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ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY is a single player survival shooter game with horror, fantasy, mystery, dark fantasy and others themes. It was developed by ASD Games Studio and was released on January 8, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 204 reviews
story24 positive mentions
music2 negative mentions

  • The game features impressive and immersive graphics and atmosphere, with detailed environments that enhance the horror and sci-fi theme.
  • Unique fourth-wall-breaking character interaction adds charm and personality, making the protagonist feel alive and connected to the player.
  • The game offers solid survival horror gameplay with balanced resource management, clever puzzles, and engaging boss fights, supported by a passionate and attentive solo developer.
  • Combat mechanics are clunky and unpolished, with sluggish movement, awkward animations, and inconsistent hit registration leading to frustrating gameplay.
  • The game is relatively short with limited enemy variety and a sometimes confusing or underdeveloped storyline, leaving the experience feeling incomplete.
  • Certain design choices, including forced use of real-world QR code scanning, lack of control over flashlight/night vision, absence of widescreen support, and repetitive AI voice acting, hurt immersion and accessibility.
  • story

    78 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    31% positive mentions, 65% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The story is generally praised for its interesting concept, humor, and immersive atmosphere, though it is often described as short, minimal, or lacking depth and detail. Many players appreciate the narrative's unique elements, such as fourth-wall-breaking and subtle environmental storytelling, but feel it cuts off abruptly, leaving them eager for future DLCs or continuations. While voice acting and certain storytelling aspects draw mixed reactions, the story overall succeeds in engaging players despite some rough edges.

    • “The visuals look good, the sound design supports the atmosphere well, and the story remains intriguing enough to keep you wondering what exactly you are trying to uncover and why these pieces of evidence matter.”
    • “Its immersive world design, thoughtful resource management systems, and restrained storytelling work together to create an experience that lingers in the mind long after each play session ends.”
    • “The game also adds some really unique twists on both storytelling and gameplay with moments where the character you are controlling breaks the fourth wall by communicating directly to the player.”
    • “The game has a good concept and good graphics at least in 4k, and that's it. There is no backstory of any events. It's literally a 3 to 4 hour run, which is why I picked the key for 12 euro.”
    • “The story is rather lacking; we get almost no information throughout the playthrough.”
    • “Main criticism I have are uninspired side quests and an average story.”
  • gameplay

    59 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    31% positive mentions, 59% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The gameplay receives mixed reviews, with praise for its solid core mechanics, immersive atmosphere, and some unique features like innovative ARG elements and character interaction. However, common criticisms include clunky combat, awkward movement and camera controls, shallow mechanics, and limited gameplay duration. Many note potential for improvement through polishing combat fluidity, AI, animations, and expanding gameplay variety to enhance overall player experience.

    • “The gameplay feels solid, and the shooting mechanics seem decent.”
    • “This game offers around four hours of genuinely enjoyable gameplay, and it makes good use of that time.”
    • “You really need to learn how the mechanics work before you can progress smoothly.”
    • “Combat is clunky, movement and camera feel awkward, and the gameplay is shallow and restrictive.”
    • “Movement, combat, and in-game mechanics are awful.”
    • “Nice visuals and atmosphere aren't enough to carry weak core gameplay.”
  • graphics

    50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    68% positive mentions, 26% neutral mentions, 6% negative mentions

    The game features impressive, often stunning graphics with excellent atmosphere and detailed visuals that rival higher-budget titles, especially notable for an indie project. However, some users report issues with texture loading, optimization, and occasional stuttering, which can impact the overall experience. While the graphics consistently receive praise, they are sometimes undermined by technical performance and do not fully compensate for gameplay or story shortcomings.

    • “The visuals look good, the sound design supports the atmosphere well, and the story remains intriguing enough to keep you wondering what exactly you are trying to uncover and why these pieces of evidence matter.”
    • “There were times when playing this game that I forgot I was playing a low budget title and there were times when this game was punching well above its weight with visuals that put some bigger developers to shame.”
    • “First of all, the graphics look very good for an indie game; it's not very usual to see an indie game with these graphics.”
    • “This is just bad. I have everything maxed and I have never seen such poor graphics in a game. The walls look like garbage; it looks like dog poop. The game should not have been released in this state. Also, changing graphics settings does nothing, the game crashes, and the loading time to get in is too long.”
    • “On top of that, the game has graphical issues, with textures that frequently fail to load.”
    • “I tried playing this and it took 2 hours just to get it to stop frame dropping badly enough to move. Then I got to a door that wants me to use my actual cell phone to scan a QR code. While it’s a neat feature, it makes the game feel like a scam. Poor graphics optimization, AI has terrible speech, and it's just an empty game. The QR code situation was never communicated to me beforehand, and I’m uncomfortable using my real phone with a random developer who forces this, risking personal security.”
  • atmosphere

    29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    72% positive mentions, 18% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The game is widely praised for its dense, dark, and immersive atmosphere, supported by impressive visuals and sound design that effectively build tension and psychological horror. While some minor elements like out-of-place quips or combat detract slightly, overall the atmosphere is a standout feature that deeply engages players and enhances the storytelling. Fans of atmospheric survival horror will find it especially compelling and well-crafted.

    • “The dense, oppressive atmosphere really stands out—it constantly keeps you on edge and does a great job pulling you into its world.”
    • “The visuals look good, the sound design supports the atmosphere well, and the story remains intriguing enough to keep you wondering what exactly you are trying to uncover and why these pieces of evidence matter.”
    • “Entity: the black day is a confidently crafted survival horror experience that proves the genre still has room for atmospheric nuance and psychological tension.”
    • “The quips feel out of place and consistently break the atmosphere.”
    • “Atmosphere is solid unless opponents show up.”
    • “The choices in colour all work well to build atmosphere or tension.”
  • humor

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's humor is generally well-received, praised for its clever dialogue, fourth-wall-breaking moments, and witty character interactions, particularly involving Adam. While some find the humor fresh and hilarious, others feel the shifts between serious and comedic tones can be uneven or the novelty wears off. Overall, the humor adds a fun, entertaining layer that helps balance the game's tension and horror elements.

    • “The voice acting is silly, and the fourth-wall-breaking humor is hilarious.”
    • “The fourth wall breaks are hilarious, I took a screenshot and the character told me that he hopes he looks cool in it XD. When I looked at him for a while he told me I clearly never heard about personal space!”
    • “Has great humor, great mechanics and it was all in all a great indie horror experience.”
  • optimization

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 39% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions

    Optimization for this game is mixed, with several users praising solid performance and improvements on platforms like the Steam Deck, while others report poor graphics optimization, micro stuttering, and frame drops. The game generally runs well on high-end hardware but suffers from inconsistent performance and some unpolished features that impact smooth gameplay.

    • “Very interesting game, I've had it for a while now, but with update 1.0 the performance has improved even more, especially on the Steam Deck. I've only tested it on the Steam Deck so far and I have to say it's fun.”
    • “What is crazy about performance is that this game also has its own Steam Deck build that performs incredibly well without compromising on the atmospheric visuals.”
    • “On my GTX 1080 Ti at 2K resolution with custom settings, performance was excellent.”
    • “This is an AI-slop Unreal Engine 5 asset flip that is uninspired and terribly optimized.”
    • “I tried playing this and it took 2 hours just to get it to stop frame dropping so badly I could move, then get to a door that wants me to use my actual cell phone to scan a QR code. Poor graphics optimization, AI has terrible speech, just an empty game. The QR code situation was never told to me and I'm uncomfortable using my real-world phone on a random developer who fails to mention anything about this feature ahead of time. This tries to force you to break personal security!”
    • “I don't care what cool features it's trying to do, like Steam Deck optimization and AI game character, when it's wrapped in a crappy package.”
  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, -50% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The music is pervasive throughout the game, often playing even during simple actions like walking, but many users find the soundtrack to be low-quality and unpleasant.

    • “Music plays everywhere, even when you are just walking, enhancing the immersive experience.”
    • “Had to sit through the trashiest soundtrack ever, no choice.”
    • “Music on everything even if you are just walking”
  • monetization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users find the monetization acceptable overall, noting that ads do not hinder gameplay, though some feel that aiming mechanics could be improved for a smoother experience.

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the emotional aspect effective, noting that subtle audio cues create a constant sense of suspense and unease.

    • “The subtle audio cues made me feel like something was always just out of sight.”
  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the game's immersive character designs and smart AI behavior, noting that characters exhibit thoughtful actions during battles, contributing positively to character development.

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users report that the game experiences occasional glitches and bugs, affecting its overall stability. While not game-breaking, these issues can disrupt gameplay and may require patches to improve performance.

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Play Times

7h Median play time
6h Average play time
4-8h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 3 analyzed playthroughs
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ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY is a survival shooter game with horror, fantasy, mystery, dark fantasy and others themes. Common tags for ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY include realistic, aliens, psychological, atmospheric, third person and others.

ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY is available on PC, Steam Deck, Windows and Linux.

On average players spend around 6 hours playing ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY.

ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY was released on January 8, 2026.

ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY was developed by ASD Games Studio.

ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY for its story but disliked it for its music.

ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY is a single player game.

Similar games include Moon Mystery, Crisol: Theater of Idols, Beyond Hanwell, Cronos: The New Dawn, Chernobylite and others.