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The Blackwell Legacy
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“Ghost grandpa in my head tells me where the key is. Wife thinks I’m talking to her, I’m asking the spirit where the batteries are. Plot feels like a VHS tape left in the attic, moldy but golden. Five acts, zero popcorn breaks. Now I eye every fan in my building, maybe they wanna…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“One of the all-time great indie adventure games, and one of the primary titles responsible for the 2000s revival of point-and-click adventure gaming (along with the Chzo Mythos titles and others). Great storytelling, great pacing, great voice acting, and fun mechanics. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Very enjoyable introduction to the Blackwell games, highly original story, I think most point & clickers would enjoy this”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-01 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Blackwell Legacy - Achievements & Screenshot Patch
-Achievements now sync between local and remote, so if you lose connection, you don't have to replay a part, just open the achievements UI. -Upgraded to 3.6.1.35 so now that means you can hit F12 to s
Rosa Walking Patch
-Fixed an issue with Rosa walking while you have options on. -Fixed an issue where repeatedly clicking would make Rosa look a bit weird.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Point & Click · Adventure · Indie · Female Protagonist · Supernatural · Mystery · Pixel Graphics · Singleplayer · Detective · Story Rich · Noir · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Commentary available · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Official site | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS: Windows ME or higher Processor: Pentium or higher Memory: 64 MB RAM Graphics: 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum DirectX®: 5.0 Hard Drive: 200 MB HD space Sound: All DirectX-compatible sound cards