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Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Return of the Obra Dinn is a detective, mystery and puzzle game developed by Lucas Pope and published by 3909.
Released on October 18th 2018 is available on Windows and MacOS in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic and Ukrainian.

It has received 29,016 reviews of which 28,093 were positive and 923 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Return of the Obra Dinn into these genres:

Detective Mystery Puzzle Story Rich Atmospheric Singleplayer Indie Great Soundtrack First-Person Historical Adventure Naval Difficult Retro Multiple Endings Violent Pirates Horror Walking Simulator Noir

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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.
MacOS
  • OS: macOS Sierra
  • 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.

User reviews & Ratings

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10 hours played
May 2026
I previously tried to complete this game once a few years ago, but I let the game slip away from me and ended up too disconnected from the progress I had made to continue. More recently (a year ago at this point), I had a roommate with whom I played this game to completion alongside. He and I both sat on the couch for a few nights in a row making verbal deductions and piecing together the story--and we were both hooked. By the time it was over, we were both left shocked in absence of its continuation. My roommate was not someone who played games ever and so he asked if there was another title like this to play. Naively I thought we could recapture the magic of investigating the Obra Dinn with another game, but I have yet to find anything that is quite as enthralling as this story. He moved out once the semester was over; this game was the highlight of all the media I had consumed throughout that time. My recommendation cannot be more glowing. This game is one of the best titles out there--across any genre.
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15 hours played
Jan. 2026
Most historically accurate 1800s game beacuse you get to a point where racially profiling is a viable strategy.
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27 hours played
Oct. 2025
Imma shamelessly steal someone's youtube comment: "i would give myself brain damage just to forget this game and play it again"
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6 hours played
Sept. 2025
A wonderfully specific experience. If you hunger for a 'detective game' that actually lets you piece things together on your own rather than finding enough 'clue points' to be told what happened, this is that, with an exquisite nautical flavour and a soundtrack that I routinely listen to on its own. DO NOT spoil yourself by looking anything up about this game. I managed to go into it completely blind and it was a magnificent experience.
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9 hours played
Sept. 2025
I'm not sure I will ever again play a puzzle game as unique and interesting as this one.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Return of the Obra Dinn is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

No, Return of the Obra Dinn is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.

Yes, Return of the Obra Dinn received 28,093 positive votes out of a total of 29,016 achieving an impressive rating of 9.47.
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Return of the Obra Dinn was developed by Lucas Pope and published by 3909.

Yes, Return of the Obra Dinn is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Return of the Obra Dinn is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, Return of the Obra Dinn is not playable on Linux.

Return of the Obra Dinn is a single-player game.

Yes, there is a DLC available for Return of the Obra Dinn. Explore additional content available for Return of the Obra Dinn on Steam.

No, Return of the Obra Dinn does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Yes, Return of the Obra Dinn supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Return of the Obra Dinn 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 Return of the Obra Dinn.

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Return of the Obra Dinn
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Rating
9.5
28,093
923
Game modes
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Online players
174
Developer
Lucas Pope
Publisher
3909
Release 18 Oct 2018
Platforms
Remote Play
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