The Black Watchmen

Buy88%

Very Positive · 744 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS

Alice & Smith · Puzzle · Aug 27, 2015

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
48
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy The Black Watchmen?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 744 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
3 points for comprehensibility, 3 points for complexity, 3 points for interesting characters, 1 point for sci-fi
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The aesthetics of this game, the unrivaled sense of immersion, the active community and the gameplay all create a very enjoyably frustrating experience for me - much like a difficult Sudoku or Crossword puzzle.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
3 points for sounding good, 3 points for more than 9 songs, 3 points for thematic soundtrack, 1 point for being on Spotify
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
3 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
i try to farm flower, grass and tree but hacker come take my crops and i cant progress so i must restart but this game is good because it has very good graphics and it is chill to play and talk with friends while playing and this is good because of that even if there is cheater in this game on every corner and front of the game.....

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story29 reviews
Gameplay27 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Graphics3 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
71% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
78% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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