Elsinore

Elsinore

Golden Glitch · July 23, 2019 · Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Choices Matter, Female Protagonist

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Elsinore price by region

Elsinore costs £7.19 in the United Kingdom, €8.19 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in the United States, $9.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$11.49 in Canada, NZ$12.39 in New Zealand, A$14.50 in Australia, R$20.69 in Brazil and zł35.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Elsinore offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £7.19 £7.19 — 1
Europe (EUR) €8.19 €8.19 — 1
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Canada CA$11.49 CA$11.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$12.39 NZ$12.39 — 1
Australia A$14.50 A$14.50 — 1
Brazil R$20.69 R$20.69 — 1
Poland zł35.99 zł35.99 — 1

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 Elsinore

On a summer night, Ophelia awakens from a terrible vision: In four days, everyone in Elsinore Castle will be dead. Even worse, she's been thrown into a time loop from which she cannot escape. Forced to relive the same four days over and over again, Ophelia determines to do everything in her power to change the future.

Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover. Can Ophelia prevent the tragedy that lies before her?

Gameplay



Elsinore is a point-and-click adventure game set in a living world where the story plays out around you in real time. Every four days time resets, and you gain another chance to change the fate of Elsinore Castle's inhabitants.

Dynamic Story Engine: Elsinore uses a story simulation engine to determine which events occur based upon your interactions. Lie, forgive, gossip, befriend, or destroy — the actions you can take at any stage are numerous, and the game immediately responds.

Intelligent Character Behavior: Each character manages their own lives, schedules, needs, desires, and plans over the course of each time loop. Even the smallest interaction has an impact on the world around you as it unfolds.

Learn from Previous Loops: Whenever a time loop resets, Ophelia remembers anything she has learned from the previous world, allowing you to access new ways to play.

Use Your Influence: Understanding each character's motivations isn't just part of the story. It's necessary for Ophelia's survival. Characters are complex and have long histories with each other; all of them are keeping secrets.

Life-or-Death Decisions: In a Shakespearean world, most roads end in tragedy, and characters are quick to meet a grisly fate. Hard decisions and terrible trials force players to think on their feet.

Elsinore — game info

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

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What Steam players say

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

✦ AI summary

Elsinore is praised as a thoughtful timeloop narrative with compelling characters and multiple endings that reward repeated playthroughs as players uncover new story layers and character depths. While players consistently highlight the engaging story and emotional impact of the repetition mechanic, some note the game feels a bit janky in execution, though this doesn't significantly detract from the overall experience for most.

Recommended Sep 5, 2026
This favorite of adaptation scholars and DEI advocates is vastly overrated, and it doesn't even seem to me that most of the above engage with it meaningfully. A masterpiece in writing? Ugh. Mass Effect 2 is a masterpiece in writing. This one doesn't even come close. Uninteresting dialogues with the psychological depth of a high-school play. Maybe a couple of lines gave me pause across a 16-hour play time. The game remains valid, because it has a couple interesting ideas and an overall charm, although it bites more than it can chew, and the execution is poor (both technically and in terms of direction). 6/10 (in a word where the actual Hamlet is 100/10, of course). Ah, yes, DEI is a good thing, but that doesn't necessarily make the Elsinore-DEI discourse good as well!
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Recommended Aug 31, 2026
Timeloop PEAK keep chasing your happy ending.
Recommended Aug 28, 2026
I like this game. it is a mystery who done it game with choice and a fantasy time loop
Recommended Aug 22, 2026
It just clicked, I get it! This is great! A must-play for the timeloop enjoyer.
Recommended Aug 22, 2026
Very interesting and grim (somehow) take on the Shakespeare tale. It's interesting to play out so many storylines that changes depending on what you tell the characters. I only wish there was some "save scum" slots so that I don't have to restart the timeline if I misclick or be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Recommended Aug 21, 2026
I beg all game devs to please make more time loop games - 10/10 amazing.

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