Black Skylands (Video Game)

*This article is a stub. You can help Black Skylands Wiki by expanding it.*

 * OS: Windows 7
* Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, 3.0GHz or higher
* Memory: 3 GB RAM
* Graphics: Geforce 9600 GT or AMD HD 3870 512MB or higher
* DirectX: Version 11
* Storage: 4 GB available space
* Sound Card: Integrated

***Black Skylands*** is a sandbox, open world top-down shooter/action-adventure developed by Hungry Couch Games and published by tinyBuild. It is scheduled to be released for the PC via Steam, Epic Game Store, and GOG in Early Access in June 11, 2021. It released fully on August 15, 2023 and launched on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch simultaneously.

## About

Prepare to set sail...through the skies! Black Skylands is the first video game in the skypunk genre that combines elements of Open World, Sandbox, Top-Down Shooter and Action/Adventure.

### Gameplay

#### Features

* **Build, expand and protect** your aerial base: make your trusty Fathership an impregnable flying fortress and repel intruders’ attacks. Resources you gather can be used to build facilities aboard the Fathership. For example, a **Workshop** lets you acquire useful upgrades for airships & weapons, a **Factory** processes resources and a **Laboratory** allows you to create powerful artifacts. Also, make sure to construct buildings like **Gardens** and **Ranches** to grow & harvest crops. Keep your people well-fed!

* **Customize** your vessel and weaponry: choose a skyship that fits your playstyle, be it a small maneuverable boat or a heavy machine with a high-capacity cargo hold. When on foot, harness the power of firearms by enhancing them with different mods and using special abilities to destroy your foes;
* **Fight** in the skies and on land: combine aerial and ground combat, having dozens of weapons in your arsenal. Encountered a group of enemies that is too tough for you to handle? Execute an aerial attack! And don’t forget to use your trusty grappling hook to throw enemies into the cloudy abyss;
* **Capture** territories: craft alliances and clear out occupied lands to expand the power of your faction. New resources, researches, characters and other features become available as you grow your influence;
* **Explore** a sprawling open world: venture into the skies and discover countless floating lands full of secrets & loot. Travel across forests, farms, snowy lands, urban jungle and the mysterious Black Skylands themselves. Discover ancient secrets and take risks to unleash power behind them.

### Story

#### Synoposis

Many years ago, Earth turned into thousands of islands floating in the air. In the new world, peoples of Aspya used to live in peace...until vicious raiders invaded their island homelands.

You are Eva, a proud daughter of the Earners. ~~The Kain's Falcons—cold-blooded bandits from the Desert Lands—destroyed the Earners’ Fathership and took your father’s life. Driven by revenge, you have to rebuild your aerial home “from the deck up”, arm and prepare for battle.~~

However, the Kain’s Falcons are not the only threat you are about to face. Deep in the depths of the Black Skylands, the mysterious Swarm lurks…