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Return of the Obra Dinn
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
68 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Small, well packaged, keeps you on your toes. Well worth your time. Both a unique way of telling a story and also kinda a interesting form of 3d art. Fun to play with a group of friends that can help catch things you…”
“a highly influential and oft-quoted puzzle game for very good reason.”
“One of the most beautifully elegant games I have ever touched that takes full advantage of the medium of 'Play' when it comes to puzzle-solving. The game gently introduces additional layer upon layer of problem-solving…”
36 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I had intense fun for the first 7 hours bouncing from memory to memory, slowly uncovering the story. I was making connections, deductions, feeling pretty smart about it all. There were some leaps in logic, but it was…”
“Small, well packaged, keeps you on your toes. Well worth your time. Both a unique way of telling a story and also kinda a interesting form of 3d art. Fun to play with a group of friends that can help catch things you…”
“One of the most beautifully elegant games I have ever touched that takes full advantage of the medium of 'Play' when it comes to puzzle-solving. The game gently introduces additional layer upon layer of problem-solving…”
28 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Small, well packaged, keeps you on your toes. Well worth your time. Both a unique way of telling a story and also kinda a interesting form of 3d art. Fun to play with a group of friends that can help catch things you…”
“I like both the game and the soundtrack and would reccomend both, but I personaly find the game unpleasant (?) to play. The artstyle looks interesting, but caused (me personaly) eye strain and getting to different…”
“I don't usually write reviews but I do like this game a lot. I love hard and challenging puzzles which this game achieve that without making the puzzle irrelevant. All the information you'll need is in the game, It is…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Man, I wish I could play this for the first time again. It's one of those that I have to recommend playing blind. If you like mystery games and having to really use your brain, get this.”
“One of the most beautifully elegant games I have ever touched that takes full advantage of the medium of 'Play' when it comes to puzzle-solving. The game gently introduces additional layer upon layer of problem-solving…”
“I don't usually write reviews but I do like this game a lot. I love hard and challenging puzzles which this game achieve that without making the puzzle irrelevant. All the information you'll need is in the game, It is…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One of the most beautifully elegant games I have ever touched that takes full advantage of the medium of 'Play' when it comes to puzzle-solving. The game gently introduces additional layer upon layer of problem-solving…”
“I like both the game and the soundtrack and would reccomend both, but I personaly find the game unpleasant (?) to play. The artstyle looks interesting, but caused (me personaly) eye strain and getting to different…”
“I don't usually write reviews but I do like this game a lot. I love hard and challenging puzzles which this game achieve that without making the puzzle irrelevant. All the information you'll need is in the game, It is…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Man, I wish I could play this for the first time again. It's one of those that I have to recommend playing blind. If you like mystery games and having to really use your brain, get this.”
“Fantastic game. My only regret is you can only really play it once.”
“I really enjoyed this game. sometimes I'd get stuck and I'd tell myself "there is no dead ends, I just misssed something" and BOOM I'd follow their footsteps and I'd find them in a situation or space I didn't see…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I had such a time playing this game, while it is on the relatively shorter sides of games i play it none the less was still a loads of fun especially if your a fan of puzzle games.”
“Return of the Obra Dinn is a relatively short but fun investigation game where you make up the death report of a ship and its crew, uncovering the events that made it all happen. Through a progress of cross-examining…”
“Incredibly engaging and interesting mystery game, telling a complex narrative in a fantastic style. Cannot recommend this enough, even if it is quite a short game (at least for me)!”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I had intense fun for the first 7 hours bouncing from memory to memory, slowly uncovering the story. I was making connections, deductions, feeling pretty smart about it all. There were some leaps in logic, but it was…”
“I like both the game and the soundtrack and would reccomend both, but I personaly find the game unpleasant (?) to play. The artstyle looks interesting, but caused (me personaly) eye strain and getting to different…”
“I waited a long time to play this due to hectic events in my life, but once I finally sat down, I could barely stop playing! In short, it's just as amazing as everyone says it is. The mystery didn't go the way I thought…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Too stupid for this. Thought I was hot ♥♥♥♥ for noticing that one guys tattoo but ended up needing a guide for maybe 40-50% of the names. Liked the graphics, atmosphere and story though. Puzzles just too hard for people…”
“It is a fun game with a good story and good mystery elements however it gets a bit tedious towards the end and their are some people who I just googled as I would not of gotten them other wise but its still fun for 80%…”
“A small, entertaining and banger of a game especially with the different graphics choices. The detective work is nice and complex in some parts. However it becomes reliant on testing all possible outcomes after some…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I had intense fun for the first 7 hours bouncing from memory to memory, slowly uncovering the story. I was making connections, deductions, feeling pretty smart about it all. There were some leaps in logic, but it was…”
“[b]Not a Mystery Solving game at all[/b] I can't say it is a horrible game, but after finishing it i am clearly dissapointed. My main issue: [b]YOU ARE NOT GOING TO ACTUALLY SOLVE ANY MISTERY[/b] in this game.…”
“Muy buen juego de investigación. La traducción es muy buena. Mi única queja es que, para algunos destinos, dos o tres opciones son consideradas equivalentes, y eso me llevo a romperme la cabeza más de lo que debería. Y…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“10/10 I remember playing this game until 6am in college because I just couldn't put it down. From the visuals and sounds track, to the detective mechanics and sound design. Everything is just done so well and the game feel like just the right level of difficulty to be extremely…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“This is a very cool game. It was recommended to me after beating Outer Wilds, and while they are very different games I can see the connection - the puzzles are very nonlinear. Solving the mystery of the obra dinn feels a lot like solving a crossword, looking at a dauntingly…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“The game that answers the eternal question: What [b]did[/b] they do with a drunken sailor?”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:49 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update 1.2.120
What's new in version 1.2.120: Updated engine from Unity 5 to Unity 2017 I can't believe I shipped this game on Unity 5, which was already old back in 2018. Maintenance is impossible on such an expire
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Detective · Mystery · Puzzle · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Indie · Great Soundtrack · First-Person · Historical · Adventure · Naval (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Ukrainian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://obradinn.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or better Processor: 2 GHz Intel i5 or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Discrete GPU Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires 720p or higher resolution and outputs 16:9 aspect only, letterboxed if necessary.