Blackwell Unbound on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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.

Blackwell Unbound is a point & click, adventure and indie game developed and published by Wadjet Eye Games.
Released on January 13th 2012 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 724 reviews of which 680 were positive and 44 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.49€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS:Windows ME or higher
  • Processor:Pentium or higher
  • Memory:64 MB RAM
  • Graphics:640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum
  • DirectX®:5.0
  • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
  • Sound:All DirectX-compatible sound cards
MacOS
  • OS Version: 10.11
  • Architecture: 64bit
  • Memory: 2 GB
  • Storage: 1.5 GB
Linux
  • OS Version: Ubuntu, Debian, Arch - (64 bit)
  • Processor: Pentium or higher processor
  • Memory: 2 GB
  • Graphics: OpenGL
  • Storage: 1.5 GB
  • Sound Card: Alsa/PulseAudio/DSP

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March 2025
An absolute must play for fans of Point n click adventure games. Great writing with lots of humor and heart.
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March 2025
The second entry in the Blackwell series was planned to be a flashback in the first game but became so long and elaborate, it was turned into its very own adventure. This time, we play as a different Blackwell lady: Rosa's aunt, Lauren. While Rosa and family legacy ghost Joey were only getting to know each other in "Legacy", Lauren and Joey's dynamic here is more intimate. You can tell they've been a team for quite some time which is a fun new way to see a medium and her spirit guide interact. Really enjoyed this sequel! It has all the good and right parts you loved in the previous game already.
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Feb. 2025
Originally played the series 2016 and replaying again in order this time. Unbound the second game in the series. I have a total of 2.5 hours in the game, so first time took me about 1h 20-30m. I managed to beat the game the second time in 1h 10m. This one is shorter than the first game, I believe the shortest in the series. It is a prequel. There's not much else I can say other than it's good for what it is. I still recommend the series.
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Nov. 2024
Pretty fun, just as good as the previous entry in the series. Once again, the voice acting was mixed but the gameplay and writing were fantastic. I especially loved the music, which is just as well since there's a focus on music in the story.
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May 2024
I've played this game multiple times and each time I enjoy every moment of it. I love this series so much and I just love coming back and revisiting the stories. Also, it's very fun to go back and try to get all the achievements. Another point towards solid replayability. It's just a fun cozy mystery game.
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Blackwell Unbound
8.8
680
44
Online players
4
Developer
Wadjet Eye Games
Publisher
Wadjet Eye Games
Release 13 Jan 2012
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