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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 734 reviews of which 690 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, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Blackwell Unbound into these genres:

Point & Click Adventure Indie Female Protagonist Supernatural Mystery Detective Singleplayer Story Rich Pixel Graphics Noir 2D Atmospheric Third Person Short Great Soundtrack

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System requirements

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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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Nov. 2025

Second part of the Blackwell series, the plot thickens. It was quite interesting, though I do have my problems With the game, minor as they are. The main problem is that I am bad at this kind of puzzle solving. I did resort to using a walkthrough rather quickly, basically because I wanted to continue with the story faster. The story is really quite nice and interesting, lot of subtle little humane details that make the world more Vivid and vibrant. Really lived in world. Also the music was REALLY damn good. A strong continuation, can't wait to continue.

June 2025

One of the best point and click games out there. Highly recommended, for any curious person who wants to play this game, or wants to try a point and click game for the first time. You don't need to play any of the others ones first, since this game is technically a prequel compared to the other 4.

May 2025

The Blackwell series is pretty good. The puzzles are nice, only got stuck (stupidely) like 4 or 5 times over the entire series. The characters are well written. The overall story is good, I was quite captivated by the end. Note that the games are supposed to be played in order, each game being like a chapter of the same story. All in all, a pretty decent point'n'click series, not the best, but if you're into the genre you should definitely give it a go. The second game is a flashback, and quite short. Not much is improved from the first game, but it sets some important foundations for the following games.

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.

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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Blackwell Unbound is currently priced at 4.49€ on Steam.

Blackwell Unbound is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.49€ on Steam.

Blackwell Unbound received 690 positive votes out of a total of 734 achieving a rating of 8.80.

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Blackwell Unbound was developed and published by Wadjet Eye Games.

Blackwell Unbound is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Blackwell Unbound is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Blackwell Unbound is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Blackwell Unbound is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Blackwell Unbound. Explore additional content available for Blackwell Unbound on Steam.

Blackwell Unbound does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Blackwell Unbound supports Remote Play on Phone and Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Blackwell Unbound is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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