Black Future '88

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Black Future '88

Short description

Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.

Developer
SUPERSCARYSNAKES
Publisher
Good Shepherd Entertainment, Surefire.Games
Release
Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Price
$19.99
Reviews
495
Positive
74%
Followers
10,077
Owners (estimated)
100K – 200K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action, Adventure
Features
Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Remote Play Together
Tags
Action Action Roguelike Rogue-lite Cyberpunk Adventure Co-op 1980s Local Co-Op Pixel Graphics Platformer Indie Side Scroller Great Soundtrack Difficult Rogue-like 2D Sci-fi
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$417ksomewhere between $185k and $3.7m · roughly 10K–200K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $18.73, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $19.99 launch price. That is 6% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

14 data points since Aug 3, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$415k → ~$417k
Reviews 493 → 495
Followers 10,078 → 10,077
Price $1.99 → $19.99
Positive reviews 74.0% → 74.1%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 169 further data points reach back to Nov 1, 2019 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $1.99 on Aug 7, 2023.

How crowded is this niche?

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