Obduction

Obduction is a true successor to Myst and its legacy. The game can be painfully unforgiving at times, and its puzzles might feel both confusing and unintuitive, but there is a logic at its heart. Once you figure it out the feeling of accomplishment and success is unrivaled. Those who've waited years for more games like Myst need look no further.

It’s a special thing when a game gifts you a superior experience without traditional or prescribed story mechanics, and from that perspective Obduction prevails completely. Some of the puzzles and paths can become overused and tiring after a while, but on the whole it stretches the mind in the right ways. For what it sets out to do, it does it pretty perfectly, and I think both fans and newcomers alike will appreciate its ingenuity.

It's an "adventure game for the new millennium" from the creators of Myst and Riven, but how does the followup to the 1993 hit play in 2016?

Getting stranded in an unknown world, with no explanation at all has definitely become unusual in today's video games, with most adventure titles holding players' hands so that they don't feel lost and frustrated. This approach takes away some of the joy that adventure games can bring, as exploring a foreign world, solving puzzles with no help and piecing the story together from the scarce hints scattered around brings a peculiar feel of satisfaction. In this regard, Obduction is, without a doubt, the game those who are used to doing everything by themselves in adventure games have been waitin...

From the creators of Myst and Riven comes their gorgeous-looking spiritual succsessor.

A beautiful, if simple, puzzle game that remains faithful to Myst without feeling dated.

My reverence for Myst and Riven is immense. These titles changed my perception of what an adventure game should be, transporting me to vivid worlds that relied on complex machinery rather than convoluted inventory manipulation. The clever mixture of story, puzzles, and exploration was often imitated but never fully replicated – even up until traditional adventure gaming effectively flatlined in the late ‘90s. Obduction is the next project from the minds behind Myst and Riven, and in its best moments, it recaptures the wonder and nostalgic thrill of being immersed in a lonely world. However, at...

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You better have to choose if it’s worth spending your spare cash, because it might not be the game for you and it might be for others.

1993's Myst was a hugely successful adventure puzzler that helped redefine the genre. Now its developer Cyan Inc. is back with a spiritual successor but does Obduction live up to expectations?