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Return of the Obra Dinn

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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. Source: IGDB

Platforms

Mac
PC

Release date 18 October 2018

Developers

Lucas Pope

Genres

Action Adventure
Indie
Puzzle

Publishers

Lucas Pope

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Return Of The Obra Dinn is the perfect recommendation for folks who don't play games

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The best moment from Return Of The Obra Dinn: the shoe and hammock revelation

Fill your boots

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1 year ago

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4 ways to adapt the Handforth Parish Council to video games

YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY HERE, JACKIE WEAVER!

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2 years ago

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Watch the building of the Obra Dinn in this time-lapse video

Heave ho!

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2 years ago

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Have you played... Return Of The Obra Dinn?

Ahoy, avast.

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Return of The Obra Dinn, Paratopic and Hypnospace Outlaw headline IGF's 2019 finalists

Independence Day 20XX

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4 years ago

8
How Return of the Obra Dinn refreshes the nautical disaster tale

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How many people did we ask to do this?! Answer: many

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Podcast: The year 2018 is sinking and only 3 games can be saved

Listen or be lost at sea

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4 years ago

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Supporters only: Red Dead 2’s jelly cowboys make me glad for the Obra Dinn

Oh no you Dinn't

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Podcast: Of murders and mysteries

Listen now and discover whodunnit

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How a book binds the Return of the Obra Dinn

Page turner

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Review: Wot I Think: Return of the Obra Dinn

Worse things happen at sea

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4 years ago

73
Return Of The Obra Dinn mysteriously floats into port today

Skeleton crews: Not as cool as they sound

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4 years ago

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Monochrome maritime mystery Return Of The Obra Dinn sets sail next week

Dead men apparently tell some tales

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4 years ago

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Papers, Please dev’s next game, Return Of The Obra Dinn, due this autumn

Or possibly 200 autumns ago

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4 years ago

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