The Blackwell Legacy

The Blackwell Legacy

Steam Deck Verified

Wadjet Eye Games · Point & Click · Jan 13, 2012

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $1.49.

89%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 230 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
While the game is short, I found the story to be very engaging.
230 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is really nice and adds to the atmosphere.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ The art style gets better in each Blackwell game
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Despite a few minor annoyances, the gameplay, story, and characters are really enjoyable and I was really interested in the world this game presents.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
You need to move your mouse to the top of the screen to access the menu.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Runs flawlessly on the Steam Deck.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters230 reviews
Audio82 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Gameplay37 reviews
Interface30 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty18 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes16 reviews
75%
Bugs7 reviews
57%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
8
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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