Obsideo (2021)

Developer: Kyle's Garage
Genres: Action, Early Access, Indie
Rating: 3.1 of 5, 1,003 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 7.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You and your team methodically explore haunted locations, reading clues and using ghost-hunting gear to identify and exorcise a spectral presence.

atmosphericco-optensepsychological horrorsupernaturalinvestigativeearly accessrealistic

What players say

Players report the developer abandoned the game twice, leaving it in an unplayable state where you cannot progress past the main menu or play offline. The atmosphere and scares are praised, but hunts feel overpowered and updates stopped, making the game a broken shell of what it was in 2021-2022.

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