Obscure

GRUNND

64% positive of 31 Steam reviews

Released: 2023
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic

Made by SEKTAHOUSE. Published by SEKTAHOUSE, Bright Gambit.

About the game

You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.

Tagged by players

Noir
Detective
Alternate History
Investigation
Dialogue Heavy
Conspiracy
Dark Humor
2.5D
Interactive Fiction
Surreal
Supernatural
Mystery

What players say

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Obscure

GRUNND

64% positive of 31 Steam reviews

View on Steam

Released: 2023
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic

Made by SEKTAHOUSE. Published by SEKTAHOUSE, Bright Gambit.

About the game

You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.

Tagged by players

Noir
Detective
Alternate History
Investigation
Dialogue Heavy
Conspiracy
Dark Humor
2.5D
Interactive Fiction
Surreal
Supernatural
Mystery

What players say

Recommended
The art is beautiful, pacing is slow and melancholic. If like an eerie and not to action filled story this is for you. What I like: Nice VO and dialogue Nice art direction Interesting narrative What I dont like: Maybe too slow from time to time I wished the dialogue options had a larger impact on how the narrative unfolded. Right now it feels as if the player only control the order the dialogue is player out.
2.4 h played when written. 26 found it helpful.
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Recommended
I’m a sucker for noir, detective and point & click games, so the tags for this game really peaked my interest. However I learned pretty quickly that this game was not what I had thought from reading the game tags. There isn’t much to explore and not very many puzzles to solve. However I’m not dissatisfied with the product What I got was instead a cosy interactive story, with great voice acting. And the story was…
5.1 h played when written. 28 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I gave it an hour. Mainly because the noir-esque atmosphere and the music were promising me potential. But everything else is best described with the word "janky". Movement is slow and imprecise, which together with confusing hotspot interactions (sometimes left-click instead of right-click is necessary, sometimes correct positioning of the character is necessary, sometimes there is no hotspot or it is not near the…
1.2 h played when written. 13 found it helpful.
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