Blackwell Deception
Point-and-click mystery about a psychic investigating deaths and restless spirits
Wadjet Eye Games · Released Jan 13, 2012
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 649
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 3
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 month ago
- Jul 31, 2026
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Blackwell Deception?
A single-player point-and-click mystery set in New York City. You follow clues as psychic Rosa and her ghostly guide Joey investigate deaths linked to street psychics and the confused spirits left behind.
For you if...
- +you enjoy supernatural detective stories with a dark tone
- +you like piecing together clues in point-and-click adventures
- +you value character-focused writing and voice acting
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action to clue-driven mysteries
- −you want puzzles that rarely leave you stuck
What players say
96% of 649 reviews are positive
Players praise the story, character development, voice acting, and puzzles. Some find the puzzles harder to decipher than in earlier entries and say they need a guide.
Screenshots and trailer
Blackwell Deception system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows ME or higher
- Processor
- Pentium or higher
- Graphics
- 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum
- Memory
- 64 MB RAM
- Storage
- 350 MB HD space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 18
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Point & Click
- Adventure
- Indie
- Female Protagonist
- Supernatural
- Mystery
- Detective
- Noir
- Pixel Graphics
- Singleplayer
- Story Rich
- Atmospheric
- 2D
- Third Person
- Short
- Puzzle
Recent updates
- Jul 31, 2026 · Blackwell Deception Patch
- Jun 10, 2026 · Blackwell Deception - Hotfix Patch
- Jan 13, 2026 · Blackwell Deception - Music Slider patch
- Jun 19, 2025 · Blackwell Deception - Hotfix Patch
- Jun 16, 2025 · Blackwell Deception Patch - Hotfix
1 DLC available.
