Entity: The Black Day

About Entity: The Black Day

Entity The Black Day is a third-person survival horror shooter from ASD Games Studio released in January 2026 for PC. It mixes tense combat with psychological unease as you play Adam a former soldier navigating a derelict underground bio-lab. The setting is bleak and claustrophobic with dark corridors and flooded tunnels that amplify the sense of isolation. The plot centers on uncovering government secrets behind a deadly virus but the real hook is the slow burn of paranoia. You’ll face hostile creatures environmental hazards and eerie clues that keep you questioning what’s real. It’s a straightforward single-player experience focused on survival and suspense rather than branching narratives.

Gameplay

You control Adam in a third-person view with a focus on shooting stealth and resource management. Most sessions involve moving through dimly lit tunnels fighting mutated enemies and solving basic environmental puzzles. Ammo and health pickups are sparse so you must balance risk and caution. Combat is frantic but short-lived with enemies often ambushing from shadows. The game uses motion controls for aiming and melee attacks which feels responsive but can be fiddly. Between fights you’ll explore crumbling facilities scanning documents and analyzing clues to piece together the story. The atmosphere is the standout element with dripping water distant screams and flickering lights creating a constant sense of dread.

What Players Think

Community ratings on Steam are 83 percent positive with 75 percent completion rate. Average playtime is 7.5 hours though 40 percent of players abandon the game before halfway. Moods tracked by PlayPile show tension and paranoia spikes in Chapter 3 where Adam discovers lab logs implicating his own past. Review snippets praise the setting but criticize repetitive enemy types. 15 achievements exist including “Silent Operative” for completing a level without killing. The game has a 78 score on Metacritic with outlets calling it “a competent but unambitious horror entry.”

PlayPile's Take

Entity The Black Day is a decent pick for fans of survival horror who prioritize atmosphere over innovation. At $29.99 it’s reasonably priced but doesn’t justify the asking price for veterans of the genre. The 15 achievements take about 10 hours to unlock but most are situational. It works best as a 5-8 hour story-driven scare-fest with solid visuals and sound design. Skip if you want depth in combat or narrative. Worth a playthrough for the claustrophobic tension but don’t expect lasting impact.

Storyline

The story follows Adam, a former special forces operative assigned a top-secret mission: investigate a supposedly abandoned underground bio-research facility and extract evidence proving the government’s involvement in funding a viral development program—one that spiraled out of control and killed thousands. What begins as a simple data retrieval job quickly turns into a dangerous search for answers. Most of the facility’s personnel are dead—casualties of brutal emergency protocols. Two scientists are missing, and Adam must track them through dark, hazardous corridors and storm-drain tunnels. As Adam follows their trail, unsettling signs and unexplained events make him question the true nature of his mission—and his own connection to the facility.