3. It is hard to pick the target you want to attack. 4. Sometimes the calculation of the the attack and defend especially adding a lot of buffs. We havent purchased the game yet, we want to see the improvements before buying it. This game is worth the money if you like this type of game.
As soon as you start up the game it asks if you want to pay to get through the pay wall to unlock 95% of the game. You get to play mech at all before you have to buy the full game and what you do get to play isnt very fun at all. In the end just dont get it.
Just a few minutes in and the controls were driving us crazy. It might be a good game but we are over the bad controls.
Literally says in the description you get to play the prologue and then purchase the full version.. Also says on the app page is clearly states its 9.99 for the full version under in-app purchases. Great game on pc, glad we can get it on mobile. Worth $10.
Im a huge sucker for old-world magical realism and also do deckbuilders, and this ties them together so well. The story and characters are lovely and strange, and the game is perfect for the phone. Well worth the price of admission.
If your game is free put it on the store as free, quit wasting your own consumers time with a paywall locking away the majority of your advertised game experience that conveniently isnt mentioned before the download.
We strongly dislike bait and switch games like this. This download itself is not for the full game its for a demo. Whats worse is we had to uninstall this twice: 1st time because of the demo. 2nd time because it found its way back onto our phone without us downloading it a 2nd time . Hard pass, do not download.
You need to stop advertising it as free , highly disappointing to have it pre ordered then find out we cant play anything but the demo , there isnt even a shown price.
This app is a demo for a full game.
If Im gonna have to pay 10 dollars to play this free game just make it 10 dollars in the App Store, no need to waste peoples time.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.2.0
- Size: 1,805.48 MB
- iOS: 12.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Simulated Gambling, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References, Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: [HYPETRAIN DIGITAL LTD]()
Last updated: 20th February 2024 | Genre: Adventure, Card | Developer: HYPETRAIN DIGITAL LTD