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Return of the Obra Dinn

Lucas Pope · 3909 · 2018-10-18

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 17, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 18, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 18, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Oct 18, 2019 (Xbox One), Oct 18, 2018 (Mac)

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Return of the Obra Dinn is an Adventure Indie game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 35,212 reviews).

134
playing now
97%
positive of 36k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
95/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (502 ratings)
10
Nexus mods (2.4k downloads)
4.80★
PlayStation Store rating (1,767 ratings)
89/100
opencritic · mighty · 96% recommend · from 56 critics
10h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 13h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

134 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Return of the Obra Dinn is a 2018 adventure and puzzle video game created by Lucas Pope and published by 3909 LLC. It was Pope's second commercial game, following 2013's Papers, Please, and was first released for macOS and Windows before being ported to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One a year later. Return of the Obra Dinn was praised for its gameplay, art style, and narrative; it won several awards, including the Seumas McNally Grand Prize.

Trailer

Return of the Obra Dinn trailer thumbnail

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 134 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,254 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~407/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 888k–2.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 35,520 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at GOG (2020-10-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 5 of 56 observed days · $10.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
89389320182026Week of 2018-10-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 893 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 665 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 624 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 657 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 648 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 810 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 881 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 472 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

587782026-09-15 12:00 — 123 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 111 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 85 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 156 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 173 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 102 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 116 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 107 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 90 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 171 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 130 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 79 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 99 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 402 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 298 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 298 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 462 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 247 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 241 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 416 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 278 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 158 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 134 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
51253Oct 2018Aug 2026Oct 2018 — avg 512 · peak 1,212Jan 2019 — avg 280 · peak 846Apr 2019 — avg 313 · peak 1,220Jul 2019 — avg 122 · peak 365Oct 2019 — avg 55 · peak 122Jan 2020 — avg 145 · peak 512Apr 2020 — avg 92 · peak 179Jul 2020 — avg 176 · peak 441Oct 2020 — avg 227 · peak 1,170Jan 2021 — avg 137 · peak 340Apr 2021 — avg 97 · peak 233Jul 2021 — avg 115 · peak 316Oct 2021 — avg 127 · peak 450Jan 2022 — avg 124 · peak 316Apr 2022 — avg 94 · peak 256Jul 2022 — avg 122 · peak 247Oct 2022 — avg 99 · peak 408Jan 2023 — avg 98 · peak 189Apr 2023 — avg 90 · peak 171Jul 2023 — avg 166 · peak 358Oct 2023 — avg 197 · peak 766Jan 2024 — avg 143 · peak 407Apr 2024 — avg 75 · peak 143Jul 2024 — avg 96 · peak 162Oct 2024 — avg 137 · peak 511Jan 2025 — avg 159 · peak 346Apr 2025 — avg 89 · peak 170Jul 2025 — avg 96 · peak 163Oct 2025 — avg 310 · peak 1,766Jan 2026 — avg 345 · peak 1,203Apr 2026 — avg 107 · peak 202Jul 2026 — avg 141 · peak 235Aug 2026 — avg 139 · peak 245
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
98982026-10-022026-10-122026-10-02: 98 new positive2026-10-02: 9 new negative2026-10-03: 12 new positive2026-10-04: 30 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 20 new positive2026-10-06: 13 new positive2026-10-06: 3 new negative2026-10-07: 19 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 18 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new negative2026-10-09: 13 new positive2026-10-10: 21 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 41 new positive2026-10-12: 4 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$9.992018-10-182026-10-142018-10-18 — best price $19.992019-04-19 — best price $14.992019-06-26 — best price $17.992019-12-01 — best price $15.992019-12-19 — best price $15.992020-01-31 — best price $19.992020-04-30 — best price $13.992020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-12-16 — best price $14.992021-02-11 — best price $19.992021-06-09 — best price $14.992021-09-06 — best price $19.992021-10-18 — best price $13.992022-01-04 — best price $19.992022-04-19 — best price $19.992022-06-17 — best price $19.992022-10-27 — best price $11.992022-12-05 — best price $13.992023-04-21 — best price $11.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-10-17 — best price $9.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-06-19 — best price $13.392024-11-05 — best price $19.992025-06-18 — best price $13.392025-10-23 — best price $19.992026-05-28 — best price $11.992026-08-31 — best price $19.992026-09-05 — best price $19.992026-09-10 — best price $19.992026-09-15 — best price $19.992026-09-20 — best price $19.992026-09-25 — best price $19.992026-09-30 — best price $19.992026-10-05 — best price $19.992026-10-10 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.6k4372026-06-01 — 620 pageviews2026-06-05 — 674 pageviews2026-06-09 — 598 pageviews2026-06-13 — 484 pageviews2026-06-17 — 492 pageviews2026-06-21 — 530 pageviews2026-06-25 — 472 pageviews2026-06-29 — 581 pageviews2026-07-03 — 515 pageviews2026-07-07 — 465 pageviews2026-07-11 — 499 pageviews2026-07-15 — 548 pageviews2026-07-19 — 1,619 pageviews2026-07-23 — 584 pageviews2026-07-27 — 602 pageviews2026-07-31 — 462 pageviews2026-08-04 — 586 pageviews2026-08-08 — 529 pageviews2026-08-12 — 516 pageviews2026-08-16 — 520 pageviews2026-08-20 — 495 pageviews2026-08-24 — 498 pageviews2026-08-28 — 506 pageviews2026-09-01 — 457 pageviews2026-09-05 — 437 pageviews2026-09-09 — 477 pageviews2026-09-13 — 504 pageviews2026-09-17 — 583 pageviews2026-09-21 — 604 pageviews2026-09-25 — 582 pageviews2026-09-29 — 474 pageviews2026-10-03 — 553 pageviews2026-10-07 — 536 pageviews2026-10-11 — 527 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.2k02026-10-02 15:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 82 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 104 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-06 01:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 19:34 — 63 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 117 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 16:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-08 22:34 — 71 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-09 17:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-10 22:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 67 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 196 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 10 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
61.7%
earned "Any 6"
45.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-06-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)16,91127%16
PS4 (PlayStation)3,16171%17
Xbox One (Xbox)87744%16
Switch (Nintendo)2990%0
Switch (Nintendo)120%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieNavalRetroPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveDifficultHistoricalStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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