# The Black Widow

Summer DB entity ID: 3753f4c4\-d9af\-4f01\-84b2\-474cb98ba8dd

Steam App ID: 984930

"The story is captivating"   Forbes   "Gripping and well\-told"  Kotaku   "The Black Widow is an unnerving experience… Hearing the actual testimonies was haunting"  Monstervine   “Eerie…spooky murder\-mystery”  Invision Game Community   “Wonderfully weird…a unique take on mystery solving”  Extra Life   "The Black Widow is particularly poignant \.\.\.it’s rather cleverly designed"  Digitally Downloaded    An interactive murder mystery unraveled by communicating with the dead …literally\.     Faithfully reenacted from original court records and letters, the game allows players to investigate the true case of Australia’s first female serial killer\. Ask your own questions to determine whether she was truly guilty – or unjustly executed\.  This provocative format challenges players to reflect on their own prejudices and reconsider the verdict of a contentious legal case\. Was the accused a callous adulteress, drunkard, and liar – or a victim of sexist expectations?  Key Features    Communicate with a convicted killer\.   Ask questions using topics via a spirit board\.   Delve into a complex and dramatic murder mystery\.   Immerse yourself in a faithful, dramatic recreation of a Victorian\-era court case\.   Enjoy vivid graphics and an unnerving, atmospheric interface\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Flux

- Publisher: Flux

- Release date: Jul 31, 2019

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation

- Categories: Single\-player, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/984930/ss\_2e6e1747acc93a58abcfc0f0f455d610ed15250a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1668543110, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/984930/ss\_746c78cd033d034004a07588cda962e1d5fffb4c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1668543110, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/984930/ss\_3479ec392b30791a5030e9f6409475fab02b6ef9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1668543110, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/984930/ss\_39a80e51c0543dd6703609fb84a2e92e5f68b57d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1668543110, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/984930/ss\_3fc7a94518d891da236fe848e8eca25008a7c0ed\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1668543110

- Price: 99 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 8

- Steam positive reviews: 6

- Steam negative reviews: 2

- Steam positive percentage: 75%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/3753f4c4-d9af-4f01-84b2-474cb98ba8dd/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/3753f4c4-d9af-4f01-84b2-474cb98ba8dd/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T23:34:57\.681659\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T23:35:00\.323032\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T23:34:59\.707599\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/984930/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/3753f4c4-d9af-4f01-84b2-474cb98ba8dd)