<s>
Unavowed	B-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Wadjet	O
Eye	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
created	O
by	O
Wadjet	O
Eye	O
since	O
2006	O
,	O
Unavowed	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
with	O
3D	O
visuals	O
built	O
on	O
Unity	B-Application
,	O
the	O
developer	O
decided	O
on	O
using	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
engine	O
again	O
with	O
2D	O
visuals	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
programmers	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
resources	O
to	O
create	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unavowed	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
lauding	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
writing	O
in	O
particular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
paint	O
a	O
believable	O
world	O
where	O
the	O
supernatural	O
exists	O
and	O
the	O
background	O
art	O
was	O
positively	O
compared	O
to	O
classical	O
adventure	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
or	O
the	O
Discworld	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unavowed	B-Application
features	O
a	O
classic	O
point-and-click	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
or	O
the	O
various	O
Quest	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Police	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
actions	O
that	O
lead	O
to	O
failure	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
die	O
or	O
reach	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
;	O
making	O
mistakes	O
merely	O
resets	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
state	O
before	O
the	O
mistake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Wadjet	O
Eye	O
's	O
previous	O
Blackwell	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
version	O
of	O
contemporary	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
where	O
magic	O
and	O
demons	O
are	O
real	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
various	O
New	O
York	O
settings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Chinatown	O
,	O
Brooklyn	O
,	O
Staten	O
Island	O
and	O
Wall	B-Application
Street	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unavowed	B-Application
begins	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
being	O
exorcised	O
by	O
Eli	O
,	O
a	O
sorcerer	O
belonging	O
to	O
Unavowed	B-Application
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
supernatural	O
investigators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unable	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
old	O
life	O
,	O
they	O
join	O
Unavowed	B-Application
to	O
reconstruct	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
chapter	O
of	O
Unavowed	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
Kalash	O
,	O
a	O
jinn	O
and	O
the	O
chapter	O
's	O
leader	O
and	O
founder	O
,	O
Mandana	O
,	O
Kalash	O
's	O
half-jinn	O
daughter	O
and	O
Eli	O
,	O
a	O
fire	O
mage	O
who	O
discovered	O
his	O
talents	O
during	O
the	O
Nixon	O
administration	O
and	O
has	O
not	O
aged	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Logan	O
,	O
a	O
recovering	O
alcoholic	O
and	O
medium	O
who	O
travels	O
with	O
KayKay	O
,	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
a	O
dead	O
ten-year	O
old	O
who	O
helps	O
him	O
connect	O
with	O
other	O
ghosts	O
,	O
and	O
Vicki	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
police	O
officer	O
who	O
also	O
was	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
former	O
partner	O
if	O
they	O
chose	O
the	O
cop	O
background	O
,	O
join	O
Unavowed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
exorcism	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
joins	O
Unavowed	B-Application
's	O
New	O
York	O
branch	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
supernatural	O
threats	O
have	O
increased	O
within	O
the	O
last	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
mission	O
in	O
the	O
Bronx	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
Logan	O
who	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
his	O
spirit	O
guide	O
KayKay	O
,	O
tries	O
to	O
calm	O
three	O
poltergeists	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
both	O
problems	O
are	O
solved	O
,	O
Logan	O
and	O
Vicki	O
join	O
Unavowed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reexamining	O
the	O
first	O
site	O
the	O
team	O
investigated	O
with	O
Logan	O
and	O
Vicki	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
encounters	O
Galene	O
,	O
a	O
dryad	B-Operating_System
Kalash	O
banished	O
400	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
with	O
whom	O
the	O
protagonist	O
had	O
made	O
a	O
pact	O
and	O
learns	O
the	O
demon	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
Melkhiresa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
three	O
already	O
investigated	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
additional	O
sites	O
;	O
on	O
Wall	B-Application
Street	I-Application
,	O
in	O
Manhattan	O
Chinatown	O
and	O
near	O
Prospect	O
Park	O
in	O
Brooklyn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Wall	B-Application
Street	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
protagonist	O
conspired	O
with	O
fae	O
folk	O
to	O
kidnap	O
Eli	O
's	O
great-grandson	O
and	O
manage	O
to	O
rescue	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Melkhiresa	O
decides	O
to	O
merge	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
willingly	O
,	O
the	O
Unavowed	B-Application
will	O
be	O
left	O
asleep	O
in	O
the	O
pocket	O
dimension	O
while	O
the	O
protagonist	O
does	O
what	O
they	O
plan	O
with	O
Melkhiresa	O
's	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trying	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
protagonist	O
will	O
lead	O
to	O
them	O
forcefully	O
merging	O
with	O
Melkhiresa	O
and	O
then	O
killing	O
the	O
Unavowed	B-Application
team	O
before	O
setting	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
havoc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
choosing	O
the	O
first	O
or	O
second	O
option	O
,	O
an	O
ending	O
sequence	O
will	O
play	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
Unavowed	B-Application
narrating	O
what	O
happened	O
next	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choices	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
Unavowed	B-Application
or	O
the	O
protagonist	O
emerge	O
victorious	O
after	O
the	O
final	O
confrontation	O
,	O
the	O
opening	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
changes	O
,	O
showing	O
either	O
the	O
team	O
or	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
its	O
designer	O
Dave	O
Gilbert	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
on	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hepler	O
is	O
credited	O
as	O
story	O
co-designer	O
for	O
Unavowed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unavowed	B-Application
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
modified	O
to	O
allow	O
fully	O
voiced	O
dialogue	O
and	O
groups	O
of	O
characters	O
appearing	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
he	O
tried	O
to	O
develop	O
Unavowed	B-Application
on	O
Unity	B-Application
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
because	O
of	O
how	O
dated	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
already	O
was	O
but	O
decided	O
against	O
it	O
because	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
no	O
experience	O
with	O
Unity	B-Application
and	O
not	O
enough	O
time	O
to	O
learn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
twice	O
the	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Wadjet	O
Eye	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
and	O
engine	O
,	O
allowing	O
more	O
details	O
despite	O
the	O
pixel	O
art	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
pixel	O
art	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
financial	O
one	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
his	O
studio	O
simply	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
resources	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
or	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
aesthetics	O
similar	O
to	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
or	O
adventure	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
although	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
liked	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
first	O
teaser	O
video	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
and	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unavowed	B-Application
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
87/100	O
on	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
liked	O
the	O
higher	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
more	O
details	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Jody	O
Macgregor	O
wrote	O
a	O
separate	O
feature	O
article	O
just	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
background	O
art	O
,	O
positively	O
comparing	O
the	O
artwork	O
to	O
scenes	O
from	O
classical	O
adventures	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
carnival	O
in	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
or	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Ankh-Morpork	O
from	O
the	O
Discworld	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
feature	O
for	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
,	O
Heat	B-Application
Signature	I-Application
and	O
Gunpoint	B-Application
designer	O
Tom	O
Francis	O
highlighted	O
the	O
episodic	O
structure	O
of	O
Unavowed	B-Application
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
approach	O
to	O
story-telling	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
glowing	O
example	O
"	O
of	O
how	O
a	O
game	O
can	O
even	O
appeal	O
to	O
players	O
that	O
normally	O
do	O
not	O
like	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
called	O
Unavowed	B-Application
Gilbert	O
's	O
best	O
work	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
especially	O
praising	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
writing	O
and	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
Quest	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Storytelling	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2018	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Vox	O
,	O
Emily	O
VanDerWerff	O
called	O
Unavowed	B-Application
's	O
twist	O
the	O
best	O
plot	O
twist	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
developers	O
for	O
playing	O
with	O
the	O
adventure	O
genre	O
's	O
tropes	O
to	O
lull	O
players	O
into	O
believing	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
classical	O
redemption	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
