Unavowed

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 106 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 106
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 106
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  1. WildRoeDeer
    May 8, 2019
    7
    Fun story with some really excellent writing. There's a couple of cool twists I never saw coming, so kudos to writer David Gilbert for that. The game has many of the shortcomings you'd expect from a low-budget indie project, but the writing generally carries it through pretty much effortlessly. The puzzles do get a bit samey towards the end, and they typically range from amazingly simpleFun story with some really excellent writing. There's a couple of cool twists I never saw coming, so kudos to writer David Gilbert for that. The game has many of the shortcomings you'd expect from a low-budget indie project, but the writing generally carries it through pretty much effortlessly. The puzzles do get a bit samey towards the end, and they typically range from amazingly simple to bizarrely specific (the latter referring to an instance where you have to know about a particular riddle from outside of the game, which I know of but the game never showed any expectations for me to need out-of-game information so it came across as a little unfair). Overall though, the stories within each mission are all well told and interesting if you can ignore the gameplay required to reach them, so I'll forgive it somewhat. The ending is pretty cool and as a whole, the game is well paced, so if you like point-and-click adventure games and the fantasy genre, check this one out. It's sure to be worth your time!… Expand
  2. Archound
    Sep 25, 2018
    9
    Very good mood, I was waiting for something like this since The Wolf Among Us. Unavowed has a few clever ideas and adds something new to the old genre. If you like point&click adventure games it is a must play!
  3. Fyxhcl
    Nov 2, 2021
    7
    Unavowed is a very charming point-and-click adventure. It has a great plot, likeable characters and an interesting setting, but its gameplay is somewhat limited and very simple.

    The game plays very classic, you click on the screen and your character will talk with people, interact with objects or pick them up. You can combine the objects later, use them on something, or give them to    Unavowed is a very charming point-and-click adventure. It has a great plot, likeable characters and an interesting setting, but its gameplay is somewhat limited and very simple.

    The game plays very classic, you click on the screen and your character will talk with people, interact with objects or pick them up. You can combine the objects later, use them on something, or give them to someone, with the goal of progressing in the story.

    The game is divided into several chapters in which you visit certain neighbourhoods and try to solve some mystery that happened there. The most peculiar mechanic is given by your companions, every time you explore a new place, you bring with you two of them, and their skills will help you in discovering the truth.

    This structure is interesting but also the main limitation to the game: each location is completely standalone and once arrived you cannot leave it, you bring there no object, thus you'll find everything you need to solve the chapter right in the location, and this means that you'll have very limited options, and probably end up trying to combine the 2-3 objects in your inventory with everything in order to progress. Another thing that don't help is that there is no button or way to highlight the interactable objects, so the game feels a bit like a pixel hunt sometimes. Companions are fine, but once arrived in a place you cannot change them, and you start chapters with no idea on what kind of help you'll need, so you'll simply end up always bringing your favourites or trying all of them without any particular strategy. Luckily you can end every chapter with any combination of characters.

    To summarize, Unavowed is a short but stylish adventure that can be enjoyed especially for its plot and setting, and is recommended to the fan of the genre, but don't expect a masterpiece from it.    … Expand
  4. Underpants158
    Sep 27, 2018
    8
    The puzzles didn't make me want to pull my hair out! I never stumbled on the answer of a puzzle by randomly combining objects; the only time I had to confront a guide it turned out my game bugged out and I had to restart. So that aspect is great. I liked the supernatural detective agency feel and the game goes out of it's way to reference lore that makes the world feel fleshed out. StoryThe puzzles didn't make me want to pull my hair out! I never stumbled on the answer of a puzzle by randomly combining objects; the only time I had to confront a guide it turned out my game bugged out and I had to restart. So that aspect is great. I liked the supernatural detective agency feel and the game goes out of it's way to reference lore that makes the world feel fleshed out. Story has some cool/surprising moments and there are multiple endings. Characters feel like real people just with fantastical powers. This game does everything right from a point and click perspective… Expand
  5. kaspito
    Sep 30, 2018
    9
    Excellent narrative adventure and lore. Don't expect many puzzles or an inventory full of items. Almost everything is straight forward, this is usually boring but the story itself keeps it really interesting. While i'm not fan of this genre I enjoyed it!
  6. Mandulum
    Apr 8, 2019
    8
    Favorite Thing: Having multiple ways to solve puzzles based one which characters you are using is pretty cool.
    Least Favorite Thing: I got stuck a few times because I could find the pixel wide objects.

    Date Completed: 2019-04-07
    Playtime: 8h
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: It's another solid Wadjet Eye adventure.
  7. apeot2002
    Jul 23, 2021
    9
    Unavowed spins an excellent plot, interrupted by enough puzzles to make the gamer feel smart.

    A good premise is an excellent way to hook a player at the beginning of the game, and Unavowed has one of the best, in my humble opinion. It begins with an exorcism on Player One, and once that’s done, the successful exorcists explain that you have been possessed for a year and that the demon    Unavowed spins an excellent plot, interrupted by enough puzzles to make the gamer feel smart.

    A good premise is an excellent way to hook a player at the beginning of the game, and Unavowed has one of the best, in my humble opinion. It begins with an exorcism on Player One, and once that’s done, the successful exorcists explain that you have been possessed for a year and that the demon wearing your flesh has been cutting a bloody swath across New York. Worse, the slaughter served some unknown agenda. Luckily your erstwhile rescuers are professional hunters of the supernatural, and they’ll have your back across six missions plus the finale. And it’s up to you to follow your own trail of corpses and clean up the mess.

    Thus begins The Unavowed. I was immediately hooked, and that engagement didn’t let up until the credits rolled, and it only slightly tempered off until they rolled a second time. The Unavowed is a great plot told in an adventure game fascinating between competent and excellent.

    With regards to gameplay, there is little to be said. The Unavowed is an unapologetic adventure game, with long conversations and a lot of inventory puzzles. A twist is proved by your companions: Every chapter you can pick two out of four companion characters to go with you. They provide background chatter, but into your conversations and serve as inventory items to rub against parts of the game world to unlock progress. As fantastical as the plot gets, the puzzles and riddles are all based on sound logic. They make you feel clever without you necessarily having to be clever. Also, whenever you get stumped, which usually happened to me when I solved a puzzle and wasn’t quite sure where to go next, you can ask your companions, and that would usually help me along just fine.

    With regards to the plot and the script, they are what helps The Unavowed become an excellent game. The story is cleverly structured into chapters, each about a game session long and providing a satisfying arc and an antagonist to defeat, and each chapter tightly connected to the central mystery of what your demonic squatter is actually up to. Add to that a Sixth Sense level twist at the eleventh hour and a very satisfying conclusion, and the judgement can only be: Dave Gilbert’s script is excellent.

    The dialogue is also excellent, not only because of the word, but because of the cast. Logan Cunningham brings his unbelievably sexy timbre to bear, but everybody really brings their A game. The score is just as great: Excellent mood pieces, effective stingers… What more can you ask for?

    The visual side of things is where your mileage may vary. The Unavowed is an Indie game, and here is where it shows: The lovingly crafted pixel art that unfortunately looks worse and worse the bigger your monitor is. I hear some people are fans of this art style, but my proclivities go more in the direction of Control, so I merely tolerate it. It may still mark it as excellent among its peers that the game nevertheless got me to care for the mass of pixels I was piloting. Still, even I was wowed by some of the Hopper-esque backgrounds.

    All of this adds up to a great time at the Keyboard. Highly recommended.

    TLDR: If you like the classic or even Telltale school of adventure games, do not sleep on this. If you are a fan of Urban Fantasy, don’t sleep on this. There is little here for the Follower of the Twitch Reflex, but everybody else should not miss out on this excellent yarn.    … Expand
  8. ColdHand
    Aug 9, 2018
    9
    For years now, if you like clever point & clic adventure games, Wadjet Eye Games is the company to look for. With Unavowed, they've really outdone themselves again releasing an exciting, fun, compelling game ! Honestly, give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
  9. stephenfruchtma
    Aug 15, 2018
    10
    Excellent writing, acting, music and art. Clever, moving and (a rarity in adventure games) *very* replayable. I cannot recommend it enough..
  10. uhhd
    Aug 9, 2018
    10
    Another hit from Wadjet Eye Games. If you like adventure games, this is a must play.
  11. Tyrian
    Nov 2, 2018
    10
    One of the BEST old-school Point-n-click Adventures! Enjoy a Game that even has re-play value!
  12. xag
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    I thought i couldn't find perfection in point & clicks adventures. I was wrong, I found it in Unavowed. Thank you Wadjet Eye Games.
  13. bertendclaus
    Aug 16, 2018
    7
    Ok. It's overhyped. It's a good indie adventure game. It does the job well. Experience is great, but not unique. Music is awesome. And it's the only "awesome" thing here. The rest of this game - you probably have seen it somewhere else. For adventure/point click games lovers it's must play. For everybody else (99.8% of Earth population) it's meh... if you are bored, you can play this. ForOk. It's overhyped. It's a good indie adventure game. It does the job well. Experience is great, but not unique. Music is awesome. And it's the only "awesome" thing here. The rest of this game - you probably have seen it somewhere else. For adventure/point click games lovers it's must play. For everybody else (99.8% of Earth population) it's meh... if you are bored, you can play this. For me, it's a game just to kill some time before next AAA. You will forget this game in a week. But after all it's good product in Money-Entertainment-Time terms.… Expand
  14. bancandrei
    Jan 9, 2021
    5
    All the elements are either barebones or underbaked: puzzles, characters, story, the short stories making up chapters, animations, you name it. Choices are there, but they do not carry weight. I would recommend playing The Council instead, each of these elements is better realized.
  15. BeepBoopMan
    Aug 28, 2018
    7
    The story if ok, and the game is fine. If you like Lovecraftian aesthetics you might like it, but the story and the universe aint really so spooky. This isnt a horror game per say, there is nothing scary in it, just "otherworldly"
  16. mno
    Sep 25, 2018
    4
    The story, the characters and their conversations are boring. No voice acting for the player's character. Instead there are multiple characters which make only tiny differences. There exist some ugly animations and some nice background graphics. In my opinion they should increase the resolution even more. The music is good. It's not Wadjet Eye Games' best adventure. I wish they could evolve more.
  17. garygreen
    Feb 2, 2021
    10
    the best game about ssupernatural and horro and the music verry great and the good writting
  18. timmytime
    Jul 30, 2020
    9
    Pretty cool mash up of classic point and click adventure game with "Bioware" companion and dialogue choice mechanics. I really enjoyed it and it modernises the old school formula a lot.
  19. Dco326
    Aug 4, 2019
    10
    One of the best games i ever played, it was really fun and i would play it again probably just bcs of sheer amount of choices u can have.
  20. Starke1989
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    Great game, unique. Keeps you playing until you finish it.
    Developed characters, interesting story.
  21. Topoide
    Oct 31, 2022
    9
    Un juego con una historia muy interesante si te gustan los point and click.
  22. Louisie
    Aug 16, 2023
    10
    Masterpiece. GOAT. A top-notch game. A top-notch point and click This game is criminally underrated
  23. crangus
    Mar 1, 2023
    9
    My favorite modern point and click. Writing is top notch, and puzzles are superior to most similar games. Certain other aspects such as the user interface seem good rather than amazing. Looking forward to other games from them.

Awards & Rankings

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#12 Best PC Game of 2018
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#95 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#39 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. RPG Fan
    Jan 23, 2019
    87
    One of the most engaging and original adventure games released in years. You owe it to yourself to give it a play.
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  2. Games.cz
    Jan 15, 2019
    80
    A traditional point-and-click adventure with a stunning story and characters straight out of golden-era BioWare games. But puzzle enthusiasts, beware - you won’t find any complicated brain twisters in demon-plagued New York.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    100
    Rough, raw, nerve wracking, but also humorous. In short, absorbing. Such is Unavowed, an adventure inspired by the legends of RPG genre. [Issue#289]
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