In The Black overview

Overview

In The Black comes from Impeller Studios and is published by Impeller Studios, Exothermic. It arrived on Steam on May 5, 2026, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Input API Support, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

In The Black's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2 players at 13 September 2026 - 00:20:02 UTC, with a tracked peak near 30. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 73% positive across 90 reviews.

Language and system requirements

In The Black is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

In The Black has sold up to 5,274 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $84,327. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

In The Black overview details

In The Black combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Our Early Access Roadmap Nuclear-Powered Space Combat In The Black ® is an intense space combat simulator featuring singleplayer and multiplayer game modes (PvE and PvP). It is laser focused on the combat pilot experience in a future dominated by warring megacorporations. Rank up by completing contract missions and competing in BloodSport matches. Customize and upgrade your ships as you earn access to ever more advanced and lethal 23rd century space fighters. Set in our solar system 200 years in the future, players are mercenaries hired by ruthless megacorporations to fight their shadow wars for control of the system’s resources. For now the action is focused primarily in Saturn’s system, particularly around Titan, Enceladus, and the rings. There is a rich mix of combat scenarios such as Debris Sweep, The Belt, Blindspot (Pallene), Asteroid Mining Facility, Space Recon, Ship Strike, and Station Defense. There are five different flyable ship classes to suit a variety of combat styles, each with variants: the Shrike- and Kolibri-class light fighters, the Reus-class medium fighter, the Pegasus-class combat transport, and the Hyperion-class heavy fighter. Each ship has its unique characteristics, and all are multi-role capable depending on the loadout. The game’s ShipFrame Editor allows players to modify and upgrade each ship’s weapons configuration with the Hardpoint Editor and the Ship Paint Customizer offers a rich palette of options to give each ship a unique appearance. Whether you prefer a more casual control system or a full virtual pilot setup with sticks, throttle…

SteamPulse editorial summary

In The Black is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Input API Support, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Indie, Simulation, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2 players at 13 September 2026 - 00:20:02 UTC, a tracked peak of 30, and 73% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

Intense Violence - Graphic and realistic-looking physics-based depictions of space combat involving guns, missiles and lasers. Pilots may be killed, but this is never shown. Language - Mild to moderate use of profanity

Support and legal notes

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