The Black Within
Released May 2024
"The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale where greed, fear, and change intertwine.
85% positive · 132 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 Within is a short single-player psychological horror game (approximately 70 minutes to complete) that launched on May 30, 2024 as a self-contained narrative experience. The store description presents it as a complete story with no mention of additional chapters, DLC, or future content. The only post-launch developer activity was a patch on July 18, 2024 (labeled "update 0.1") that made polish improvements — enhanced textures, adjusted sound effects, new jumpscares, and bug fixes — across the game's existing maps. No new content areas, story expansions, or unreleased DLC are listed on the store. The developer has not communicated any plans for future content, and there have been no developer posts since July 18, 2024. Given the game's nature as a short, self-contained narrative horror experience with no announced content pipeline, it launched as a finished product and the July 2024 patch was routine post-launch polish.
Evidence
Store description presents a self-contained, single-player narrative horror story with an average completion time of 70 minutes. No mention of DLC, expansions, or additional content.
Post-launch patch improving existing content: enhanced monster textures, adjusted sound effects, new jumpscares, and bug fixes across the game's two maps. No new maps or story content added.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
waleedzo
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale of Greed, fear, and change.
The year is 2007, you play as Laila Rose, a failed musician who decided to sell her soul to the devil for fame and wealth. Laila, 38 years old, has tried to make it in the music industry, but a lack of talent and patience led Laila to take matters into her own hands and contact a well-known record label manager called Arne Cheyenne.
with the instruction of her new boss, Arne. Laila goes into the abyss and starts her journey, searching for fame and glory. But like the old saying goes, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. What Laila fails to realize is that her battle is bigger than signing a piece of paper; it's fear vs change and pain vs hope.
Average time to complete the game: 70 minutes
The year is 2007, you play as Laila Rose, a failed musician who decided to sell her soul to the devil for fame and wealth. Laila, 38 years old, has tried to make it in the music industry, but a lack of talent and patience led Laila to take matters into her own hands and contact a well-known record label manager called Arne Cheyenne.
with the instruction of her new boss, Arne. Laila goes into the abyss and starts her journey, searching for fame and glory. But like the old saying goes, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. What Laila fails to realize is that her battle is bigger than signing a piece of paper; it's fear vs change and pain vs hope.
Average time to complete the game: 70 minutes
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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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