Unavowed
Release Date: August 8, 2018
Adventure, point-and-click, thriller, 2D, indie games, singleplayer
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A thriller adventure game by Wadjet Eye Games. You play as a person, who for the last six months was possessed by a demon using their body to wreak havoc in New York. The protagonist was exorcised by the eponymous organization, which fights dark forces, and decides to join it, having lost their previous life, including their home, family, and friends. During the game, you explore locations, talk to NPCs, gather useful items and solve puzzles.
Unavowed for PC a thriller adventure game with supernatural elements. The production was developed by Wadjet Eye Games. The main designer of the game is Dave Gilbert, the creator of the Blackwell series. The story was co-written by Jennifer Hepler, the writer of the first two installments of the Dragon Age series.
Plot
The story of Unavowed is set in the modern New York. You play as a person, who for the last six months was possessed by a demon and forced to watch helplessly as the evil being used their body to wreak havoc in the city. Finally, the protagonist was exorcised by members of an ancient demon-fighting organization called the Unavowed.
However, the protagonist cannot return to their previous life. During those six months, they've lost everything: their house, family, and friends. To make things worse, he is being pursued by every police officer in New York. They can only join the group that saved them.
Mechanics
The mechanics of Unavowed for PC are typical for an adventure game. You explore locations, talk to NPCs, gather items and solve puzzles. At the start of the game, you choose not only your gender, but also on e of the three available bios. Your decisions heavily affect the plot. The story is nonlinear, with branching scenarios, which allows you to replay it many times, each time discovering new plot threads and events.
An interesting feature is the ability to choose your partner, who accompanies and supports you during the game. You pick them out of five available characters, each of them having their own unique personality and supernatural abilities.
Last updated on May 1, 2017
Videos and Screens
[1:43] Unavowed launch trailer
[1:02] Unavowed teaser trailer #1
TechRaptor: 7.5 / 10 by Richard Costa
Unavowed succeeds as a mature point-and-click adventure set in an urban fantasy world, though it falters in some of the fine print.
PC Gamer: 80 / 100 by Andy Kelly
An atmospheric, well-designed adventure elevated by borrowing elements from role-playing games.
AusGamers: 9 / 10 by Kosta Andreadis
An adventure to savour, and one to revisit in the years to come.
GAMERS Score
Average score from 84 votes. 13 players anticipated the game.
Unavowed Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows August 8, 2018
Switch July 7, 2021
Developer: Wadjet Eye Games
Publisher: Wadjet Eye Games
Age restrictions: 16+
Unavowed System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Pentium III 700 MHz, 64 MB RAM, graphic card Intel HD or better, 3 GB HDD, Windows ME
Unavowed is Wadjet Eye's next adventure game
Wadjet Eye Games, the studio that gave us Shardlight and Blackwell series, announced Unavowed. This will be a dark-themed, supernatural adventure game with branching storyline.
video games
March 22, 2016