Obduction

Obduction

Steam Deck Playable

Cyan, Inc. · Adventure · Aug 24, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $11.99.

80%
Mostly Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 124 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The game's environments are captivating and imaginative, and piecing together the story was very fun.
124 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Obduction's visuals are absolutely stunning.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Highly recommended to have the game on a SSD to improve the loading times.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I would struggle to find anything which could be described as immersive or inspiring in the musical score and the voice acting is especially dire as well.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters124 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Optimization20 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay32 reviews
75%
Interface15 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty22 reviews
68%
Bugs12 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
15
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.