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Blake: The Visual Novel

Ori Mees · LegendOri Productions · 2021-08-31

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 31, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 31, 2021 (Mac)

Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.

91%
positive of 64 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
100/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

In the perpetually rainy city of New Stone, Blake, your average office worker, finds his world turned upside down when a series of incriminating events cause him to question what to do and who he should become.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 47% of 20,331 Casual games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $0.87 at Steam (2023-02-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920212026Week of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

NoirCrimeIndieCasualComedyThrillerDetectiveEmotionalComic BookStory Rich

Census log

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