Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.

Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is a rpg, crpg and real-time with pause game developed by GrapeOcean Technologies and published by GrapeOcean Technologies and V Publishing.
Released on March 17th 2022 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 12 languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, French, Italian and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 854 reviews of which 636 were positive and 218 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam and has a 60% discount.

The Steam community has classified Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness into these genres:

RPG CRPG Real-Time with Pause Party-Based RPG Isometric Tactical RPG Character Customization Indie Choices Matter Open World Multiple Endings Crowdfunded Story Rich Exploration Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure Medieval Old School Singleplayer Tabletop

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows® 7 64-bit
Processor: Intel i3-3220 or AMD FX-4300
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2GB)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 40 GB available space

MacOS

OS: OS X 10.15
Processor: Quad core CPU
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon Pro 560X or similar in performance
Storage: 40 GB available space

Linux

OS: 64-bit Major Linux distribution from 2018
Processor: Intel i3-3220 or AMD FX-4300
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2GB)
Storage: 40 GB available space

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

Very solid cRPG. If you liked Pillars of Eternity, this is easy to recommend. It also has some of it's own, interesting ideas both similar, yet different, than PoE. Party cohesion, dual and triple classing, world greed and a twist of pickpocketing where instead of stealing - you plant items on NPCs. Yeah. If you like cRPG's like old-school Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and especially newer titles like Pillars of Eternity, this will scratch the itch for more.

June 2024

You can tell right away that this is not made by one of the larger studio's. Very much inspired by games like Baldur's Gate. The story is simple and there isn't much character development. But I still found the world interesting. The combat is very much like other real time with pause games. Nothing new, but it was still fun. This game felt like it could be a good introduction to this style of rpg games. It's on the easier side and not a very long game. If the developer wants to make a sequel I would welcome it. They would need to make it better of course. More characterization and a grander story. The background music was surprisingly good. It's not a bad game at all.

June 2024

It's a decent game for the fans of old Bioware classics, but nothing more. It looks nice, but the gameplay can sometimes be a bit clunky. The story is not very good, but serves its purpose - there are some nice parts (companion quests, and part of the main quest line involving the heritage and court intrigue) and parts that just felt rushed, or even a bit silly (like the final act of the game). It's probably not worth the current price, but give it a go if you grab it on the discount - if you liked games like Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale, this game could provide a quick fix of nostalgia.

March 2024

If you liked Baldur's Gate 1 or 2 you will likely enjoy this as well. I was hesitant to buy given some of the negative reviews but it really feels like a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate 1. Enjoying it so far. Priced fairly when on sale and worth picking up.

Feb. 2024

While I'm going to review the game, I will be honest and say that I haven't finished...yet. I was close, but found some of the final fights difficult, so I took a break. Then I rolled a new character and accidentally overwrote my previous saves, so I have to start again. That aside... This game is old school in the right ways. It feels like the first Baldur's Gate. It feels like you're at the start of a bigger story that could unfold over an expansion (which is currently in the works), a sequel, and an expansion for said sequel. It feels like the very beginning of something grand. I don't look back on Baldur's Gate with rose-tinted glasses, it wasn't a very good game in retrospect, but for its time it was as there wasn't competition. Black Geyser is a good game, however, with nice quality of life improvements and a unique, though familiar, ruleset that seems to be able to exist outside of this game. In other words, the ruleset seems as if it could be used to play tabletop with dice and pencils and paper. The world building is nice but nothing spectacular. Nothing really stands out. To me, this is the weakest part of the game. It feels as if it was lovingly crafted, just not quite up to the standards that this jaded "old" man expects from games. It's nothing new to gaming, nor storytelling in general. The story is nice, and it truly does feel like the beginning of something more. It was enough to keep me playing. Overall it's a solid effort from a first time studio who haven't abandoned their game and are continuing with the development of it. It's obviously a labour of love, and I can appreciate that as someone who writes for pleasure and who stuck it out being a DJ for 25 years without any real recognition. If something has passion behind it, you can feel it, and this is evident in the game. I'd been waiting with bated breath for a while for this one, ever since I saw it advertised on FB years and years ago. Finally waited until it was on sale to get it, and I wish I bought it full price to support the studio after I saw how difficult their finances were there for a time.

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Developer

GrapeOcean Technologies

Publisher

GrapeOcean Technologies, V Publishing

Release 17 Mar 2022

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