Blacksad: Under the Skin

by Pendulo Studios·published by Microids

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 22, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment78

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

2,284en

6,768 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 22, 2026

Released

Nov 14, 2019

Price

$3.99

Velocity

0.9/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 3, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈230K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$4.7M

Based on 6,768 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 2,283 post-launch reviews

22%157 rev

<2h

34%87 rev

2-10h

73%732 rev

10-50h

91%1,292 rev

50-200h

77%13 rev

200h+

100%2 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+43pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 268 similar games in the Adventure genre released in 2019.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 36%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 7%

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