Obscure

The Dark Stone from Mebara

61% positive of 18 Steam reviews

Released: 2015
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Jerseyware Gaming. Published by KISS ltd.

About the game

Set in 1924 Massachusetts, take the role of Detective Monroe, Professor Webley, and Boss Pendleton of the Pendleton Agency, all of whom have come to possess an eerie black rock with strange properties.

Tagged by players

Lovecraftian
RPG
Adventure

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The Dark Stone from Mebara

61% positive of 18 Steam reviews

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Released: 2015
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Jerseyware Gaming. Published by KISS ltd.

About the game

Tagged by players

Lovecraftian
RPG
Adventure

What players say

Recommended
UPDATE: One of the major areas I was originally uncertain about (whether combat ever gets any easier) has been answered - it does, for the most part. It's still challenging, and harder than average, but the almost-unwinnable situation I described from the opening combat sequence of the game has thankfully not been repeated yet. Doesn't mean I haven't had to retry fights, but they were merely hard and not unfair. So…
5.5 h played when written. 30 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Fun short game. The fights were challenging, much tougher than I expected, and the storyline was neat with lots of great homages to Lovecraft's works. Your main character is a detective, that should give you a (ha) clue of what to expect; examine everything. The difficulty of finding everything may put some off, but if you're stuck, it's probably because you haven't examined everything or haven't from the right…
26 h played when written. 33 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
So poorly balanced. There is a line between being difficult and just being poorly designed and this game is the later. The game throws you into ridiculously hard fights right out of gates (as soon as the story stops blathering on) You can't avoid them, your not prepared for them (as in you hardly have the ability to heal and have very few items) and the only way to get through them is by luck and save scumming. Give…
2.1 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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