Black The Fall is an atmospheric side-scrolling shooter with puzzle solving elements. An odd and unexpected black and white dream inspired by a childhood passed behind the Iron Curtain. Discover an industrialized long lost world living in the shadow of the totalitarian state. Everyone should be regarded as a potential enemy, an informer, a criminal. Amnesic and unaware of circumstances which brought you into this place, you begin your journey which should reveal the mystery. Moving through a peculiar world you'll have to kill in order to survive, to solve different puzzles and to learn when to be brave and when to hide. An early-access version of the game was released on Steam in June of 2014, as well as campaign through Kickstarter in the same year.
Best gaming PC for Black the Fall in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Black the Fall today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Square Enix on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 3.0 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 940, 3.0 GHz | Intel i7 920 @ 2.7 GHz, AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz |
| RAM | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 1 GB / Radeon R7 250, 1 GB | NVIDIA GTX 680, AMD Radeon R9-280X |
| Storage | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Black the Fall?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i7 920 @ 2.7 GHz, AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GTX 680, AMD Radeon R9-280X, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.