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Obduction

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App ID 306760
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Cyan Inc.
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 29884561
Last Record Update 3 July 2025 – 18:53:08 UTC ()
Release Date 24 August 2016 – 14:03:00 UTC ()
😏 77.28%
3k reviews
9
In-Game

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Additional Information

Developer Cyan Inc.
metacritic_name Obduction
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 76
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/obduction?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Cyan Inc.
eulas
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urlhttp://store.steampowered.com//eula/306760_eula_1
Store Release Date 24 August 2016 – 14:06:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
OpenVrSupport Yes
OtherVrSupport Yes
ControllerVr
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steamvr1
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PlayAreaVr
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standing1
othervrsupport_rift_13 Yes
vrheadsetstreaming Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 24 August 2016 – 14:03:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 16 May 2025 – 18:11:38 UTC () (1747419098)
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osextended macos64,macosnotarized
review_score 6
review_percentage 79
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Ansel SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, OculusXRPlugin SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenVR SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 18 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7032025
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 4 June 2014 – 21:20:25 UTC (), in changelist #547470

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🧩 Puzzle 🗺 Exploration 🌱 Indie 🙌 First-Person 🤫 Mystery 🫠 Surreal 🥽 VR 🚶 Walking Simulator 🌫 Atmospheric 📚 Story Rich 🌍 Open World 🔎 Point & Click 👤 Singleplayer 〰️ Nonlinear 😌 Casual 🚀 Sci-fi 🧞 Choices Matter 📺 FMV 🌲 Survival

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Tracked Controller Support VR Supported Native Steam Controller Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp16 May 2025 – 18:11:47 UTC
Trailers
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256669505 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 9 players right now
  • 22 24-hour peak
  • 1,915 all-time peak 27 August 2016
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Store data

  • 47,377 followers
  • #5424 in top sellers
  • 3,084 positive reviews
  • 783 negative reviews
  • 79.75% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 10 viewers right now
  • 13 24-hour peak
  • 35,424 all-time peak
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  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 77.28% SteamDB Rating
  • 3,084 79.8% positive reviews
  • 783 20.2% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
24 August 2016 – 14:03 Steam Release -
20 March 2018 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 11 -
28 January 2022 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Myst & More Bundle -
21 July 2023 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Myst & More Redux: 30 Years of Myst -
25 September 2024 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Enter the Mysterium -

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How many players are playing Obduction right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 9 players live playing Obduction on Steam.

Obduction had an all-time peak of 1915 concurrent players on 27 August 2016.

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