Black Future '88

SUPERSCARYSNAKES · Good Shepherd Entertainment, Surefire.Games

Released: Nov 21, 2019
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 17:03 GMT

Updates & announcements

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27 Oct 2020Developer post
OST Update
Greetings All, We've heard your many requests for the new music tracks that were introduced in the last two content updates to be officially added to the standalone Soundtrack here on Steam. We're happy to report that the Soundtrack has been updated and the following thumping new
Greetings All,
We've heard your many requests for the new music tracks that were introduced in the last two content updates to be officially added to the standalone Soundtrack here on Steam. We're happy to report that the Soundtrack has been updated and the following thumping new tracks should now be automatically available for anyone who owns the OST here on Steam:

Track 14: Oh Shadow
Track 15: Young Miranda
In addition to this, we just updated the game's looks with a brand new cover art featuring everyone's favorite misfits. We hope that you are as in love with it as we are and really look forward to hearing what you think of the new coat of paint.
These are all just small sparks that we hope will lead to exciting new fires soon. So please keep an eye out on this space for future new announcements/releases. Stay Tuned!
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01 Aug 2020Developer post
Pre-Order the LP Original Soundtrack from Black Future '88
Happy weekend everyone, We’re thrilled to share that you can now Pre-Order the addictive LP Original Soundtrack from Black Future '88 by developer Don Bellenger. It’s a great way to appreciate your favorite synth-punk score from the game of a dystopian future envisaged in an alte
30 Mar 2020Developer post
Black Future '88 Content Update 2
Greetings All, We're continuing to listen to your calls for new content and are loving your videos and comments. We plan to continue to update and add content in the future and keep the momentum going, so please let us know your thoughts in the Steam Forum and on Discord. Here's
Greetings All,
We're continuing to listen to your calls for new content and are loving your videos and comments. We plan to continue to update and add content in the future and keep the momentum going, so please let us know your thoughts in the Steam Forum and on Discord. Here's the latest!

Level cap extended to 75
New Weapon: The Big Brother Macro-doser. A slower but heavier grenade repeater.
New Weapon: Thick Repeater: A heavy melee weapon that will reap through enemies when you hit a stasis'd (that's a word now) target.
New Buff: Fever Dream: Regain deadlock time when killing enemies while at high combo levels
New Tower Buff: Austerity Measures- Tower Wardens no longer drop health and ammo packs
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31 Jan 2020Developer post
Black Future '88 Content Drop
We've read your content suggestions in the forum thread here and in Discord . Now from the twisted mind of Super Scary Snakes, we introduce the Heavy Culture Update. About the Heavy Culture update This update focuses on more time-based mechanics. The big feature is that the timeb
We've read your content suggestions in the forum thread here and in Discord. Now from the twisted mind of Super Scary Snakes, we introduce the Heavy Culture Update.
About the Heavy Culture update
This update focuses on more time-based mechanics. The big feature is that the timebank has been changed to not cost health, but to allow the player to grow a deadlock culture that takes some time to grow. Example: Iota Culture costs 4 minutes to start, and it will take 6 minutes to grow, but upon collecting it it will give the player 5 minutes back. This gives players more ability to invest in their late game at an early point in the run, and also alows more players to feel the joy of time pressure. Players must pick up their culture from a different fixture that started it.
Players can now sometimes find the Tower Hacker in the tower next to the P.E.R.X. stations. She costs money to interact with, and she costs more money each time you talk to her in that run. She'll hack the P.E.R.X. station to hack buffs away from skymelt, but doing so means the P.E.R.X. can't be used for player buffs.
New Content!
Deadly Cultures:

Alpha Culture- Costs:2m, Grow Time: 3m, Total Yield: 110%
Beta Culture- Costs:8m, Ggrow Time: 6m, Total Yield: 125%
Tau Culture- Costs:4m, Grow Time: 3m, Total Yield: 120%
Iota Culture- Costs:4m, Grow Time: 6m, Total Yield: 125%
Gamma Culture- Costs:1m, Grow Time: 1m, Total Yield: 100%
Omega Culture- Costs 14m(!!!), Grow Time: 2m, Total Yield: 120%
Weapons:

Rail Spike- New melee weapon type, does more damage at the tip.
Ceramic Spike- A breakable version of the rail spike
Blak Spike- A Rail Spike weapon that costs time to use, but gives time refunds when striking enemies with the tip.
Stasis Spike- A stasis version of the rail spike that stuns enemies hit by the tip.
General Buffs:

Pristine Touch Buff- Get from P.E.R.X., get time back from killing cursed enemies, can't pick up cursed weapons anymore.
Bad Blood Buff- Get from the Cursed Survivor, get time back on kills when you have a blood infection
Tower Upgrades:

Hot Money. Hot enemies and enemies killed with hot weapons OR explosions will drop hot money. Hot Money doesn't auto attract to the player but does 1pt of damage if you touch it. Hot money takes a second to cool down at which point it turns into regular money.
Unstable Portals. Cursed portals will now take damage. After a certain threshold they explode, cursing all the enemies in the room and the player.
Extra:

Many new rooms added to every zone.
New Music- Oh Shadow
New Music- Young Miranda
Quality of Life!

More communicative effect when weapons break
Adding an effect when deadlock time is absorbed via combat
Seagrist max ammo reduced slightly for balance.
Bug Fixes!

Ground snipers have the correct gravity now
Fixes to the twitch integration which wasn't gracefully handling bad usernames, which could oftentimes break the game.
Hunter Zero should appear now, fixing the achievement "NOW JUST PLAIN ZERO"
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31 Jan 2020Announcement
Daily Deal - Black Future '88, 25% Off
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11 Dec 2019Developer post
Black Future '88 patch V44.1 is live
Here are the build note for this update, V44.1 BUG FIXES Crash on the epilepsy warning screen has been fixed. Players no longer dash when closing the mini map. Fixed stability when a hunter spawns in the Runnels secret room. The map generator will now only place singular/unique r
22 Nov 2019Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Heart-stopping shooter Black Future '88 crashes out today
It’s 1988. It’s been 1988 for longer than anyone can remember, and you’ve only got minutes to make it to the top of a tower before your heart explodes. Rubbish, that. So begins Black Future ’88 , a side-scrolling cyberpunk shooter from developers SuperScarySnakes, released today.
21 Nov 2019Developer post
Black Future '88 is Now Available!
Hello all, The time is finally upon us. Black Future '88 is now officially available! Thank you very much for your patience and for all of your support getting us to this point. This game wouldn't be what it is today without the constant support of all all of you. We would like t
21 Nov 2019Product Release
Now Available on Steam - Black Future '88, 10% off!
Black Future '88 is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!* Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade you
30 Oct 2019Developer post
Black Future '88 Launch Date Announcement
Hello All, You’ve been patient for more updates and we’re thrilled to share the big news that Black Future ‘88, will arrive digitally on Windows PC via Steam & Nintendo Switch on November 21, 2019. TRAILER HERE Additional Info: A special physical release of Black Future ’88 o
Hello All,
You’ve been patient for more updates and we’re thrilled to share the big news that Black Future ‘88, will arrive digitally on Windows PC via Steam & Nintendo Switch on November 21, 2019.
TRAILER HERE
Additional Info:

A special physical release of Black Future ’88 on the Nintendo Switch will be available in retail stores in 2020.
The game will support local Co-op, but we’re excited to announce that you can also invite a friend to join your game online even if they don’t own a copy of the game. Black Future ’88 will fully support Steam’s new Remote Play Together Feature at launch. More info on that service HERE.
Challenge your friends with the global leader board and see where you rank.
Special interviews with the devs, gameplay and fun streams will be taking place here on launch weekend here on the Steam page. More info shared on Twitter @GoodShepherdEnt.
We want to make sure this game makes a significant impact and spread the fun, so if you wouldn’t mind supporting the launch on Twitter, that would be truly appreciated. For more information, visit www.BlackFuture88.com, and follow @GoodShepherdEnt and @SuperScarySnake.
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06 Mar 2019Developer post
Black Future '88 Beta launches
You said you couldn't wait any longer to play, you said that the gameplay looked too good to miss, you said the LAN party was coming back... AND we heard you. While you wait for the full game to release here on Steam, head on over to the game's official website and grab the Beta
19 Feb 2019Developer post
New trailer for Black Future '88 on Switch
Some exciting news fellow survivors, we have a kick-ass new trailer announcing that Black Future '88 is coming to Nintendo Switch and featuring some exciting new gameplay footage. The game has really evolved and we're hyped to show it to you on launch day. Now on to the trailer!
14 Dec 2018Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Giveaway: 1500 Black Future 88 beta keys
Black Future ’88 is a 2D action-platformer in which you’ve got 18 minutes to fight your way to the top of a procedural tower in order to defeat its architect in a “synth-punk” post-apocalypse. If that sounds like your kind of thing, you’re in luck – we’ve got 1500 beta keys for t