The Black Watchmen

The Black Watchmen

Alice & Smith · August 27, 2015 · Puzzle, Indie, RPG, Horror, Adventure

Buy The Black Watchmen from Steam at $9.99 — the cheapest of 3 stores we compare.

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Very Positive88% · 744
Best price
$9.99
lowest tracked $0.99
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Where to buy The Black Watchmen — official stores

Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$9.99
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Humble Store
Humble Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$9.99
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IndieGala Store
IndieGala Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$14.99
Buy

The Black Watchmen price by region

The Black Watchmen costs £6.99 in the United Kingdom, €8.19 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in the United States, $9.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$11.49 in Canada, NZ$12.39 in New Zealand, A$14.21 in Australia, R$20.69 in Brazil and zł35.82 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Black Watchmen offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £6.99 £6.99 — 3
Europe (EUR) €8.19 €8.19 — 3
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 3
Georgia (USD) $9.99 $9.99 — 3
Canada CA$11.49 CA$11.49 — 3
New Zealand NZ$12.39 NZ$12.39 — 3
Australia A$14.21 A$14.21 — 3
Brazil R$20.69 R$20.69 — 3
Poland zł35.82 zł35.82 — 3

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About 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.

The Black Watchmen — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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DLC & expansions

🎁 Complete the collection

Base game + 3 of 5 DLC at today's best prices (some DLC unpriced).

$29.96
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players appreciate the game's unique concept of using real-world internet research and altered reality elements as part of its puzzle-solving, with some finding it engaging and different from typical games. However, many criticize the design for requiring illogical guesses, featuring unrealistic puzzles that break immersion, relying on external websites that are now broken or flagged as unsafe, and suffering from abandonment with outdated links that make it difficult to play today.

Not recommended Jun 22, 2026
Pretty much an abandoned game. It never worked well anyway. Keep looking.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 19, 2026
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. Another had a top of the line PHD holder use just a single word as a password - research facilities don't allow them to use that through their web functions even if they wanted to it didn't make sense. - spoiler /end - Plus some 'puzzles' require website access and those websites always got flagged in my browser as unsafe and not updated so it wasn't really worth digging into everything in it. This was probably better off if the simulator was done in game where they would have better control over the game itself rather than leave it to webmasters to outdo. All of the above could be because the game is 10 years old but that is the status today as i found it as of the date of writing this review. Edited to fix a few words
1 found this helpful
Recommended May 4, 2026
Hack the planet? Then you will love this game
Recommended Feb 17, 2026
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!
Recommended Nov 8, 2025
i like how it very hands on
Recommended Oct 5, 2025
It's different, in a good way. Using the real world as a playground when searching for answers to puzzles just scratches that itch for me!

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