Return of the Obra Dinn

Return of the Obra Dinn

Lucas Pope · October 18, 2018 · Detective, Mystery, Puzzle, Story Rich, Atmospheric

Buy Return of the Obra Dinn from Steam at $19.99 — the cheapest of 3 stores we compare.

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Overwhelmingly Positive97% · 35,15889Metacritic117playing now
Best price
$19.99
lowest tracked $9.99
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Standard Edition · DRM-Free
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Return of the Obra Dinn price by region

Return of the Obra Dinn costs £15.49 in the United Kingdom, €16.79 in Europe (EUR), $19.99 in the United States, $19.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$22.79 in Canada, NZ$24.79 in New Zealand, A$28.95 in Australia, R$59.99 in Brazil and zł73.27 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Return of the Obra Dinn offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £15.49 £15.49 — 3
Europe (EUR) €16.79 €16.79 — 3
United Statesyour region $19.99 $19.99 — 3
Georgia (USD) $19.99 $19.99 — 3
Canada CA$22.79 CA$22.79 — 3
New Zealand NZ$24.79 NZ$24.79 — 3
Australia A$28.95 A$28.95 — 3
Brazil R$59.99 R$59.99 — 3
Poland zł73.27 zł73.27 — 3

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Return of the Obra Dinn

✦ AI summary

Board a mysterious ship that drifted into port with no crew and uncover what happened to all 51 sailors through exploration and deductive reasoning. This first-person mystery adventure uses only one color plus black and white to create a uniquely atmospheric investigation.

LOST AT SEA, 1803
the good ship
"OBRA DINN"
----------------
Built 1796, London ~ 800 tons, 18ft draught
Captain R. WITTEREL ~ Crew 51 men
Last voyage to Orient ~ Cape rendezvous unmet
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Contact East India Cy. London Office
for enquiries or testimony

An Insurance Adventure with Minimal Color



In 1802, the merchant ship Obra Dinn set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.

Early this morning of October 14th, 1807, the Obra Dinn drifted into port at Falmouth with damaged sails and no visible crew. As insurance investigator for the East India Company's London Office, dispatch immediately to Falmouth, find means to board the ship, and prepare an assessment of damages.

Return of the Obra Dinn is a first-person mystery adventure based on exploration and logical deduction.

Return of the Obra Dinn — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

Return of the Obra Dinn in the rankings

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 8, 2026
I would love to lose my memory just to replay this game again. Do not search about this game, just buy it, experience it and be amazed! 10/10
Recommended Sep 8, 2026
It was a great game, as unusual as it was exceptional.
Recommended Sep 8, 2026
Honestly the perfect puzzle game in my opinion. Every single mystery was one I felt I could figure out myself without a million minds in the community working together to figure out a single puzzle. If I ever did miss something, when I did figure it out, it was never "how in a million years..." but rather "oope, yeah that one's on me". Goated game, RIP monke
Recommended Sep 8, 2026
Excellent!! Small, complete, well polished games are rare, and this one is near perfect. Like Outter Wilds, you can only play it once, wishing you could play it for the first time again.
Recommended Sep 8, 2026
Best game in the genre.
Recommended Sep 8, 2026
Very great game, truly immersive and undoubtedly one of a kind. The soundtrack is incredible and does a great job highlighting the absurdity of moments in this game. The level of intentional this game reaches is insane, but always delivers beyond anything you're expecting. Highly recommend.

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