Underplayed Gems

Esoteric Ebb (2026)

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Developer
Christoffer Bodegård
Publisher
Raw Fury
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, RPG
Rating
4.8 of 5, 8,366 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 21 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A slow, deliberate narrative RPG where every dialogue choice shapes your role as a bureaucrat navigating a strange arcanepunk world.

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What players say

Players are split on Esoteric Ebb. Some praise its humor, characters, and D&D mechanics as a worthy spiritual successor to Disco Elysium, while others find the writing tedious, the politics forced, and failures frustrating rather than fun. The game is heavily text-based with little voice acting, and many note it focuses almost entirely on dialogue over exploration or combat.

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