Blacksad: Under the Skin

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In 1950s New York, Joe Dunn, the owner of a humble boxing club is found hanged. At the same time, Robert Yale, his protege and greatest hope, is reported missing. Although overwhelmed by these terrible events, Joe Dunn’s daughter, Sonia, decides to continue working towards her father’s dreams: she takes over the boxing club and calls on John Blacksad to investigate this mysterious disappearance. It’s the eve of the fight of the year and the club, which is in serious financial difficulties, will not survive Robert’s withdrawal. The investigation will lead John Blacksad to the very heart of a world in which corruption reigns supreme.

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Genres
Puzzle • Adventure
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Third person
Platforms and release dates

PS4 • XONE

2019-11-05

PC • Mac

2019-11-14

Switch

2019-12-10

Series X|S • PS5

2024-06-27
Developers
Ys Interactive • Pendulo Studios
Publishers
Microids • Maximum Games
Game Engines
Unity 2018
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66
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In 1950s New York, Joe Dunn, the owner of a humble boxing club is found hanged. At the same time, Robert Yale, his protege and greatest hope, is reported missing. Although overwhelmed by these terrible events, Joe Dunn’s daughter, Sonia, decides to continue working towards her father’s dreams: she takes over the boxing club and calls on John Blacksad to investigate this mysterious disappearance. It’s the eve of the fight of the year and the club, which is in serious financial difficulties, will not survive Robert’s withdrawal. The investigation will lead John Blacksad to the very heart of a world in which corruption reigns supreme.

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad! Based on the noir comic series by the same name. The game features a noir detective story about a PI by the name of Blacksad that gets dragged into the case of a murdered boxing club. The game feature an interactive system much reminiscent of Grim Fandango where you have direct control of the character and only things that catch his gaze is interactable.

Details

Genres
Puzzle • Adventure
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Third person
Platforms and release dates

PS4 • XONE

2019-11-05

PC • Mac

2019-11-14

Switch

2019-12-10

Series X|S • PS5

2024-06-27
Developers
Ys Interactive • Pendulo Studios
Publishers
Microids • Maximum Games
Game Engines
Unity 2018