Return of the Obra Dinn

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User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 89 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 89
  3. Negative: 5 out of 89
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  1. Meeleepit
    Nov 5, 2020
    6
    Obra Dinn is one unique game.

    Started out fun but got confusing as it went on.

    Thought it might get easier to get names of people as the game progressed but the game went on and more and more people was left nameless.
  2. drlowdon
    Nov 10, 2021
    7
    When a merchant ship known as The Obra Dinn reappears off the coast of England having been missing for five years, an insurance inspector from the East India Company is tasked with figuring out how each of the ships 60 crew perished. has reappeared off the coast of England with no one alive aboard. To aid in the investigation the player is able to use the "Memento Mortem", a pocket watchWhen a merchant ship known as The Obra Dinn reappears off the coast of England having been missing for five years, an insurance inspector from the East India Company is tasked with figuring out how each of the ships 60 crew perished. has reappeared off the coast of England with no one alive aboard. To aid in the investigation the player is able to use the "Memento Mortem", a pocket watch capable of transporting its user to the moment of death of any corpse located.

    With it’s stunning retro graphical style is great and unique puzzle lead gameplay, there is so much to admire about this game, especially since it is essentially the work of just one man (Lucas Pope, who also created the excellent Papers Please). Unfortunately I also often found it a lesson in frustration on many occasions, as while some of the identities and deaths can be deduced logical, there are a good number that are far too obtuse and it’s all too easy to get completely stuck.

    There are without doubt people that will rate this amongst their favourite games of all time, but for me personally the frustrations eventually prevented from fully enjoying the game.    … Expand

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. RPG Fan
    Nov 11, 2019
    87
    Despite some minor control issues on consoles, Return of the Obra Dinn remains possibly the most successful detective game ever made.
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  2. Cubed3
    Nov 11, 2019
    80
    Return of the Obra Dinn is without a doubt a thinking man/woman's piece of crumpet. It is someone that you can take out on a date and have a riveting conversation with, but then scratch your head about some of the things they've said afterwards. There's not a lot of replay value here and a lot of the fun is over whence all discoveries have been made and confirmed. That said, it is a, mostly, to-the-point adventure, and it is because of this focus that Return of the Obra Dinn works so well. It's certainly not going to be for everyone, and may even sound boring to some, but as long as there's no expectation for split second thrills (beyond that of what is depicted in the memories, which can be thrilling), you will find an excellent puzzle experience with a more than shipshape presentation.
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  3. 4P.de
    Nov 8, 2019
    80
    On consoles this whodunnit adventure has its flaws, but in its best moments this is an intense, clever constructed as well as challenging experience.
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