Adventure · August 24, 2016

Obduction (2016)

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Now also playable on Oculus Rift! Note: This is a visually lush and detailed game. Playing in VR takes full advantage of higher-end systems - please refer to its minimum and recommended specs. From Cyan, the indie studio that brought you Myst, comes a new sci-fi adventure. As you walk beside the lake on a cloudy night, a curious, organic artifact falls from the starry sky and inexplicably, without asking permission, transports you across the universe. You’ve been abducted from your cozy existence and added into an alien landscape with pieces of Earth from unexpected times and places. The strange worlds of Obduction reveal their secrets only as you explore, discover, coax, and consider their clues. As you bask in the otherworldly beauty and explore the enigmatic landscapes, remember that the choices you make will have substantial consequences. This is your story now. Make it home. --- “Immense and immersive… It was breathtaking… something that feels magical.” - UploadVR “Cyan has succeeded in making another adventure that feels truly timeless.” - Polygon “Obduction’s beautiful world is a worthy successor to Myst.” - Wired

Adventure releases from 2016

76 Adventure titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 221
  • Puzzle · 163
  • Exploration · 145
  • Indie · 124
  • First-Person · 113
  • Mystery · 112
  • Surreal · 90
  • VR · 89
  • Walking Simulator · 88
  • Atmospheric · 65
  • Story Rich · 62
  • Open World · 53
  • Point & Click · 45
  • Singleplayer · 45
  • Nonlinear · 44

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.9k Steam reviewsTop 58% in Adventure
Positive rating80% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 84%
Metacritic76/100Genre average 77 — top 64% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 58% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Polish
  • Dutch
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

80%Mostly Positive · 3.9k reviews

3.1k positive · 771 negative

Metacritic

76/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.6/10

Curator recommendations

3.0k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Tracked Controller Support
  • VR Supported
  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Obduction has seemingly delivered on all of its promise” 9 of 10 – Attack of the Fanboy “A beautiful, technically-composed game with an innovative premise that feels familiar yet completely alien.” 9 of 10 – Destructoid “The mastery of level design on display here is staggering… Riveting.” 10 of 10 – War Council TV

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 24, 2016
DeveloperCyan Inc.
Base price$11.99 -60%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

15

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Obduction