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1979 Revolution: Black Friday
Developer iNK Stories, N-Fusion Interactive
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is an adventure interactive drama video game developed and published by iNK Stories, with assistance from by N-Fusion Interactive. The player controls Reza Shirazi, an aspiring photojournalist, who returns to Iran amidst the Iranian Revolution. As he becomes more involved in the events of the Revolution, Reza is forced to make decisions in order to survive. The player makes timed… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
193 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 15, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
134 positive · 43 negative
95% range 69–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 134 | 43 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 0 | 13 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
518 of 666 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
76% recommend · 139 yes, 45 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 184 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (836 of 1,088 positive).
Many reviewers say the game is too short and ends abruptly. [1][2][3]
Representative posts
- [1]
The chapters consist mostly of 1–5 minute cinematics with only a handful of QTEs and choices, bringing the total playtime to under two hours. The story feels abruptly cut short, as if development was halted mid-way. RATING: 2/10
- [10]
A great game that focuses on the events preceeding the Iranian revolution of 1979. There are some pages in history that are not very well-known outside from the places where they took place, and it is really interesting to submerge into this whole new lot of information. Apart from the rich story it also boasts a lot of historical background which you find throughout the game in the form of pictures, diary entries, …
- [11]
This is the most unbiased and the most educational video game about iran and the iranian revolution it perfectly portrays the iranian culture and it has actual real life footage of shah era, the atmosphere is amazing HOWEVER, the persian subtitles are unpolished, it has technical and grammer issues, just use english subs if you speak persian
- [7]
This is a very qualified thumbs up. There's a lot about 1979 Revolution: Black Friday that is frustrating, in particular its ending (where they planning, or hoping, to continue this story?). The choices are Telltale-style, but they mostly fall flat, changing little about the story and (more importantly) how you feel about the story and characters. And the failable quicktime events should have been left out: they're …
- [4]
This game rate : Graphics 7/10 Control 5/10 difficulty 4/10 Addictedness 3/10 Player anger - non Pay to win? - NO Play without friend - good Is it worth it - YES 100% I feel sad Every time i think about 1979 revolution
Summarised from 34 of the 200 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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1979 Revolution: Black Friday sits at 76% positive across 177 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
1979 Revolution: Black Friday received "generally favorable" reviews for Windows and Switch, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic, and "mixed or average" reviews for PlayStation 4, and 67% of critics recommended the game according to OpenCritic. Reviewers liked the narrative, characters, and historical representations, though some criticism was directed at its quick-time sequences, and visual quality. Digitally Downloaded ranked 1979 Revolution: Black Friday 38th on its list of best video games in September 2016; editor Matt Sainsbury described it as the "best example" of the medium being "used as a chronicle of critical events in human history". In June 2021, Game Rant's…
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Reactions
60 of 193 · most liked firstDO SOMETHING Pray For IRAN ! #MahsaAmini
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The chapters consist mostly of 1–5 minute cinematics with only a handful of QTEs and choices, bringing the total playtime to under two hours. The story feels abruptly cut short, as if development was halted mid-way. RATING: 2/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In 1980, I went to school in New York City with the Shah of Iran’s daughter. For a year, Leila was a classmate of mine. She appeared shy and sad, always under the watch of armed security who stood in our school’s windows. My mother almost didn’t let me go, but I went anyway. What I saw was the private side of a young girl — innocent of her father’s politics — who had been ripped away from everything she knew. The reality was far darker outside that classroom. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi ruled…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had a great gaming day at Congress of Gamers - played Gandhi, 1979: Revolution in Iran (not pictured), and Arabian Struggle @danbullock.bsky.social @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social @catastrophegames.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →This game rate : Graphics 7/10 Control 5/10 difficulty 4/10 Addictedness 3/10 Player anger - non Pay to win? - NO Play without friend - good Is it worth it - YES 100% I feel sad Every time i think about 1979 revolution
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →quite an interesting historical pick if you're interested in what happened to Iran before changing into a real-life postal3 clone
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great game that focuses on the events preceeding the Iranian revolution of 1979. There are some pages in history that are not very well-known outside from the places where they took place, and it is really interesting to submerge into this whole new lot of information. Apart from the rich story it also boasts a lot of historical background which you find throughout the game in the form of pictures, diary entries, etc. All of this lets you learn about that period in Iranian history as if you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WE LOST A GOLD AND GOT A SHI...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the most unbiased and the most educational video game about iran and the iranian revolution it perfectly portrays the iranian culture and it has actual real life footage of shah era, the atmosphere is amazing HOWEVER, the persian subtitles are unpolished, it has technical and grammer issues, just use english subs if you speak persian
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How to make a country miserable for 40 years, play this game to understand , Thank you if you give a reward
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A so-called masterpiece of propaganda, masked with a touch of deception and a blatantly one-sided perspective. Utterly disgraceful.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →you guys rock! still waiting for episode 2... now that telltale got bankrupt its your turn to show how good you are
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How it started: play this game. How it's going: check the news.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished it... Absolutely fascinating. Thank you Navid Khonsari.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good Very nice Good story I love iran
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The worst tragedy of century, putting the whole world in continuous grave danger...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Learn about real, serious historical events where the bad guys win and draw parallels to current affairs. Realise that history always repeats and nothing will ever change, curl into a ball and cry yourself to sleep. At least now I know how to patch up a fatal stomach wound with only duct tape, that'll come in handy for the next revolution.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game isn't perfect but it tries to tell a story. It's the story of a country on the verge of being destroyed. Not by nuclear bombs, but by mullahs. The story of a plot orchestrated by world powers known as the "Islamic Revolution" that shook the country to it's foundations. Never to be rebuilt again. Rest in Peace Iran. You will not be forgotten.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I decided this week's as good as any on my upcoming podcast episode to toss in this very underrated adventure game, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday about the Iranian Revolution. It's far too short, ends on a cliffhanger and only scratches the surface on the topic, but we need more games like this!
neutral · AI labelView post →+Free choice of dialogue in the game -They should have worked more on the dialogues, it would have been better if they spoke completely in Iranian and put English subtitles. -The game environment should have more structure with Iran.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who has gone through this I am amazed at the level of details and the way story is being told. A very sad, burutal game that shows 10% of what really happened. A future lost, a nation gone. In this day and age I simply cannot find out what is real and what is not but this one hits home since I have lived it. It maybe the 10% of that horror but still. Very nice gem in the rough.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →doesn't really do a great job explaining the historical and social context of the revolution, so if you're going into it blind and you don't know the history of the revolution, it will all feel very distant and messy. it's mostly decent in all accounts but it's hardly enjoyable to play or engaging to watch, too many clichés that only brings surface-level commentary.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The time is 1979, the Iranian revolution is ongoing. You play as Reza, a young photographer who is taking pictures of the events that unfolds in the streets of Tehran where both sides of the revolution use violence, and where Reza is forced to take a side in the situation. Do he support the revolution, or do he resist it and disagree with the protests? That is very much up to you to decide for yourself as the game let you choose what to do, and how to act. You can refuse to give photographs and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CONS: - too short (I didn't expect this to be so short) - It’s Not historical - Terrible controls and UI - Terrible political idea behind the game - This game is about Mojahedin organization - Non-historical info tied into the gameplay - My choices didn't matter - Potato graphics, animations and performance PROS: + Beautiful Soundtrack + Great dramatic scene in father's office + Nice dialogues
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Documentary Style, Telltale, Historical thriller 1979 revolution of Iran Choices matter Worth Buying and Playing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very qualified thumbs up. There's a lot about 1979 Revolution: Black Friday that is frustrating, in particular its ending (where they planning, or hoping, to continue this story?). The choices are Telltale-style, but they mostly fall flat, changing little about the story and (more importantly) how you feel about the story and characters. And the failable quicktime events should have been left out: they're not thrilling or fun. But when 1979 Revolution tells its story about a time and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First hand story of the shameful theft of the Iranian Revolution by the islamist fascist scum
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In comparison to other games, "1979 Revolution: Black Friday" is a very short title, with a playtime length of roughly 2 hours on a single run, and maybe another two if you're the completionist sort of gamer. However it more than makes up for its short length in taking a bold conceptualization for interactive and historical gaming and succeeding in putting it into action. You play as Reza, a photographer whose experiences and actions in the game are based in large part off of the personal…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not bad but could be better. I wish there were more games like this giving history lessons.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1979 Black Revolution is a game which is based on the significant republic revolution in Iran. As a Turk, I've played this game excitedly, and it was too emotional to me. Firstly, seems like it represents the real events which have occurred in Iran before and after the Revolution. You can easily figure this out by looking around in the game. There are a lot of photos, mentions and sound tapes etc.. Secondly, the story line was extremely fluent, if you are interested in this kind of topics or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →History in 1922, Qajar dynasty was overthrown by Persian Cossacks led by Reza Shah and British mercenaries, and Pahlavi dynasty was established. Oil was discovered in Iran and Britain helped Reza shah to modernize it, but during world war 2, Allies feared that Iran would ally with AXIS so soviets and the British invaded it. In 1950 People of Iran elected Mohhamed Mosadegh as first Democratically elected Prime minister of Iran, he nationalized british oil company. 3 years later CIA and Britain…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i bought this game cause i heard it was like a choice base "game". but it's not a game , the gameplay is even worse than playing a mobile game. from gameplay wise its like beyond two souls that is basically a movie, not a game. you can only walk and do very little certain stuff (not a lot of things are intractable) but beyond two souls was a decent movie with good story at least, this game has nothing to offer story wise too. and yea maybe the game does have choice and different endings and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An interactive narrative drama set in 1979 Iran, takes us to the days of Iranian revolution back in the days, hence the title. I would recommend this game to those who are interested in history. The game is based on events that occurred during the revolution. Your choices matter. You matter. Be the voice of many or voice your own opinion.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's certainly an interesting game. I've learned quite a bit and it plays to your emotions. That said, it's very short, the technology is dated and I'm not very happy with the choice mechanics. Also the ending felt rather rushed and unsatisfying.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a Iranian, i was touched by this game, some of details are very accurate base on what actually happened back 40 years ago. Problem was people tried to get rid of Iranian King because they wanted democracy but extremest hijacked the revolution and brought even more dictatorship upon Iranian people ... It is a fantastic game and I think everyone should play it.... no wonder this game was banned in Iran! WELL DONE to the developers and designers... FANTASTIC JOBS!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →History repeats itself.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an amazing game that will help you understand what happened in 1979 in Iran. It's beautifully done, heartbreaking, but beautifully done.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The end is abrupt indeed, but the story is gripping, too bad there is no chapter 2 to this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really interesting little game about an event that most people where I'm from know ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about. Not a lot like it. Though doesn't replicate the telltale style the greatest, and none of your choices outside of like one near the end have any real impact. 7.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1979 is a unique game, not due to it's revolutionary graphics or game design (it feels like a point-and-click "Telltale studios" game), but due to a simple fact that it tells a story that isn't being told through other contemporary games. For people from that part of the world, it may either evoke nostalgia or feel shallow, but to those who have never been invested in that story before, it can be an interesting story. I personally found the stories to be deep enough for someone who doesn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i found this game through a Gameranx video, was well worth the money and really makes you feel like you could have been there in the middle of it all. IF you love history like i do i would recommend it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Compelling story that has a lot to say about the effects of American intervention in foreign affairs and the people's story of striving to create a better world. A must play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Final Verdict: Buy if you think you'd like a grittier Telltale type game This game pretty much plays exactly like the Telltale games. The only real difference is that while Telltale deals with fictional stories, this is based on a real-life event, the 1979 Iranian Revolution. As such, this story is much grittier. There are several difficult choices along the way as well. Whole thing took me a little over 2 hours. This game has been accused of not being accurate or showing some bias. I didn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There was no special charm to the game, soon the game was over, work making the game very fast and not working very well, the story was extremely short, i think this game was for Mojahedin fans, this game seems to be just a short memory of a certain person and this game no excitement in the game and it was undesirable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very striking portrait of an important historical and political event. Should be played by anybody considering going to war with Iran who may not know much about it, or anything. Really enjoyed the writing and how collectables were integrated into the narrative.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went into this game with a bias. As someone who leans liberal, I’ve tended to see the Pahlavi monarchy’s secular modernization as a flawed but perhaps necessary stage on the path toward eventual democratization. So I started this game assuming that 'gradual reform and preserving the monarchy' might have been the more responsible path. However, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday genuinely challenged that assumption. Seeing the social fractures beneath the White Revolution, the repression carried…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great acting, directing, music, and dialogue writing don't make up for a brief (2 hours or so) Telltale-like choose your own adventure story. The story itself is very confused as to what it wants to be and feels incomplete as it will abruptly end.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #justbeatit listening chronologically so I am still doing the alphabet challenge here’s my number entry 1979 Revolution Black Friday (switch 2) half documentary half game about an uprising in Iran in 1979 solid 6.5/10 experience
neutral · AI labelView post →If nothing else, the game convinced me to go look up some historical stuff, never a bad thing to learn more about the world, good, bad or otherwise.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game really captures the fervour of revolution. Even knowing how in real life ultimately all the hopes and dreams were crushed by religion it's hard not to get involved and carried away by it while playing. That is indicative of good writing and masterful atmosphere that really captures and takes you back into that place and time. Voice acting is also top notch. Gameplay-wise this is obviously inspired by the Telltale games but with even less gameplay, so if your looking for puzzles and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a game about how we get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Experience a real revolution. Revolution will keep happening and they are always painful but bring new levels of freedom. I wish it was not this way but that is what it is.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its very engaging, a lesser 'life is strange'. just be aware that it's only four hours or so and has a bunch irrelevant info. overall i had fun and im sure you will too, more than in a lot of aaa games that seem to completely forget about storytelling.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7520163/]You can find hundreds of other reviews through our Curator page "The People's Army Will Remember That" History lesson, kids: Iran had, like, since, forever been a monarchy under the direct rule of a Shah (the Persian world for king or emperor) until an almost shock uprising in 1979 forced the then-ruler into exile and the country became an Islamic Republic. It was a weird revolution from a lot of historical standpoints, riding a wave of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A narrative-driven game but your choices don't matter that much, then why even bother? Better just watch a documentary instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not that I hated this game or had a bad time with it, I didn't, it even had a few interesting moments. Frankly it is at its best when you're basically playing pokémon snap in the middle of the protest, and recreate little snipets of the moments that happened in the iranian revolution. It is at its worse, when it forces you to react to character interactions in insanely fast moments, without allowing to address what is going on properly - I guess this is to create tension or recreate how…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tries to show Iran which is an evil country positviely.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pretty short but well made (and not to mention based on a true story) Narrative game about revolutions within iran during the late 70's. It's a pretty cool game, and i reccomend it to anyone who likes games similar to telltale or daedalic's works.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I appreciate what this game tries to do: it doesn't succumb to bloated "content", it is as short as it needs to be. It tries to show the ambiguities in a very tough situation from real world history. Many of the choices felt like true choices that would have real impact (though the follow through was often fairly weak, as is often the case with these Telltale style games). But I just couldn't sustain my interest. It is overly didactic; it feels like an interactive documentary more than…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-potato graphics -frame rate issues with i7 7700hq, gtx 1050, 16 gb ram on medium settings -crappy game design mainly inspired by telltale games' cash grab formula -awful storytelling -unnecessarily many achievements in the beginning of the game which is a terrible distraction -.... will remember that
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