Deal overview

The Black Within is currently 95% off on Gog — down to $0.49 from $9.99.

At 95% off, this is one of the deepest discounts The Black Within reaches on Gog — near its typical floor.

That works out to $9.50 off the Gog list price of $9.99.

This deal is for the PC version. Click View Deal to open the official Gog page — prices and regional availability are confirmed at checkout, not by GamesCreed.

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About this game

The Black Within is a short, first-person psychological horror game about a failed musician named Laila Rose who trades her soul for a shot at the music career she couldn’t earn on talent alone. Set in 2007, it follows her into whatever waits on the other side of that deal, with a record label manager named Arne Cheyenne pulling the strings. It’s a small, story-driven horror piece built around one woman’s regret rather than jump scares for their own sake, and that focus is really the whole pitch.

How it plays

You experience the story through Laila’s eyes as she descends into what the game calls the abyss, chasing the fame she was promised. The framing is psychological horror rather than action horror, so expect a mood-driven walk through consequence and dread more than combat or puzzle-heavy mechanics. Given the roughly 70-minute average completion time, this reads as a tightly focused narrative experience meant to be finished in a single sitting rather than a sprawling game with side content to chase down. It’s built to deliver its themes, fear versus change, pain versus hope, and get out before it overstays its welcome.

Who it’s for

This one is for players who like their horror quiet and personal, the kind that leans on atmosphere and guilt rather than monsters chasing you down corridors. If you enjoy narrative horror shorts you can finish after dinner and still think about the next day, this fits that mold. It’s also a reasonable pick if you’re curious about solo and small-team indie horror and want to support that kind of work directly. Where it probably won’t land is with players who want mechanical depth, multiple hours of content, or traditional survival horror systems like inventory management and combat. Go in expecting a mood piece, not a full campaign, and you’ll have the right frame for it.

Is it worth it?

For what it is, a compact, single-player psychological horror story you can finish in about an hour, the value calculus comes down to whether you want that specific experience rather than more hours per dollar. Short indie horror games like this tend to live and die on sale, since a 70-minute runtime is a tough sell at full price for a lot of players but an easy yes once it’s discounted. If moody, character-driven horror is your thing and you’re not expecting a AAA-length adventure, it’s the kind of title worth adding to your library when it’s marked down rather than something to chase at full cost. Treat it as a curiosity buy rather than a centerpiece purchase.