Return of the Obra Dinn

If you’ve ever thought, “You know what my life is missing? A monochrome migraine and the exhilarating feeling of failing upwards,” then Return of the Obra Dinn is the game for you. Lucas Pope hands you a notebook, a magic pocket watch, and a ship full of creatively deceased individuals and says, “Have fun, detective!”—then immediately walks away, leaving you to fend for yourself like a confused Victorian gumshoe cosplayer. The game offers absolutely no direction beyond “figure it out,” which is bold, artistic, and deeply inconsiderate. You wander the decks like an underpaid insurance investigator (because you literally are one), desperately trying to distinguish between sailors who all dress like they shared one communal laundry basket.