# Black Paradox Summer DB entity ID: 7cb5df4a\-8df3\-468f\-b601\-39203b36cc92 Steam App ID: 858680 CHECK OUT BLACK PARADOX RELOADED About the Game Black Paradox, Now featuring the Reloaded Update Free major update available now\. Reimagined visuals, rebalanced difficulty, and a brand new Endless Mode, all included for every owner of Black Paradox\. About the game Black Paradox is a roguelite shoot 'em up that drops you into the cockpit of a time\-jumping bounty hunter, hunting down the most wanted criminals of the universe across waves of bullet\-soaked chaos\. Built on the language of classic arcade shooters, layered with modern progression systems, and soaked in neon\-drenched retrofuture\. Every run is different\. Every upgrade matters\. Every boss is somebody you don't want to meet twice\. The Reloaded Update\. What changed Fully redesigned visuals  \- Sprites, effects, UI: everything reworked from the ground up\. The retrofuture aesthetic is finally where it always wanted to be\. Rebalanced difficulty \- Seven years of player feedback distilled into a smoother learning curve\. More inviting for newcomers, still uncompromising in the late game\. New Endless Mode \- Survive escalating waves for as long as you can\. Designed for "one more run" sessions that quietly become entire afternoons\. Quality of life everywhere \- Performance, controls, accessibility, dozens of small fixes informed by the community\. Key features Roguelite shoot 'em up with permanent progression between runs Procedurally generated levels and enemy patterns Dozens of weapons, ships, and upgrades to unlock Original synthwave soundtrack Full controller support Multiple difficulty options for every kind of player For long\-time players: the classic version is still available If you've owned Black Paradox since 2019 and prefer the original version, you can still play it on the ClassicBlackParadox Steam branch\. To access: right\-click Black Paradox in your library → Properties → Betas → enter access code ClassicBlackParadox → select "ClassicBlackParadox" from the dropdown\. Switch back anytime\. ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Fantastico Studio, Baryonyx Games - Publisher: Fantastico Studio - Release date: May 2, 2019 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Action - Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, Co\-op, Shared/Split Screen Co\-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows, mac - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/858680/132f71b4e6ea349f155ae9c3bf745ed05e16e4f1/ss\_132f71b4e6ea349f155ae9c3bf745ed05e16e4f1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780487307, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/858680/0837d736b705146f162190a97c4eb6c05e58a18f/ss\_0837d736b705146f162190a97c4eb6c05e58a18f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780487307, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/858680/8a0617fc6f39f63656456f4ae90bb6f92d3e7a5f/ss\_8a0617fc6f39f63656456f4ae90bb6f92d3e7a5f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780487307, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/858680/b1c53cf8611cdda17a86e47d844ce5527806a1c4/ss\_b1c53cf8611cdda17a86e47d844ce5527806a1c4\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780487307, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/858680/0c192efb2efe810d9d0881e880f9848d0ea64450/ss\_0c192efb2efe810d9d0881e880f9848d0ea64450\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780487307, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/858680/87a4e35a1260fbd9ef371c8b35de2569bd278bfc/ss\_87a4e35a1260fbd9ef371c8b35de2569bd278bfc\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780487307, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/858680/ba939bd38d9ade052a9a59f9a3c0ca05b3c27da8/ss\_ba939bd38d9ade052a9a59f9a3c0ca05b3c27da8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780487307, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/858680/2158be82aaa1e12b9be4aac651eb5daaba17b791/ss\_2158be82aaa1e12b9be4aac651eb5daaba17b791\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780487307, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/858680/c7f2eaeec02098397a9a44051f91fdb5d8ce13d1/ss\_c7f2eaeec02098397a9a44051f91fdb5d8ce13d1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780487307, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/858680/963f08f80fc9bd1c470e84c982de764ef7e0aee8/ss\_963f08f80fc9bd1c470e84c982de764ef7e0aee8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780487307 - Price: 899 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 1 - Steam review count: 132 - Steam positive reviews: 90 - Steam negative reviews: 42 - Steam positive percentage: 68.18181818181819% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/7cb5df4a-8df3-468f-b601-39203b36cc92/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/7cb5df4a-8df3-468f-b601-39203b36cc92/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T13:22:12\.174453\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T13:22:13\.398021\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T13:22:13\.228749\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/858680/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/858680/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=858680","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/858680"\},"price":"2026\-09\-23T13:22:12\.174453\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-23T13:22:12\.174453\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-23T13:22:13\.398021\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-23T13:22:13\.228749\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"f687515c\-c11f\-49cf\-9e31\-e660b56c10a8","catalog":"51d0567f\-6aa2\-42ef\-a733\-38512d5306ae","details":"abe49696\-e962\-4c7f\-8d00\-1fd9ce41c7c2","players":"6d9b887d\-2dc4\-4b7d\-9f33\-f0c8ee612e6e","reviews":"0a4d2eae\-2d58\-42da\-b0b8\-ee92358d522d"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"7cb5df4a\-8df3\-468f\-b601\-39203b36cc92","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/858680/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/7cb5df4a-8df3-468f-b601-39203b36cc92)