Return of the Obra Dinn

I appreciate any creator who can follow up a widely popular game with something so different and original. Here’s the latest look atReturn of the Obra Dinn, the lo-fi mystery adventure from Lucas Pope.

The year is 1807. You play an East India Company insurance adjuster exploring the Obra Dinn, a spooky merchant ship that vanished at sea only to return to port years later without its crew.

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I don’t know if any of you are in the habit of watching trailers without audio, but you’ll definitely want to put on some headphones for this one. The sound design and especially the music are a highlight.

Return of the Obra Dinnis aiming for a fall release on PC and Mac. If you’re interested enough todig deeper, there’s a short demo build from a couple of years ago that serves as a nice taster.

The ghost at the end of the hallway

Picking up the smiley face post-it off the broken mirror

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Looking at the ghost of Jackie inside the lighthouse