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Blackwell Unbound

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App ID 80340
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Wadjet Eye Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies AdventureGameStudio Engine
Last Changenumber 29915932
Last Record Update 6 July 2025 – 05:10:49 UTC ()
Release Date 13 January 2012 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
😎 87.88%
737 reviews
0
In-Game

The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.

Additional Information

Developer Wadjet Eye Games
gamedir Blackwell Unbound
metacritic_name Blackwell Unbound
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NoServers Yes
primarycache 80341
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community_visible_stats Yes
Publisher Wadjet Eye Games
Store Release Date 13 January 2012 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 13 January 2012 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 October 2022 – 00:33:01 UTC () (1667003581)
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review_percentage 93
Detected Technologies (?) AdventureGameStudio Engine, Allegro SDK, Ogg SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 6 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9207530
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 4 May 2013 – 21:04:15 UTC (), in changelist #132852

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🔎 Point & Click 🗺️ Adventure 🌱 Indie 👩 Female Protagonist 🔮 Supernatural 🤫 Mystery 🕵️ Detective 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Story Rich 👾 Pixel Graphics 🕵️ Noir 🏽 2D 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Third Person 🤏 Short

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Cloud Commentary available Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp4 October 2024 – 10:20:57 UTC

Steam charts

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  • 0 players right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 109 all-time peak 25 June 2014
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Store data

  • 1,678 followers
  • 692 positive reviews
  • 45 negative reviews
  • 93.89% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 351 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 87.88% SteamDB Rating
  • 692 93.9% positive reviews
  • 45 6.1% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
13 January 2012 – 18:00 Steam Release -
13 March 2013 – 14:00 ⇄ Groupees: Wadjet Eye Groupee -
30 May 2013 – 03:00 ⇄ Groupees: bundle-in-a-box.com #5: Capsule Bundle -
23 September 2014 – 14:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Bundle: PC and Android 11 -
11 January 2023 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Wadjet Eye: Sixteen Years of Adventure! -

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Blackwell Unbound had an all-time peak of 109 concurrent players on 25 June 2014.

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