Fit check
Is BLACKTAIL worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-RPG players who want bow-based combat and magic
- Players who prefer dark fairy-tale stories with moral choices
- Explorers who enjoy crafting, hunting, and searching for hidden lore
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed or low-pressure adventure may find the spirit hunts and boss fights too confrontational.
- Players looking for a tightly linear story may not prefer the combination of exploration, resource gathering, and choice-driven skill changes.
- Players seeking a multiplayer action RPG will not find cooperative play described here.
Our take on BLACKTAIL
Rather than treating morality as a separate dialogue layer, the game connects decisions about the world to changes in the protagonist’s skills. Its fairy-tale setting also frames archery, crafting, hunting, and boss fights around the origins of a mythological figure.
What is BLACKTAIL?
BLACKTAIL follows Yaga, a 16-year-old girl cast out of a medieval Slavic settlement after being accused of witchcraft.
As memories return as hostile spirits, she hunts them with a bow and gauntlet while investigating her past. The game combines archery combat, magic, dark storytelling, boss encounters, and exploration in a vivid fairy-tale setting. A morality system links decisions about the land and its inhabitants to changes in Yaga’s skills. Survival activities include hunting wild animals, collecting materials, making arrows and potions, and brewing recipes that alter abilities and playstyle. Hidden treasures provide information about the surrounding world and its history.
How BLACKTAIL plays
- 01Morality system
- Choices concerning the land and its inhabitants affect Yaga’s skills.
- 02Archery and magic
- Yaga uses a bow and gauntlet to pursue hostile spirits and fight bosses.
- 03Crafting and hunting
- Resources from the woods can be used to make arrows and potions.
- 04Brewed abilities
- Collected recipes produce elixirs that change abilities and playstyle.
- 05World exploration
- Hidden treasures reveal details about the setting and its history.
BLACKTAIL compared to similar games
BLACKTAIL centers on archery, magic, spirit hunts, morality-driven skill changes, crafting, and hunting in a dark fairy-tale setting. Ghost of a Tale is also an action RPG, but its description emphasizes stealth, disguises, conversations, immersion, and exploration in a medieval world inhabited by animals.
BLACKTAIL: platforms & release
Is BLACKTAIL worth it?
It is worth it if: action-RPG players who want bow-based combat and magic. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed or low-pressure adventure may find the spirit hunts and boss fights too confrontational.
Where can I download BLACKTAIL?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens BLACKTAIL's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is BLACKTAIL on?
Windows only.
