# The Black Watchmen

Summer DB entity ID: f09fee4c\-9695\-4e46\-8740\-8854178ad8a4

Steam App ID: 349220

Just Updated     About the Game  A PARG \(Permanent Alternate Reality Game\), like The Black Watchmen, uses the real world as its game world, blurring the lines between fiction and reality\. You'll find yourself investigating in\-game & online, using the web and interacting with websites, companies and NPCs we have created\.  Pricing You are buying Season 1, which gives you access to:   25 in\-game missions   65 puzzles to solve   5 hidden missions \(unlocked by obtaining “puzzle pieces” or secret answers in\-game\)   Community sandbox missions   Season 2 is an optional DLC and includes:    30 in\-game missions featuring an expanded narrative   82 puzzles to solve   5 new hidden missions   The World of The Black Watchmen  The Black Watchmen are a paramilitary group dedicated to protecting the public from dangerous phenomena beyond human understanding: ritualistic murder, occult secret societies, and paranormal activity, to name but a few\.  As a global organization, The Black Watchmen offer a wide range of skills and services for covert missions anywhere in the world, on behalf of any group, corporation or government that can afford them\. Often called in as a last resort, The Black Watchmen pride themselves on their discretion, strength and efficiency\.  To maintain objectivity in the field, you, as an agent, are never informed of the identity of the client\. You are given only mission parameters and told how to distinguish friend from foe, but the lines are often blurred… Gameplay Features   Gameplay: Different missions require different skill\-sets\.   Crack ancient codes and investigate bizarre occurrences   Join a squadron of soldiers raiding a rupture site   Hack through the virtual defenses of your enemies   Research an occult group and uncover hidden connections    All Around You: The game is played using coded websites, wikis and real world references\.   Mission Hub: An interface that acts as a hub for information, mission briefings, puzzles, and more\.   Agent Map: See the locations of your fellow agents around the world, and keep an eye out for potential location\-based missions\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Alice & Smith

- Publisher: Alice & Smith

- Release date: Aug 27, 2015

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/349220/ss\_fea100cf6469d7de5362666914de3924551c136c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1702491751, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/349220/ss\_effdc393f7b6af8d3602d320d2cb1b6fa4f3967a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1702491751, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/349220/ss\_8844ab63e02e925ffcf39e15a24d35dd513dfdaa\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1702491751, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/349220/ss\_1fb62dfea57ea8606912e17eea401d2409cd87c6\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1702491751, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/349220/ss\_1b7d4d1bd3087f66a9f51c6fc0f58a4b4a2c07b1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1702491751, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/349220/ss\_d2488540241e04ed16cd1b836f8c36c716eca4ce\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1702491751, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/349220/ss\_c2dbd2ec77ed8d17399f81fe7aff5190e1744345\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1702491751

- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 1

- Steam review count: 744

- Steam positive reviews: 658

- Steam negative reviews: 86

- Steam positive percentage: 88.44086021505376%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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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\-22T03:13:37\.177803\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T03:13:38\.406746\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T03:13:38\.151438\+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.

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