The Blackwell Deception 2011

Released: October 12, 2011
Anniversary: Turned 15 on October 12
Genres: Point-and-click · Adventure · Indie
Platforms: PC · iOS
Developer: Wadjet Eye Games
More info: Wikipedia IGDB

Where to buy

Digital: Steam
In a collection: The Blackwell Bundle

GOG
Physical: Search on Amazon

Affiliate links: GOG, Fanatical, Green Man Gaming, ININ Games and Amazon

Is it still worth playing?

Wadjet Eye Games' 2011 point and click adventure, the fourth in the Blackwell series, about three times as long as each of the first three. You play Rosa, a medium, and Joey, her spirit guide, who help ghosts move on to the afterlife, and the case starts when a former co-worker asks Rosa to investigate. Left click interacts and moves, and right click examines. Clues are the core of it. They can be combined like inventory items and brought up in conversations, all kept on Rosa's smartphone, which also searches the Internet, makes calls and checks email. When you are stuck, Rosa muses about the clues on her own, and the puzzles are linear, so you cannot truly get stuck. An investigation you assemble yourself, clue by clue, still draws you in today.