Explore 20+ levels, gather resources and upgrade tools

Multiple Unique Biomes including magma chambers, sunken caves, labyrinthine tunnels, alien nests, and more.

Mine, scavenge, loot, and fish as you gather the resources you need to upgrade your character and repair your ship.

Deadly alien creatures and "Singularity" PvPvE mode

Fight to survive against deadly alien creatures that lurk in the darkness; to survive you'll have to master an array of powerful weapons.

In PvPvE mode, face off against up to 11 other players. Forge uneasy alliances as you navigate an ever-shrinking maze. Gather as much loot as you can, but get too greedy and you may not make it out at all…

Into Black FAQs

A lone wanderer on the edge of space, a mystery as old as the universe itself, and one little personal assistant robot with no idea who just wants to make the tea.

But maybe we can answer some questions for you...

General Questions

Where can I find the latest patch notes?

You can find the latest patch notes here - Into Black Patch Notes

What is Into Black?

Into Black is a First-Person action adventure that takes you into the depths of a mysterious alien planet. Explore the endless darkness, mine valuable resources, and fight off alien beasts as you try to repair your ship and escape.

Designed for Meta Quest and leveraging the power of Quest 3, featuring a rich story, multiple game modes, and solo or co-op gameplay, Into Black takes immersive VR experiences to the next level.

How long is the campaign mode expected to be?

Depending on play-style and engagement with crafting side missions, we’re estimating around 10 hours.

Does Into Black run on Quest 2?

Yes, Into Black, although designed to take advantage of the power of Quest 3, does run on Quest 2 hardware.

Will Into Black be coming to any other platforms?

Currently Into Black will only be available on Meta Quest at launch in October. However, we will be considering other platforms post-release.

How do I start a co-op game?

You need to complete mission 1 and craft the mining laser in order to unlock the ‘Co-op’ terminal. From there you can create a room to host which will generate a room code that you can provide to friends which they can use to join.

What is the Singularity (PvPvE) mode?

In our singularity (PvPvE) mode up to 12 players make their way to the center of an ever-shrinking map, battling enemies and each other while collecting resources and upgrading their weapons. Only those who make it out via randomly spawning portals (or the portal at the dead center of the map) make it out alive and get to keep their resources and upgrades ready for the next match.

Will you be supporting other languages?

Yes we will be localizing the text in a later update to support French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (simplified and traditional)

How do I breach the anomaly mission?

This area seems to be catching up some people.

As a step by step, defeat the Golem and make sure that the 'Objectives' tab on your wrist says "Scan the energy signature". Then scan with the hand scanner, at which point the Anomaly should increase in size. At that point, craft the breacher via your wrist UI (in the bottom right corner of the 'Objectives' tab) and fire it at the large anomaly. You should then be able to jump through.

If you're still having issues, we'd love to see a video or walk you through some other ideas via our support -  https://thebinarymill.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

We'll also be adding a few more safeguards for this in the next patch!

I need bio fuel but can’t seem to find it anywhere?

You need to go into the composites tab in the fabricator room and fabricate the biofuel
Our next patch adds a quicker/easier way to do this :)

When do saves occur in game?

Mission progress and collected items/resources are saved when successfully completing a mission.

The game is designed to be based around venturing into the caves and only keeping your valuable loot when making it through successfully, and we have strived to make our missions fit into this time framework.

For mission one, this is when you activate the scan on the navcon.

We have, however, heard the feedback that some players need more frequent breaks and we are looking into adding checkpoints to story heavy missions soon.

How do I interact with objects that have a circle on them?

There are a lot of objects in Into Black like this and for the most part you can just point at them with your left or right hand and use grip, then pull back like a whip (or fishing line).

However some objects have a puzzle involved with this action, and we'll leave you to figure those out ;P

What do I do if there is a problem with the game or I get completely stuck in or on something?

Go into the in-game menu with the options button on your Quest controller and there is an option that will let you respawn in a safe area so you can continue.

Available Now!

(Released October 10, 10am PT)

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