Obduction
First-person sci-fi puzzle adventure through worlds with displaced Earth fragments
Cyan, Inc. · Released Aug 24, 2016
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 80% of 3,991
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 6
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Sep 1, 2021
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is Obduction?
A first-person sci-fi puzzle adventure set in alien landscapes containing pieces of Earth. After an artifact transports you across the universe, you explore strange worlds, follow clues, and solve puzzles as you look for a way home.
For you if...
- +you enjoy uncovering mysteries by exploring at your own pace
- +you like working through complex puzzles without much guidance
- +you prefer quiet science-fiction settings to action
Not for you if...
- −you want clear directions between puzzle objectives
- −you prefer simple puzzles with obvious solutions
What players say
80% of 3,991 reviews are positive
Players praise the world design and puzzles that fit their surroundings. Their most common complaint is that slow movement, repeated backtracking, and long loading screens make solving puzzles tedious.
Screenshots and trailer
Obduction system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1 64 bit or newer
- Processor
- CPU Intel i5-2500 equivalent or better
- Graphics
- GeForce 660 GTX w/1GB / AMD 7700 series w/1GB equivalent or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- Notes
- For VR: NVIDIA 970 or AMD 480 (equivalent or greater)
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor
- CPU Intel i5-4590 equivalent or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 970 w/4 GB / AMD R9 290 w/4 GB equivalent or better
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- Notes
- For VR: NVIDIA 980/1060 or AMD Fury (equivalent or greater)
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, VR
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Exploration
- Indie
- First-Person
- Mystery
- Surreal
- VR
- Walking Simulator
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Open World
- Singleplayer
- Nonlinear
- Point & Click
- Casual
Recent updates
- Sep 1, 2021 · Minor patch update for specific machines
- Nov 7, 2019 · 1.8.4.1 Minor update
- Oct 4, 2019 · Obduction 1.8.3 Minor update
- Oct 2, 2019 · Obduction update 1.8.3
- Aug 9, 2019 · Obduction 1.8.1 patch notes:
2 DLC available.
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