Unavowed

easy but fun

I've been meaning to play this for years, finally got around to it. Puzzles are mostly logical, so no really bizarre answers like old King's Quest point and clicks. Story is good, urban fantasy type, which I enjoyed a lot, and oh... one of the best things is that all the puzzles can be solved no matter who is in your party. I enjoyed this enough that I'm going to go back and 100% it.

Great story, cool pixel art, and smart puzzles. No stupid solutions like in many other point-and-click games. Recommended

So so good, great world building, dialogue and puzzles!

A lovely Point And Click adventure game featuring one of my favourite twists in any media ever.

Excellent game.

Splendid voice acting as usual for Wadjet Eye, save for the owner of that bagel store who got a bit too close to the mic. But he doesn't talk much anyway.

This game is a spiritual (heh) successor to the Blackwell series. This means it's a wild ride involving the occult, New York, some light to medium challenge puzzles with not much moon logic, lots of dialog (all voiced!) and great retro pixel art. It's got a fantastic soundtrack too!

Just like Blackwell, it also comes with some hard decisions and sad moments. And there is not really what I'd consider a good ending.

Some of the characters are a bit flat, but they're all likable and unique.

Anyway, play this game!

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Amazing point and click game

Great writing, strong characters, wonderful modern P&C adventure set in an urban fantasy world. Great morality choices to make that echo back in satisfying ways. The puzzles are pretty straightforward and not overly complicated, if that's what you're looking for!

My favourite of the Wadjet Eye games. May invite a second or third playthrough.

Edit: I actually confused this game with Avowed and thought this was what people were talking about. A beneficial mix-up because it seems Avowed is mid, and this game was not.

This was the first game I had a chance to play after the birth of my daughter. It took me 15 weeks to finish an 8 hour story. An odd way to start the next chapter, but a good one.

I grew up on point-and-click adventures with good, compact stories. This game was no different. The adventure was still there, the puzzles were still there, all with modern-but-stylized graphics and solid voice acting. There weren't many, barely any, soft-locks that were staples of PNC adventures from decades ago, but it didn't take away from the experience. I was invested in the story and found the many plot-based morality choices difficult. You are also able to experience multiple endings based on the choices you make, and can reload a save to see several in a few minutes.

I don't typically replay games so I missed a lot of achievements that I'm sure would dictate more of the story, but I feel like for people that do play games that way, there is some replayability given the gravity of the morality system at times. This game was worth my money and I would recommend it just the same to other PNC fans.

Another classic from Wadjet Eye.

While I haven't actually finished this game yet, I am enjoying my time with it a lot. The story and characters are interesting and the puzzles are challenging but not so much so that it gets annoying. Not only that, the entire game is voice acted (not a given with these types of games) and quite well too, in my opinion. I also really like the art style - and this comes from someone who isn't really that into pixel art style in games.

So all in all, I'm glad I finally took the time to play this game after letting it sit in my Steam library for months. I will probably edit my review a bit once I have actually finished the game, but so far so good and I'd totally recommend this one if you're in for an interesting supernatural mystery to solve.

Definitely better than Avowed

Unavowed is probably the best-in-genre of old school 90s adventure games. The art feels like a direct sequel to Ken and Roberta Williams, and the story feels like it's set in the Gabriel Knight universe.

This includes the crappy parts. Tumbler lock puzzles, combining items, order-of-operation NPC questlines, backtracking, B-movie story - the whole meal deal is included in this. The sharp edges have been rounded to be as gentle as possible and the built-in hint system in NPC dialogue works great. So it's the most enjoyable game of its type, with a refreshing sincerity in all its chapters if you can get past the cheese.

Buena historia, demasiado facil.

Fantastic game. I really enjoyed the story and style.

Good story, good game. Worth it at full price, though I don't regret waiting for a sale since I will probably not replay it (though it def has replayability; I just personally don't rly replay narrative-heavy games). Many QoL improvements over older games in this genre, which is appreciated.

Nice setting but I find the stories and plots a bit boring. I liked Blackwell much more.

Good game.

Rich plot and pretty logical puzzles so far. If you liked Blackwell - the same vibe, if you never played - start with Blackwell, this game contains some references :)

As far as an Adventure Game Studio creation goes it has an incredibly heart warming and engaging branching story, fun script with good characters as well as decent puzzles. There's still a bit of pixel hunting and some frustrating puzzles. It wouldn't be an AGS game without them. All in all worth a play and thoroughly recommend.

Point and click fantasy noir. What's not to like?

Fun!

Why are you here reading this? Go play the damn game!

I played Unavowed when it came out, replayed again to give a review.

Wadjet Eye Games is a great company for the P&C and story telling genres. With every game they make, they get better.
They're also great at story telling with supernatural story lines.
Unavowed is another great dark game, and why are you here reading this? Go play.
I like how you can bring different character every time and learn to solve the things different ways.

David's story telling is always brilliant, and I always wait for a new game to see what they do next.

If you've played the Blackwell Series I like how they brought back two characters from that- {spoilers]KayKay (Kendra) and Sam Durkin.[/spoiler]
So I like how they can add different characters from different games into their new games.

Unavowed WILL require you to play at least twice to get all the achievements.
This game can play a bit wonky and bit really confusing at times, but again sometimes this can be simplified depending on the characters you bring with you during each investigation.

The only real issue is- yes alot of the voices are recorded better, but they still have voice recorded issues, this has been an issue throughout all of their games though so this is nothing new.
Sometimes random characters sound like they're trying to eat the mic, which again is an issue in most of their games.

Does some very interesting things and doesn't overstay its welcome. I liked it.

Curto, mas profundo. Trata histórias com maturidade e de forma extremamente criativa. Recomendação absoluta para qualquer um que gosta de mistério.

Started kinda slow, but really picked up.

It has a pretty good story and a good ability to make impactful choices.

Although it was mostly simple, there were some creative challenges that made it enjoyable.

Unavowed was sitting in my backlog for quite a while and *man* I wish I'd gotten to it sooner. I was expecting a fairly standard pixel art graphic adventure and so was surprised at how Unavowed hooked me. An interesting story with some twists and turns, characters that you gradually grown to learn about and love over the course of the game, gorgeous art and some great VA supporting it all.

I've got Wadjet Eye Games next game 'Old Skies' wishlisted and will be exploring their other titles in their catalogue.

Underrated gem

A real demonstration of what this engine can do. Great writing and beautiful visuals, truly top Dave Gilbert and Wadjeteye work.

Nice little romp.

perfect story, best soundtrack ever!

Really enjoyed this game. Will have to get the other Wadjet Eye games as well, I believe this is the first one I've played by them but this was really well done. Gameplay wise it's a pretty simple point and click game, kind of a streamlined version of the old school point and click games, which I liked.

Story was very good, the voice acting was excellent and for me is what really brought everything together. After playing through several times, this game is more like a good book that you get to know the characters, was a bit sad to reach the ending the first time, but the story was nicely wrapped up. Hopeful for a sequel still, even though it's been several years.

10/10

very well designed click adventure game

I absolutely loved this game. I would love a follow up. I now check every so often if wadjet eye games has comes out with anything new hoping it will be as good at this game. So far I have played all their similar style games but this one reignited the joy I had for video games like this as a kid. I would definitely recommend this game if you loved old Sierra and Lucas Film type point and click games growing up.

It is a good narrative story that really picks up in interest in the second half. I found it overall slightly boring: however, my expectation was that this was a point-and-click adventure predicated on solving a lot of puzzles. It is not. The puzzles are self-evident and mostly involve fulfilling dialogue options. The story is creative and has a wonderful sort of twist. It is cozy and I think would be a fun game to play with a friend, but it was not very exciting.

Im not a huge player of point and click games but this one is the best I have ever played by far. The story and characters are very good, both with a lot of depth and unexpected turns. The riddles arent to easy and more importantly always logical and intuitive. Voiceacting was also great.

I very strongly recommend this game.

Very Easy but nice old school adventure

Engaging story with likeable and interesting characters and choices. A must if you love point and click adventure games, clever puzzles with albeit simple solutions, it helps the pace of the game feel constantly moving forward.

A really cool and moody narrative with well-constructed point-and-click mechanics and good voice acting. It's short but a true masterpiece, one of the best games I've ever played.

Bit of a weird start, but nicely done story. Worth playing at least once.

Too much "moon logic" in this one. Also the voice acting is kind of mediocre.

I bought this game only because I'm looking for a game with fairly good story. But I got one of the best point-and-click games instead.

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The overall story is great. While the early part of the story was a bit boring, rest of the story along with its mysteries hooked my curiosity so much. Overall lore and world-building are also nice, where blend between human and supernatural worlds feels smooth. You also can choose background of the protagonist. Aside from unlocking some conversation options, it also gives you more options to solve puzzles and even discover certain plotlines.

The puzzle design and logic are great. There are multiple possible solutions, where sometimes it depends on protagonist's background and which cast you bring. Although common annoyances with point-and-click games such as failing to grasp that I can interact with certain object or being unable to progress because I forget specific hint/conversation still exist on few occasions.

The casts are actually interesting, with varied backgrounds, personalities and abilities in order to solve the puzzle. There's no weak cast, so I decided to bring different casts on each mission/case. The voice acting is outstanding, which makes me feel more invested towards the cast and story. Although they could use more screen time and character development.

Your choice actually matters with some tough choices, where choosing a kind or benevolant option doesn't necessarily lead to a good outcome. The game obviously has multiple varied endings, although I wish the game showed more outcomes based on our choices (e.g. citizen's condition of Staten Island and what happens to that bank ). After finished the story once and watched few YouTube videos, it seems possible to choose any of 4 endings no matter what choice you made earlier. Even so, I'm sure the replayability value is great and I plan to play this game one more time later.

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So are you looking game with a good story? With likable casts? With branching story? If you say yes to all of them, I strongly recommend you to buy and play this game despite some flaws.

you can play a fun drinking game with the sober alcoholic guy where every time he mentions being sober or likens something to addiction (seriously, at one point he uses addiction to explain a stalker, like the stalker is addicted to the people he's stalking) you take a shot.

Gotta say im notb a big point and click fan. but this was a real treat. i had it in my backlog for quite some time but never got around to play irt until now. 100% reccommended, i wish they would adapt this to novels.

This is the one.

There are multiple prologue options, with each of the hooks being really effective at making me want to see how the story unfolds
The puzzles have multiple possible solutions
The puzzle solutions are also fairly logical!
The cast of characters are interesting, with diverse backgrounds, species, and skill sets
The setting is contemporary fantasy, and leverages both fairly evenly
The story is broken up into several cases, most of which effectively build the world and stitch together the overall narrative efficiently
I like how character creation is contextualized in the plot
The humor and drama are balanced quite well

Beneath a Steel Sky used to be my golden standard for point and click adventure games. It's still an absolute must-play game, but this one has a lot more going for it. I think it's a great introduction to the genre, and it's also an excellent piece of contemporary fantasy to set alongside The Dresden Files, Differently Morphous and...uh...

Great story, interesting puzzles that are not too difficult. Highly recommend.

It's pretty damn good. There are things to like if you can get over the retro 2d pixel art. I could.