Black Jewel

Black Jewel

Released Dec 2017

You are Ryan, a barbarian warrior and you've got to keep back to the realm the Black Jewel, stolen by Darkor.

77% positive · 125 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Black Jewel is a small, self-contained retro-style action game that launched on December 1, 2017. The store description presents it as a complete, fixed-scope experience: five zones, 50+ screens, five bosses, five music tracks, intro and ending illustrations — all hallmarks of a finished product rather than one designed for ongoing expansion. There are no DLC listings, no post-launch content updates, and no developer communications specific to Black Jewel itself. The news posts associated with this game's publisher (Forever Entertainment) are entirely about other titles in their catalog and contain no references to planned updates or additional content for Black Jewel. The game shipped as a complete package and has received no post-launch content development.
Evidence
Store description presents Black Jewel as a fully self-contained game with a fixed set of zones, bosses, screens, and music tracks — consistent with a finished, complete product at launch.
description · Dec 1, 2017 source content shipped
high
All developer news posts are about entirely different games in the publisher's portfolio (e.g., The House of the Dead: Remake, Panzer Dragoon: Remake, Dandy & Randy). None reference Black Jewel or any planned updates for it.
news post · Apr 28, 2022 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Publisher
Forever Entertainment S. A.
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Black Jewel is a PC Windows game created in c64 style. Pure pixel art and simple concept (but hard to complete).
You are Ryan, a barbarian warrior and you've got to keep back to the realm the Black Jewel, stolen by Darkor.


Features:
-Play using keyboard or joypad;
- CRT effect perfect for a retrogame feeling available;
- Five different zones (forest, ruins, castle...) More than 50 screens to complete in old style pixel art;
- 5 dangerous bosses;
- Intro and ending pixel art illustrations;
- Best score;
- Original Ost, 5 tracks by Gianluca Pappalardo
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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