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Blacklight: Retribution

Blacklight: Retribution overview

Hardsuit Labs, Inc. | Jul 2, 2012 | game

Released

0players observed · 12 September 2026 - 03:58:23 UTC

ActionFree To Play

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak5
  • Units sold (VGI)4,500,000
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score75% positive

Blacklight: Retribution dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak5
  • Units sold (VGI)4,500,000
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score75% positive
  • Total reviews11,088
  • Release dateJul 2, 2012
  • DeveloperHardsuit Labs, Inc.
  • PublisherHardsuit Labs, Inc.

Genres: Action, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Hardsuit Labs, Inc.Publisher: Hardsuit Labs, Inc.

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directoryNo current Steam Store offer

Game overview

Overview

Blacklight: Retribution comes from Hardsuit Labs, Inc. and is published by Hardsuit Labs, Inc.. It arrived on Steam on Jul 2, 2012, and it sits naturally among Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Blacklight: Retribution's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 03:58:23 UTC, with a tracked peak near 5. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 75% positive across 11,088 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Blacklight: Retribution is available in 7 languages including:

EnglishGermanFrenchItalianSpanish - SpainJapaneseRussian languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedDual-Core CPU2 GB RAM256MB DX9 GPU (Geforce 8xxx or Radeon HD2xxx) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connectionNot listed
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 (64-bit)Quad-Core CPU4 GB RAM1GB+ DX11 GPU DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connectionNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Blacklight: Retribution has sold up to 4,500,000 units and has 145 Steam recommendations. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Blacklight: Retribution overview details

Blacklight: Retribution combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Take firefights to a futuristic new level in Blacklight: Retribution, a free-to-play FPS. See through walls with the HRV, deploy mechanized Hardsuits, and customize your weapons to dominate the opposition. In Blacklight, mastering the futuristic tech is half of victory. You'll need to carefully balance your loadout, from the extreme customization possible in designing your firearms, to the equipment you carry and the in-match bonuses you can unlock. The Hyper Reality Visor (HRV) allows you to look through walls and spot enemies, and attack from where they aren't expecting - but be careful, because you're vulnerable while using it. The other half of victory? Raw skill, same as it's always been. Good hunting, Agent... Key Features Hardsuits - Use a variety of upgrades in each match, including calling in the hulking Hardsuit mech. Powerful but slow, this armored suit packs a one-shot, one-kill railgun and a high velocity minigun to clear rooms... fast. Hyper Reality Vision - HRV Technology allows Agents to scout their enemies through the walls, pinpoint vital mission objectives, or locate weak points in an enemy Hardsuit. Weapon Depots - Scattered across the battlefield are Weapon Depots that supply your team with additional ammo, heavier weapons such as a Rocket Launcher, or provide the ability to call down airstrikes and Hardsuits. Free to Play! - Blacklight: Retribution is a fully Free-to-Play shooter. Earn Game Points (GP) after every match and use them to unlock various armor and weaponry for your Agent in game. Customize Your Loadout - An Agent’s gun is their liveli…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Blacklight: Retribution is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, belongs to Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 03:58:23 UTC, a tracked peak of 5, and 75% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameBlacklight: Retribution
Steam App ID209870
Typegame
Release dateJul 2, 2012
DeveloperHardsuit Labs, Inc.
PublisherHardsuit Labs, Inc.
PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Free To Play
CategoriesMulti-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 12 September 2026 - 03:58:23 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak5
Positive reviews8,350
Negative reviews2,738
Total reviews11,088
Positive percent75%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations145
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 2, 2012
Official Steam feed update (UTC)10 February 2019 - 13:27:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)12 September 2026 - 03:58:23 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 03:58:23 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 03:58:23 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Your first time...No description
Pickup GamerNo description
Welcome to BlacklightNo description
Killing SpreeNo description
Death DealerNo description
Walking Dead ManNo description
Joe Frazier the Hell RaiserNo description
Boom! Headshot!No description
Lost their mindsNo description
You seem to have dropped this...No description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeCopyright (C) 2018, Hardsuit Labs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Published and distributed by Hardsuit Labs. Blacklight Retribution, and the Blacklight Retribution logo, are trademarks of Hardsuit Labs, Inc. and are used under license. Hardsuit Labs and the Hardsuit Labs Logo are registered trademarks of Hardsuit Labs, Inc. in the United States and elsewhere. All other copyrights or trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are being used under license. Unreal, Unreal Technology and the Powered by Unreal Technology logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc.…

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/209870
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/209870
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Blacklight: Retribution

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Blacklight: Retribution?

Blacklight: Retribution's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 03:58:23 UTC, with a tracked peak of 5 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Blacklight: Retribution growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 1 players; the highest observed daily value is 5 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Blacklight: Retribution?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (39.3%), United Kingdom (5.4%), Canada (5.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.7%), Canada (5.4%), United Kingdom (5.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (44.2%), United Kingdom (5%), Canada (5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.9%), China (7.2%), United Kingdom (5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Blacklight: Retribution?

Blacklight: Retribution currently sits at 75% positive across 11,088 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 8,350 positive reviews and 2,738 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Blacklight: Retribution have?

Blacklight: Retribution currently has about 37.4K tracked Steam followers as of 13 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Blacklight: Retribution?

Blacklight: Retribution is currently listed at price not listed on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 145, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

75% positive, 8,350 positive, 2,738 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Includes level editor, Family Sharing

Achievements

25

Platform releases
  • Steam 2 July 2012
  • Xbox 9 October 2012
  • PlayStation 9 October 2012

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum1: OS *: Windows® 8.1 / 10 (32-bit and 64-bit) Processor: Dual-Core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB DX9 GPU (Geforce 8xxx or Radeon HD2xxx) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Quad-Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB+ DX11 GPU DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection

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