Obscure II (Obscure: The Aftermath)

Buy82%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Hydravision Entertainment · Horror · Mar 10, 2014

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
19
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Obscure II (Obscure: The Aftermath)?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 99 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 62 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Obscure gives you a mix of a good combat system that's fluid and like a classic survival horror having to stop to reload or swing your melee weapon and pretty good co-op gameplay, one of the only true survival horror games that has co-op and it was indeed creepy, co-op doesn't make a game less scary.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are really much more puzzles and other situations, where you need some team work, which feels even better in the coop mode!
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I sincerely want to recommend this game for passing, because it has a great soundtrack.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, Obscure II shows its age but still carries a distinctive, atmospheric art style.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This PC port seems slightly better than the first, with more natural controller support and less egregious FMV compression, but you're still missing widescreen, and it felt like the game stuttered more than usual.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the game opines a caricature of the time it was released I was somewhat impressed by the way our many playable characters interact with each other, making for a very varied and repayable experience if only because you can explore different ways of handling each situation.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay74 reviews
Co-op62 reviews
Audio43 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Controls17 reviews
Characters15 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
79% still recommend
Players complain
Story
73% still recommend
Combat
61% still recommend
Difficulty
78% still recommend
Bugs
69% still recommend
Crashes
44% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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