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Return of the Obra Dinn

Return of the Obra Dinn

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Released Oct 18, 2018 Developer Lucas Pope Publisher 3909 Platforms Windows · Mac DetectiveMysteryPuzzleStory RichAtmospheric
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

96.8%positive29,016 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“The game that answers the eternal question: What [b]did[/b] they do with a drunken sailor?”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:49 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

199playing at last check
20124-hour peak
1,766all-time peak
0 500 1k 2019 2021 2023 2025 512 avg · Oct 2018

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.

16achievements
45.3%median completion
7.0%rarest: Captain Did It
61.6% of players 52.7% of players 52.1% of players 48.7% of players 47.5% of players 46.3% of players 46.2% of players 45.5% of players 45.3% of players 45.2% of players 45.1% of players 45.0% of players 44.9% of players 44.5% of players 23.5% of players 7.0% of players 61.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
61.6%Any 6 — Solve any 6 fates.
52.7%Any 15 — Solve any 15 fates.
52.1%A Bitter Cold — Solve all fates in chapter II.
Rarest badges of honor
7.0%Captain Did It — Hidden achievement
23.5%Abandon Ship — Hidden achievement
44.5%Obra Done — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 14, 2022
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

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsDetective · Mystery · Puzzle · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Indie · Great Soundtrack · First-Person · Historical · Adventure · Naval (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Ukrainian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements16
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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.