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Games like 1979 Revolution: Black Friday

If 1979 Revolution: Black Friday is your kind of game, the closest matches are Road 96 ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ, Not For Broadcast and Not For Broadcast VR โ€” picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its educational without feeling didactic, atmospheric and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity โ€” not a generic popularity list.

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About 1979 Revolution: Black Friday: 1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970โ€™s.

2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 80Windows ยท macOSby iNK Stories, N-Fusion Interactive
1979 Revolution: Black Friday โ€” Steam game cover
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Educational without feeling didacticHistorical authenticity through real footageMoral dilemmas force tough choicesAtmosphericContemplativeImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into 1979 Revolution: Black Friday also tend to own these titles โ€” a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Road 96 ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Top pick for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.96 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  2. Not For Broadcast

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Second-strongest match for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now itโ€™s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  3. Not For Broadcast VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Third-strongest match for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Get closer to the truth than ever in the VR edition of Not For Broadcast. Keep the cameras rolling, censor the swears and immerse yourself in the powerful, alluring and occasionally deadly world of broadcast television news.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDSteam โ†—
  4. Suzerain

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Ranked #4 for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  5. Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam โ†—
  6. Unrest

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Ranked #6 for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.

    2014IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  7. The Council

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Ranked #7 for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

    2018AdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  8. Attentat 1942

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Ranked #8 for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

    2017IndieAdventure10.99 USDSteam โ†—

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 1979 Revolution: Black Friday at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 1979 Revolution: Black Friday on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 1979 Revolution: Black Friday on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  3. Titanfallยฎ 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under 1979 Revolution: Black Friday on Steam right now. Shares Action with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 1979 Revolution: Black Friday on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 1979 Revolution: Black Friday on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam โ†—
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under 1979 Revolution: Black Friday on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under 1979 Revolution: Black Friday on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 1979 Revolution: Black Friday on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam โ†—
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—

Frequently asked about 1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Does 1979 Revolution: Black Friday run on Steam Deck?
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is rated Playable on Steam Deck โ€” it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does 1979 Revolution: Black Friday cost?
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 1979 Revolution: Black Friday are Road 96 ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ, Not For Broadcast, Not For Broadcast VR.
Who developed 1979 Revolution: Black Friday?
1979 Revolution: Black Friday was developed by iNK Stories, N-Fusion Interactive and published by iNK Stories.

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