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Return of the Obra Dinn

Lucas Pope · 3909

Released Oct 18, 2018 · Windows, macOS · Adventure, Indie · Metacritic 89

Art style Minimalist & vector

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

5 elements · 3 screen types covered · Steam page

Return of the Obra Dinn - The voyage chart: a dashed route south from England Return of the Obra Dinn - Ship deck plans labelled by who sleeps where Return of the Obra Dinn - A fate, written as one fill-in sentence Return of the Obra Dinn - Logbook front page: 'Lost at Sea, 1803, The Good Ship Obra Dinn' Return of the Obra Dinn - Crew manifest: name, role, origin, and a blank column for fate
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The voyage chart: a dashed route south from England · Campaign / World Map

UI at a glance: the patterns that recur across this game's screens are diegetic document (5).

Campaign / World Map

Return of the Obra Dinn - The voyage chart: a dashed route south from England Return of the Obra Dinn - Ship deck plans labelled by who sleeps where

Character / Unit Detail

Return of the Obra Dinn - A fate, written as one fill-in sentence

Encyclopedia / Codex

Return of the Obra Dinn - Logbook front page: 'Lost at Sea, 1803, The Good Ship Obra Dinn' Return of the Obra Dinn - Crew manifest: name, role, origin, and a blank column for fate

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