Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Switch eShop
18th Oct 2019, $19.99
18th Oct 2019, £17.99
- Also Available On
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Review Return Of The Obra Dinn (Switch) - A Beautifully Crafted Detective Mystery
Absolutely Kraken
Released to critical acclaim last October, Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope’s Return of The Obra Dinn finally arrives on consoles with quite the fanfare. After finding a dedicated audience willing to get on board with a game that on paper, probably shouldn’t ever have been as popular as it was, Pope’s narrative-based...
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About The Game
In 1802, the merchant ship Obra Dinn set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.
Early this morning of October 14th, 1807, the Obra Dinn drifted into port at Falmouth with damaged sails and no visible crew. As insurance investigator for the East India Company's London Office, dispatch immediately to Falmouth, find means to board the ship, and prepare an assessment of damages.
Return of the Obra Dinn is a first-person mystery adventure based on exploration and logical deduction.
- An immersive nautical mystery, explored in first person.
- Award-winning game design and 1-bit visuals.
- Freeform, detective gameplay built on observation and logical deduction.
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