Return of the Obra Dinn

2018 video game

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2020 Physical editions of the game were released for PS4 and Nintendo Switch through Limited Run Games.
2019 Won Excellence in Narrative at the Independent Games Festival Awards
2019 Game received multiple nominations at the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, including Game of the Year and Adventure Game of the Year
2019 Won Best Narrative at the Game Developers Choice Awards
2019 Won Game Design at the 15th British Academy Games Awards
2019 Won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards
2019 Won Artistic Achievement at the 15th British Academy Games Awards
October 18 2019 Versions for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One were released, ported by Warp Digital.
2018 Return of the Obra Dinn was recognized by multiple video game publications as one of the best games of the year, including Edge, Polygon, USGamer, GameSpot, The Nerdist, The Daily Telegraph, The New Yorker, and The Escapist.
2018 Return of the Obra Dinn was nominated for Best Independent Game at The Game Awards
2018 The game won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, receiving critical acclaim for its gameplay, art style, and narrative.
2018 Return of the Obra Dinn won Best Art Direction at The Game Awards 2018.
October 17 2018 Return of the Obra Dinn was officially released for macOS and Windows computers, published by Japanese studio 3909.
November 2016 Pope presented a new demo at PAX Australia, expanding the demo to include thirteen additional characters, but initially causing player confusion about progression.
March 2016 Pope released a limited game demo at the Game Developers Conference, featuring six character fates for players to deduce.

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