Underplayed Gems

Esoteric Ebb (2026)

Esoteric Ebb cover
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

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.

Trailer

Screenshots

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