Return of the Obra Dinn

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 35k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

Lucas Pope · Detective · Oct 18, 2018

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
16
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Return of the Obra Dinn?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 146 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 35k player reviews · updated

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 praise50% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
146 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall I think this is worth a play, the soundtrack, story/development, and art style are all great.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Once you get a hang of the basic mechanics (which I highly recommend you don't ignore, i.e. bookmarking) and become more familiar with how clues are presented to you, the game becomes a ton of fun.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The best parts of Obra Dinn are the execution (the visuals, music, etc. Some design choices are strange to say the least though), the overall atmosphere and the clever way most puzzles are constructed.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But, credit where credit is due; when both the environment and voice acting truly came together, it made way for very interesting cases, although I still feel like actual animations would have driven the point home better.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Very good gameplay and puzzle-making, the difficulty is well done too !

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story146 reviews
Gameplay90 reviews
Graphics85 reviews
Audio67 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Interface
80% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Accessibility
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$19.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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