Joe Juba

In its best moments, Obduction recaptures the wonder and nostalgic thrill of Myst and Riven. In its worst, it reminds us why adventure gaming was effectively dead for a decade.

With a fine line dividing homage and imitation, this RPG doesn’t do enough to carve out its own identity.

This interactive story provides glimpses of a bleak future from the perspectives of people who would normally be written off as inconsequential NPCs.