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Obscure

ESC

99% positive of 101 Steam reviews

Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Lena Raine. Published by Radical Dreamland.

About the game

An interactive novel about identity, roleplay, and dreams.

Tagged by players

Soundtrack
Typing
LGBTQ+
Text-Based
Abstract
Interactive Fiction
Cyberpunk
Visual Novel
Retro
Emotional
Surreal
Stylized

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Very Positive

What players say

Recommended
I want to throw my review out here just because of how few this visual novella has and its quality. I like to think of it as a sort of novella with a soundtrack and a bit of visual flair, as it is hardly interactive. I found it after listening to a few interviews with Lena Raine and thought it would be interesting to see another outlet for her creativity besides music, and I was not disappointed. I am a fan of weird…
3.8 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Wow. That was a hell of a ride. Highly recommend.
2.8 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I hate to be the 1 out of the 10 dentists but i don't like reading. Even though i knew reading were gonna be a big part of the game i thought there would be something else to it like puzzles or something. I Should probably have looked up some reviews or look more into the "gameplay" before i bought it, but it's to late for that. If you want a visual novels i'm pretty sure you'll like this.
1.1 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.
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