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The Black Watchmen

The Black Watchmen

Become a Secret Agent and investigate paranormal activities in this dark Lovecraftian universe. This Alternate Reality Game will have you explore complex puzzles in-game but also in real-life; interacting with real websites, companies, and NPCs that we created as part of our universe.

Released Aug 27, 2015 Developer Alice & Smith Platforms Windows · Mac IlluminatiPuzzleIndieRPGHorror
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.0%positive743 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Hack the planet? Then you will love this game”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Great concept. I love these altered reality type games. Really fun missions and great story that pulls you through. Bit harder to play these days due to broken links etc... I can only image what it was like to play when it first came out!”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Don't bother this is guess what I'm thinking game - minor spoiler - One of the puzzles that a secret agent is asked to guess what state a substance is from a letter....yes that's why you spend millions training your agents to find out the form of subtances and then leave.…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

48achievements
2.3%median completion
1.2%rarest: Shock Trooper
73.7% of players 73.2% of players 65.6% of players 55.6% of players 38.0% of players 38.0% of players 19.0% of players 19.0% of players 15.3% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 8.6% of players 8.6% of players 6.9% of players 5.2% of players 4.2% of players 3.4% of players 2.9% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 73.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.7%Accuracy — Complete an investigation on your first try
73.2%The Agent Map — Unlock The Agent Map
65.6%The Situation Room — Unlock The Situation Room
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Shock Trooper — Hidden achievement
1.3%Greenlight Operative — Hidden achievement
1.3%Futurology — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US9.99 USD
UK7.19 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada11.49 CAD
Japan1,010 JPY
Brazil20.69 BRL
China37.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$4.1 China Japan Canada UK US Australia≈$10

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 21, 2023
Icebreaker Update

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/9117305/510895ac652ae99061d4c43dc1e44aae4e7d256f.png Agents, gear up for an exhilarating winter! We've launched Rose Cottage, a new live sandbox online come

Feb 29, 2020
The Black Watchmen - Gameplay Stream

Join hahayesuwu here: https://www.twitch.tv/hahayesuwu New agent doing season 1 with the community!

Sep 21, 2019
Live Stream +25% drop rate + legendary Goliath-7!

Another stream is up! Join PhoenixFyrefly here: https://www.twitch.tv/phoenixfyrefly We also increase the drop rate for Goliath-7 rewards and double the drop rate for the Legendary Goliath-7 upgrade.

Dec 22, 2018
Welcome New Agents!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/5fdd0d78c93dab339e6dc89ca869eb1d37dadcd2.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/dcb73

Dec 22, 2018
December Update

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/0ca067c792c6cebb3ecb735964650c9eda7205e6.jpg Black Watchmen owners will now unlock an exclusive new skin in NITE Team 4. This

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsIlluminati · Puzzle · Indie · RPG · Horror · Adventure · Conspiracy · Mystery · Massively Multiplayer · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements48
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.blackwatchmen.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Latest version Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Screen resolution 1280x720