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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.

Release DateJan 13, 2012
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.7% (very positive) Top 15% / 94.1%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87% Top 10% / 87.8%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)521  Top 20% / 655  Top 20%
Curators68 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time3.9 hours
Play Time per Dollar47 minutes  Top 30%
Followers1.6K  Top 30%
Owners± 175.6K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 27.4K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 54.5K  Top 30%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Blackwell Unbound steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Blackwell Unbound's Steam rating and reviews between January 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (June 2012) to 92.6% (July 2014).

The 655 reviews Top 15% suggest that Blackwell Unbound might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Blackwell Unbound and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Blackwell Unbound's review languages. The most popular language is English (72%), followed by Russian (5%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 18 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Blackwell Unbound percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Blackwell Unbound depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Good story
  • Nice soundtracks
  • Well-done voice over
  • Pixel art
  • Fast travel map
  • Manual + Automatic save files
  • Steam achievements
  • Entertaining dialogue
  • Strong character
  • Improved voice acting
  • No hinting system
  • Formulaic narrative
  • Limited mechanics
  • Lacks depth
  • Repeating dialogues
  • Frustrating puzzles
  • Missing hints
  • Shorter than predecessor
  • Lacking in aesthetics
  • Less variation in puzzles

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 93.7%  Top 15% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Blackwell Unbound's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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