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The Black Watchmen

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First release
Aug 27, 2015
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure · Fantasy, Science fiction, Horror, Historical
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

In the first ever Permanent Alternate Reality Game, you join the ranks of The Black Watchmen, a paramilitary group dedicated to protecting the public from dangerous phenomena beyond human understanding: ritualistic murder, occult secret societies, and the paranormal, to name but a few.

Also known as tbw.exe

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 27, 2015
Mac
Aug 27, 2015
Game modes
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Keywords
espionage, crime, cross-platform multiplayer, steam achievements, digital distribution
… All 7, pre-release public testing, pax prime 2015

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90
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 622 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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