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Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Fantasy
OpenCritic89IGDB95
In this 1-bit first-person mystery game, a merchant ship called the Obra Dinn has appeared at a London harbor, years after being declared lost at sea. As an insurance adjuster, the player must examine the ship for clues.
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Contemplative, meticulous, nostalgic and cool.
A deduction game that trusts you completely. I kept a notebook. When the last three names fell into place I said something out loud that I will not repeat.
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EurogamerChristian DonlanOct 2018The Papers, Please creator offers up an intricate and mesmerising puzzle game with a rich and detailed sense of place.
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We Got This CoveredAndrew DonovanNov 20185/5 starsBy hewing close to genre origins, both visually and thematically (though not without some genuine innovations of his own), Lucas Pope has delivered one of the best games of the year, and certainly one of the best murder mystery games of all time.
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TechRaptorRichard CostaOct 201810/10Return of the Obra Dinn breaks the mold of the gaming medium as an enthralling first-person mystery adventure with overtones of Edgar Allan Poe. This is an extraordinary conjunction of cerebral puzzle, supernatural nautical tale, and ornate art direction.
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New Game NetworkJosh HinkeNov 201874/100It's easy to respect something like Return of the Obra Dinn. Puzzling together clues from each death scene is tricky and rewarding, but the motivation for doing so is lacking. There's no one to care about on the ship, no reason to uncover the mystery other than to prove you've done it, and it holds the game back from being exceptional.
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TrustedReviewsJake TuckerOct 20184/5 starsIf someone had told me that a career in insurance involves exploring intricately detailed worlds with a magic watch, I would probably be working in insurance right now.
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IGDB rating 9.2/10 from 511 ratings.
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18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Cartographers; disliked most by The Genre Devotees.
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