BLACK BIRD
Become the Black Bird in this dark-fantasy shooting game with an operatic twist! This is the tale of a young girl who dies a pitiful death, but is reborn as the calamitous Black Bird whose destiny is to destroy the kingdom.
- Price:$18.99
- Release Date:10/31/2018
- Developer:Onion Games
- Publisher:Onion Games
- Last Updated:4/2/2026
- Steam App Id:857500
BLACK BIRD
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, BLACK BIRD has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 67% lower than its previous all-time peak of 3 players achieved on 5/10/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for BLACK BIRD. It has received a total of 105 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 81 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for BLACK BIRD. Right now, it costs $18.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for BLACK BIRD and its growth over time. It currently has 1,048 followers on its community page.
About BLACK BIRD
BLACK BIRD is an Action, and Indie game developed by Onion Games. On 10/31/2018, it was released on the Steam Store by Onion Games.
Players have rated BLACK BIRD as "Very Positive" out of 105 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 96 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews — an overall 91% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $18.99. It can also be purchased through BLACK BIRD Bonanza - Game + Premium Pack and Onion Papa's Pick which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes two DLC add-ons, BLACK BIRD SoundTrack and BLACK BIRD Premium Pack available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
It also supports 6 languanges in-game including English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), and French. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, BLACK BIRD supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Trading Cards
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Achievements
From the Steam community, BLACK BIRD has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Difficult
- Side Scroller
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Fantasy
- Multiple Endings
- Rhythm
- Surreal
- Pixel Graphics
- Retro
- Replay Value
- Bullet Hell
- Soundtrack
- Arcade
- Dark Fantasy
- Indie
- Action
- Female Protagonist
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Score Attack
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for BLACK BIRD and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
BLACK BIRD is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLACK BIRD SoundTrack | DLC | 11/29/2018 | View |
 | BLACK BIRD Premium Pack | DLC | 10/31/2018 | View |
Related Bundles
BLACK BIRD is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLACK BIRD Bonanza - Game + Premium Pack | 2 | 2 | $35.08 | View |
 | Onion Papa's Pick | 5 | 5 | $68.26 | View |
Related Packages
BLACK BIRD is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| BLACK BIRD | $13.29 | View |
Supported Languages
BLACK BIRD is available in 6 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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BLACK BIRD data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, April 2). BLACK BIRD on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/857500
- Valve Corporation. (2026, April 2). BLACK BIRD. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/857500
- Onion Games. (2023, July 8). BLACK BIRD. BLACK BIRD. http://oniongames.jp/blackbird/