Blackwell 2 vs ScummVM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blackwell 2
Step into a 1973 Manhattan mystery as a medium and her spirit guide investigate a series of connected accidents. Uncover the truth behind an enigmatic killer's actions in this episodic adventure game.
- 1973 Manhattan setting
- Supernatural mystery
- Medium and spirit guide protagonists
- Episodic story
- Point-and-click adventure gameplay
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The second game in Wadjet Eye's Blackwell mystery adventure series The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events... but are they connected? Embittered medium Lauren Blackwell (aunt of Rosa Blackwell) and her spirit guide Joey Mallone are the only ones who believe that there is anything strange going on, and they are the only ones who can stop an enigmatic killer from striking again... This is the second in the series begun by "Blackwell 1: Legacy" (available now). The story is concluded in "Blackwell 3: Convergence" (available now), "Blackwell 4: Deception" (coming soon), and "Blackwell 5: Epiphany" (coming soon). Just Adventure - "I can't recommend this game enough. It has been one of the best gaming experiences I've had." Adventure Gamers - "There are some fine examples of adventure game writing here, and they clearly show the potential this series has." 3.5/5 Gamezebo - "Blackwell Unbound is a fun adventure worth clicking through." 3.5/5
ScummVM
Play classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs on your device. This application includes two playable demos and offers access to many more titles through its website. Enjoy a vast library of beloved retro games.
- Play classic adventure games
- Play classic RPGs
- Includes playable demos
- Access to more games online
- Open source software
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ScummVM provides a way to play many classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs. The application is bundled with two playable demos, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (DOS Demo) and The Secret of Monkey Island (DOS EGA Demo), both titles copyright of Lucasfilm Ltd. You can find more information, demos, and some free-to-download adventure games on our website. See also an up-to-date list here: https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_get_the_games Full documentation of ScummVM can be found at https://docs.scummvm.org/ Please visit our web forum where you can discuss the iOS version. https://forums.scummvm.org/viewforum.php?f=15 ScummVM is open source software available under the term of the GPL v3.0 license. The source code is available from https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ScummVM at Free against Blackwell 2's $3.99. ScummVM also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 75 months) and review sentiment (88% vs 77%). Blackwell 2's advantage is chart position (#199 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
ScummVM is free to download; Blackwell 2 costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Blackwell 2 against 4.8 for ScummVM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 109 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Blackwell 2's written reviews are positive against 88% of ScummVM's.
Blackwell 2 ships an update every 75 months, ScummVM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackwell 2 | ScummVM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (52 ratings) — better | 4.8 (109 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 109 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 75 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Wadjet Eye Games LLC | Eugene Sandulenko |
Customer experience
Blackwell 2
ScummVM
Bugs and requests
Blackwell 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ScummVM
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes mid-game
- Save feature does not save
- Single-tap not registering as left click
- Two-finger tap not registering as right click
- Magic Keyboard touchpad not working
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- Trackpad from new iPads not working
- Cannot link OneDrive due to JSON response issue
- Recently added games graying out
- App crashes on second boot
- External keyboard not working
Requested features
12 requests- Easier game search
- Apple TV support
- Gamepad key mapping support
- Apple Pencil support
- Magic Keyboard touchpad support
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- Trackpad support
- Change icon color
- Support for Discworld Noir
- DOSBox and FUSE support
- NES interpreter support
- Better iOS support for Grim Fandango & Escape From Monkey Island
- More significant way to add games
In-app purchases
Blackwell 2
No in-app purchases
ScummVM
No in-app purchases









