The Black Masses

The Black Masses

Released Oct 2024

The Black Masses is an open world first-person fantasy co-op RPG. You find yourself stranded on an island corrupted by a strange black substance. Its unsuspecting inhabitants, once a strong flourishing society, have been possessed into mindless creatures, bent on the destruction of life.

58% positive · 1,226 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

The Black Masses launched its full 1.0 release on October 3, 2024, after a lengthy development journey. The 1.0 release delivered the completed game: the full northern half of the island, the complete main quest line including a final boss, all skill trees, new side quests, cinematics, and a wide range of other features. The developer explicitly framed this as the game's completion — the September 28, 2024 announcement described it as "the completion of The Black Masses," and the 1.0 patch notes celebrated the milestone with a note of thanks to players. Following the 1.0 launch, the developer issued a round of bug fixes and balance patches in October and November 2024, and a small bug fix update on December 4, 2024. These were maintenance updates addressing issues flagged at launch — no new content was announced or shipped beyond what was delivered at 1.0. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmap for additional content, and no developer statements suggesting further major updates are planned. The developer has not communicated anything since December 4, 2024. Given that no sustained post-launch content pattern exists and the developer explicitly announced 1.0 as the completion of the game, The Black Masses launched as a finished product.
Evidence
Version 1.0 launched with the full island, complete main quest line, final boss, all skill trees, and new content. Developer thanked players for their support throughout 'this long journey'.
news post · Oct 3, 2024 source content shipped
high
Developer announced full release on October 3, 2024, explicitly describing it as 'the completion of The Black Masses'
news post · Sep 28, 2024 source development ending
high

Media

Details

Publisher
Brilliant Game Studios
Achievements
7
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer

About this game

The Black Masses is an open world first-person fantasy co-op RPG. The Black Masses features our next generation of crowd rendering technology rebuilt from Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator. Explore a 16 square kilometer island populated by hundreds of thousands of possessed inhabitants. Escape the hordes by traversing buildings and obstacles with our parkour system, or face them head on with powerful abilities and immersive first person combat.


When calamity strikes you find yourself stranded on an island corrupted by a strange black substance. Its unsuspecting inhabitants, once a strong flourishing society, have been possessed and turned into mindless creatures, bent on the destruction of life. Finding the favor of a mysterious stranger, attempt to cleanse the land from its demoniac possession, if such a task remains possible. Armed with what little hope you have, find your way through this land, and try to overcome the terror of The Black Masses.
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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