Black Skylands

{{Infobox video game

| title = Black Skylands

| image = Black_skylands_logo_black.png

| developer = Hungry Couch Games

| publisher = tinyBuild

| designer = {{Unbulleted list

| Konstantin Burov

| Sergey Chelnokov

}}

| programmer = {{Unbulleted list

| Andrey Li

| Dmitry Romanov

| Vasilii Makarov

| Olga Panova

}}

| writer = Konstantin Burov

| artist = {{Unbulleted list

| Konstantin Burov

| Evgeniy Makushev

}}

| composer = {{Unbulleted list

| Rotem Moav

| Samuel Sheppard

}}

| engine = {{Unbulleted list

| Unity

| FMOD

}}

| platforms = {{ubl|Nintendo Switch|PlayStation 4|PlayStation 5|Windows|Xbox One|Xbox Series X/S}}

| released = 15 August 2023

| genre = Action-adventure, top-down shooter

| modes = Single-player

}}

Black Skylands is an action-adventure top-down shooter video game developed by Russian indie video game company Hungry Couch Games and published by tinyBuild. It entered early access for Windows on 9 July 2021 and was released 15 August 2023 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.{{cite news |last1=Morton |first1=Lauren |title=Black Skylands has set sail in early access with open world sky pirating |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/black-skylands-has-set-sail-in-early-access-with-open-world-sky-pirating |access-date=6 January 2022 |work=Rock Paper Shotgun |date=9 July 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |date=2023-06-25 |title=Black Skylands Confirmed For Full Launch This August |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/black-skylands-confirmed-for-full-launch-this-august/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}

It is set in the fictional floating continent of Aspya, revolving around the adventure of female protagonist called Eva. As a daughter of the head of her clan, Eva defends the land of Aspya from a band of raiders and mysterious creatures called The Swarm appearing from the storm. Black Skylands allows players to customize their weapons and airship, build their base, reclaim lands and expand their territory, and explore dungeons, including randomly generated ones. It has an open world.{{cite web |title=Black Skylands Homepage |url=https://www.blackskylands.com/ |access-date=6 January 2022}} Black Skylands has been described by reviewers as a mix between Hotline Miami, Sunless Skies, and Stardew Valley.{{cite news |last1=Peter |first1=Vincent |title=Black Skylands is Pretty Great |url=https://me.pcmag.com/en/gaming/13288/black-skylands-is-pretty-great |access-date=6 January 2022 |work=PCMag |date=16 July 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Petrasiti |first1=Nick |title=Black Skylands Preview – A heady mix of sky-pirating, Hotline Miami and Stardew Valley |url=https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2021/07/08/black-skylands-preview-a-heady-mix-of-sky-pirating-hotline-miami-and-stardew-valley/ |access-date=6 January 2022 |work=The Sixth Axis |date=8 July 2021}}