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Blackwood Crossing

Blackwood Crossing

Released: 2/17/2017

"Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game. A haunting tale of intrigue and mystery. You play as Scarlett, a teenager finding her way in the world. You wake up, disorientated, to find yourself and your younger brother, Finn, inexplicably travelling on a moving train. But when a mysterious figure appears, it’s clear that this is no ordinary train ride. It’s the beginning of a magical voyage, steeped in life, love and loss. Navigating this powerful drama - where the world, and your abilities develop in extraordinary ways - you are forced to examine your relationship with Finn. You are orphans, and your relationship has always been strong. However, adolescence has opened the door to new interests, and you’ve been growing apart. As you gradually uncover the depths of Finn’s anguish, the consequences of your remoteness become shockingly clear."

"Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game. A haunting tale of intrigue and mystery. You play as Scarlett, a teenager finding her way in the world. You wake up, disorientated, to find yourself and your younger brother, Finn, inexplicably travelling on a moving train. But when a mysterious figure appears, it’s clear that this is no ordinary train ride. It’s the beginning of a magical voyage, steeped in life, love and loss. Navigating this powerful drama - where the world, and your abilities develop in extraordinary ways - you are forced to examine your relationship with Finn. You are orphans, and your relationship has always been strong. However, adolescence has opened the door to new interests, and you’ve been growing apart. As you gradually uncover the depths of Finn’s anguish, the consequences of your remoteness become shockingly clear."

"Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game. A haunting tale of intrigue and mystery. You play as Scarlett, a teenager finding her way in the world. You wake up, disorientated, to find yourself and your younger brother, Finn, inexplicably travelling on a moving train. But when a mysterious figure appears, it’s clear that this is no ordinary train ride. It’s the beginning of a magical voyage, steeped in life, love and loss. Navigating this powerful drama - where the world, and your abilities develop in extraordinary ways - you are forced to examine your relationship with Finn. You are orphans, and your relationship has always been strong. However, adolescence has opened the door to new interests, and you’ve been growing apart. As you gradually uncover the depths of Finn’s anguish, the consequences of your remoteness become shockingly clear."

Critics
75
Steam
83
Metacritic
67

Score Breakdown

75.4

Critic Average

33 reviews

83

Steam User Score

428 reviews

67

Metacritic User Score

37 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-7.3
Metacritic Disparity
+8.4
Combined Disparity
+0.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

28 launch window (85%)5 late (15%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 33 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 75.4/100. Critics score this game 7.3 points lower than Steam users and 8.4 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 33)+
  1. Brian DumlaoviaWorth Playing
    Jun 9, 2017·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 82.7/100 · -7.7 ptsMetacritic 67/100 · +8.0 pts
  2. Diogo FreireviaHu3br
    May 8, 2017·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 82.7/100 · +7.3 ptsMetacritic 67/100 · +23.0 pts
  3. Kaveh EskandariviaBaziCenter
    May 4, 2017·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 82.7/100 · -12.7 ptsMetacritic 67/100 · +3.0 pts
  4. Blake HawthornviaGameGrin
    Apr 28, 2017·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 82.7/100 · -2.7 ptsMetacritic 67/100 · +13.0 pts
  5. Francesco CoricaviaSpaziogames
    Apr 19, 2017·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 82.7/100 · -7.7 ptsMetacritic 67/100 · +8.0 pts