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A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Obduction is a adventure, puzzle and exploration game
developed and published by Cyan and Inc..
Released on August 24th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS, VR, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Dutch and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 3,041 reviews of which 2,372 were positive and 669 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 30.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for 8.99€ on Eneba.
The Steam community has classified Obduction into these genres:
Adventure
Puzzle
Exploration
Indie
First-Person
Mystery
VR
Surreal
Walking Simulator
Atmospheric
Story Rich
Open World
Singleplayer
Nonlinear
Point & Click
Casual
Sci-fi
Choices Matter
FMV
Survival
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Obduction:
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| English | |||
| German | |||
| French | |||
| Italian | |||
| Spanish - Spain | |||
| Simplified Chinese | |||
| Russian | |||
| Polish | |||
| Dutch | |||
| Portuguese - Brazil |
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64 bit or newer
- Processor: CPU Intel i5-2500 equivalent or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 660 GTX w/1GB / AMD 7700 series w/1GB equivalent or better
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC
- Additional Notes: For VR: NVIDIA 970 or AMD 480 (equivalent or greater)
MacOS
- OS: Sierra 10.12.4
- Processor: Intel CPU capable of 4 or more threads
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Iris 5000 & 6000 family w/1 GB VRAM or better. Most Macs from 2012 on.
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: MacOS 10.12.4 (or later) is required to play Obduction. Any MacOS versions prior to this may result in random crashes. Metal support is required to play Obduction.
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If you're thinking about buying this game then I give a 99% chance you've played Myst or Riven and enjoyed them. In those cases you might enjoy Obduction (the but is coming). If you're new to Cyan and their puzzle games then use screen grabs liberally, keep your eyes open for a white page and be careful what books you read. I did enjoy Obduction, you can see the Myst DNA in the game and it's environment. The weird out of place and juxtaposed objects and structures try to tell you everything you need to know about where you are and who might have lived there (despite their name). Aesthetically it is OK, the changes between live actors and 3D models is a little jarring, its not a deal breaker though and is rare. The major issue here is the actual layout of the maps. They are a little bit too large, convoluted and the teleportation does not help at all. Teleportation is the main puzzle solution to most of the game, in one way or another. Changing the environment to solve a puzzle or simply transport you to another location. It's a great idea, but it's poorly implemented in to things it really shouldn't be. There's a notorious puzzle towards the end of the game which will make you see loading screen after loading screen, over and over. It becomes painful after 30 minutes of trying different things. It's also an issue if you get stuck, sometimes you cannot progress further because you need to teleport to another location on this map from a different map, sometimes you don't. The tedium of finding this out is not fun, it's far from it. The pain of running between maps searching for an illusive teleport, which may or may not exist, is something that will definitely happen to you at least once. In the end I was losing patience with the game, I finished it out of spite. Also, be warned, some parts of the very end of the game just happen in a scripted way. You have to complete some arbitrary thing and then the way opens for you. It's not clear that anything happened or you did anything. Listen for music changes or just keep looking. I would say the game is good for fans of Myst and Riven, but not not excellent. It's going to require patience to complete this one. Not because the puzzles are particularly hard, but because it's convoluted and genuinely frustrating at times. The puzzles are not always self contained, some are not even signposted and will lead you on a journey going around and around in circles. Everyone else, start with a different game, you are heading in to a world of frustration with Obduction.
I would like to pick a middle of the road option but there isnt. Sooooo I love and hate this game. Once you get further in the puzzles get insanely tedious with the load screens. So many puzzles require going back and fourth using portal things and there is a load screen each time and so much going back and fourth. My god how tedious this was. I couldn't wait to complete this and be done with it.
This is probably the best game Cyan's made thus far. Usually Cyan games have two problems: the puzzles don't make sense in context (here, listen to wind chimes to unlock a space ship door because...reasons) or they are just too obtuse to ever logically figure out on your own (pretty much the entirety of Riven). Obduction is the first game where neither really occurs. Every puzzle makes sense, both in why it belongs in the game world and how it would work in the game world. You are not starting the power generator just because it's there but because you need to power the laser to destroy the shield generator because the lore explains how this is the only way to open up this part of space-time (i.e. that's how you get to the next area). Each puzzle makes logical sense and those complaining about the difficulty are (I presume) just dumb (though there are a couple frustrating ones--see below). Due to how logical the puzzles and game world are, I feel this is the first Cyan game where you can theoretically beat the entire game without a guide. I had to resort to one a couple times, but it was never because I didn't know what I had to do, I just usually couldn't figure out how to work the controls for some device (I'm looking at you brass turbines viewfinder!) Now, do I recommend this game? If you like first person adventure games, then definitely yes; this is one of the best. But...you know how there are some games that are so incredible that you recommend them to people even if they don't like the genre? This definitely isn't one of those. Why? One specific puzzle... Look, I get that every one of these games always has some puzzle that is harder or more complex than the others towards the end. It comes with the genre. This game's is called The Gauntlet. It's challenging, but not crazily so when you figure it out, and surprisingly makes complete sense with the plot. However, despite it being challenging-but-solvable, it almost caused me to ragequit. Why? It took me 3 hours to beat it and 2 of those 3 hours were %#$@!-ing loading screens![\b] (which is also compounded by the run speed being basically a brisk walk) (I also feel like I should mention for the completionists out there that, despite beating the game and getting the Easter Eggs, none of the achievements here on Steam triggered for me.)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Obduction is currently priced at 30.49€ on Steam.
No, Obduction is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 30.49€ on Steam.
Yes, Obduction received 2,372 positive votes out of a total of 3,041 achieving a rating of 7.55.
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Obduction was developed and published by Cyan and Inc..
Yes, Obduction is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Obduction is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, Obduction is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Obduction is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Obduction is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Obduction supports VR. You can play it using a compatible VR headset.
Obduction is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for Obduction. Explore additional content available for Obduction on Steam.
No, Obduction does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Obduction does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Obduction is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Obduction.
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Developer
Cyan, Inc.
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Release
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