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Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.

Release DateJan 13, 2012
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.2% (very positive) Top 5% / 95.8%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.7% Top 5% / 88.9%  Top 4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)423  Top 20% / 546  Top 20%
Curators52 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time6.1 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar37 minutes
Followers1.2K  Top 30%
Owners± 150.2K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 21.1K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 85.4K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Blackwell Deception's Steam rating and reviews between January 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 100% (June 2012) to 95.6% (July 2023).

With 546 reviews Top 20%, Blackwell Deception could be an indie success or even a small AAA success.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut graph displays the languages of Blackwell Deception's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (73%), followed by Russian (4%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 17 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in Blackwell Deception, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 9 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
  • Great story
  • Beautiful soundtracks
  • Improved dialog
  • Many locations to visit
  • Logical and challenging puzzles
  • Refinement
  • Well-done voice over
  • Fast travel map
  • Hinting system
  • Beautiful and detailed pixel art
  • Inconsistent voice acting
  • Music gets too grating
  • Audio can't be adjusted properly
  • Less game detail
  • Worse graphics
  • Less animation
  • No 'extras' available
  • Pixel hunting/wandering
  • Game crashes when Alt+Tab
  • Hinting system could be better

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 96.2%  Top 5% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Blackwell Deception's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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