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The Blackwell Legacy

Wadjet Eye Games · 2012-01-13

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 13, 2012 (Mac), Jan 13, 2012 (Linux), Jan 13, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 08, 2014 (Android), Jul 10, 2014 (iOS)

When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.

The Blackwell Legacy is a 2012 Adventure and Indie game priced at $4.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 1643 reviews).

3
playing now
89%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (66 ratings)
2.7h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

The Blackwell Legacy is a 2006 graphic adventure video game, developed by Wadjet Eye Games, and released on Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android. The game involves players assuming the role of a young freelance writer living a solitary life in New York City, until she encounters a male ghost who reveals she belongs to a family of mediums, a life she is forced to adjust to as she discovers a spate of recent deaths were not natural.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 54 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 66k–131k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,643 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2014-06-24) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420172026Week of 2017-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $1.492015-06-11 — best price $1.492015-12-22 — best price $1.692016-06-23 — best price $1.492016-12-22 — best price $0.992017-10-26 — best price $1.492017-12-21 — best price $0.992018-03-26 — best price $1.992018-10-30 — best price $0.992018-12-20 — best price $1.242019-05-16 — best price $1.492019-10-07 — best price $1.992019-11-26 — best price $1.492020-01-23 — best price $1.492020-06-25 — best price $1.492020-11-25 — best price $1.492021-02-11 — best price $1.492021-10-28 — best price $1.492021-12-22 — best price $1.492022-05-16 — best price $1.492022-10-25 — best price $1.492022-12-22 — best price $1.492023-06-29 — best price $1.492023-11-21 — best price $3.042024-02-15 — best price $2.492024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-11-27 — best price $1.492025-03-13 — best price $1.492025-06-27 — best price $1.492025-10-27 — best price $1.492026-01-12 — best price $1.492026-03-19 — best price $1.492026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3572026-05-31 — 22 pageviews2026-06-04 — 19 pageviews2026-06-08 — 17 pageviews2026-06-12 — 11 pageviews2026-06-16 — 10 pageviews2026-06-20 — 14 pageviews2026-06-24 — 13 pageviews2026-06-28 — 31 pageviews2026-07-02 — 24 pageviews2026-07-06 — 20 pageviews2026-07-10 — 21 pageviews2026-07-14 — 16 pageviews2026-07-18 — 24 pageviews2026-07-22 — 12 pageviews2026-07-26 — 16 pageviews2026-07-30 — 21 pageviews2026-08-03 — 29 pageviews2026-08-07 — 14 pageviews2026-08-11 — 15 pageviews2026-08-15 — 25 pageviews2026-08-19 — 24 pageviews2026-08-23 — 16 pageviews2026-08-27 — 14 pageviews2026-08-31 — 26 pageviews2026-09-04 — 21 pageviews2026-09-08 — 18 pageviews2026-09-12 — 14 pageviews2026-09-16 — 35 pageviews2026-09-20 — 14 pageviews2026-09-24 — 18 pageviews2026-09-28 — 16 pageviews2026-10-02 — 26 pageviews2026-10-06 — 26 pageviews2026-10-09 — 12 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

8
achievements tracked
56.2%
earned "Hello Joey"
19.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudCommentary availableRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-06-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,54433%8

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DNoirIndieRetroPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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