OBSCURIA

About

"Obscuria" is a free-to-play horror exploration game set on the abandoned cruise ship, Nocturne. As an agent, your mission is to find Captain Blackhood, alive or dead, while avoiding the Consuming Shadow, a terrifying entity that haunts the ship. With only a flashlight, prepare to face sudden scares, creepy apparitions, and solve puzzles to uncover the ship's dark secrets. The atmosphere is thick with mystery, danger, and tension.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

62%

Audience ScoreBased on 52 reviews

story6 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

The game has good graphics and an interesting ghost story, providing a decent horror experience for a free game.
Some players found the game enjoyable and fun, with a few good jump scares and humorous moments.
The game shows promise and has potential for improvement, with players looking forward to future chapters.

The game suffers from poor optimization, leading to low frame rates and performance issues even on powerful hardware.
Many players found the jumpscares to be unoriginal and not scary, often more funny than frightening.
There are significant gameplay issues, including clunky mechanics, bugs, and a lack of clear instructions, making it frustrating to play.

story
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of the game is noted to have potential but is often criticized for being too short and unoriginal, making it difficult to engage with fully. While some players appreciate the ghost story elements and the overall atmosphere, others find the narrative hard to follow and lacking in depth. Overall, the story seems to take a backseat to gameplay and graphics, which are generally well-received.
- “The story has potential, but the game is too short to really develop it. However, story isn't necessarily what I care the most about when it comes to a horror game.”
- “Very nice graphics, lighting, and ghost story.”
- “Very good game; it has very good graphics, although there are some small errors. However, it does not bother the gameplay. The story is good and it has some good scares and puzzles.”
- “The story is a bit hard to follow and not explained.”
- “The story has potential, but the game is too short to really have an interesting story; however, story isn't necessarily what I care the most about when it comes to horror games.”
- “The story has potential, but the game is too short to really have an interesting story; however, story isn't necessarily what I care the most about when it comes to horror games.”
optimization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is severely criticized, with players reporting extremely low frame rates (around 5 fps) that render it nearly unplayable. Overall, the consensus highlights a significant lack of quality in performance, indicating that the game is poorly optimized.
- “So VHS tapes fix, flashlight, optimization, and subtitles.”
- “But I can leave a review to let the developers know about these performance issues at least.”
- “The performance literally makes the game impossible to play, since it runs at like 5 fps.”
- “Needless to say, this game is terribly unoptimized.”
- “The scariest part of this game is its poor optimization and lack of quality.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally praised for their cool aesthetic, impressive lighting, and unique VHS tape style, particularly in the cruise setting. While some users noted minor graphical errors, these do not significantly impact gameplay. However, the lack of options to adjust graphics settings has been a point of concern for some players.
- “I loved the cruise setting and the VHS tape graphics.”
- “Very nice graphics, lighting, and ghost story.”
- “Very good game, it has very good graphics although there are some small errors, but it does not bother the gameplay; the story is good and it has some good scares and puzzles.”
- “And some settings to turn down the graphics could easily fix this issue, but those options just don't exist.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the gameplay is praised for its engaging story, impressive graphics, and effective scares and puzzles. However, some users noted issues with the flow of mechanics, which can disrupt the overall experience. Despite minor errors, these do not significantly detract from the gameplay enjoyment.
- “Very good game, it has very good graphics although there are some small errors, but it does not bother the gameplay, the story is good and it has some good scares and puzzles.”
- “Had some good jumps, but the main issues are with the flow of mechanics.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is largely derived from its janky mechanics and less-than-scary jumpscares, leading players to find the monsters more amusing than frightening. Many users feel that the game's issues contribute to its comedic elements rather than its intended horror.
- “The game is a bit janky; the jumpscares weren't that scary to me, and the monsters were more funny than scary.”
- “It has a lot of issues that I think make it more funny than scary.”