Into Oblivion

Into Oblivion is a drinking contest for up to an unspecified number of players. Each round, you receive five item cards and use them to make mixed drinks for yourself or your opponents. Drinks can have status effects, make you puke instantly or leave a funny taste. Mixing, swapping and serving drinks can lower or boost each other's health, liver and drunkenness.

Game modes

The game has three main modes: Normal, Top Shelf and The Sobering. Halfway through each mode, players compete in Midnight, a dice-rolling mini-game. You keep at least one die per round and try to roll a 1 and a 4; the remaining dice count as points. Winning earns a trophy and bonus points for your final score.

In Normal mode, you aim for the highest drunk score without going overboard. You can damage an opponent's liver to double the drunk points they gain per drink, or reduce their health to zero to end the match. Your accumulated drinks, status effects and mixology can help you win. If the match is tied, the points scored during play decide the result.

Top Shelf limits you to special mixed drinks. Generic sludge has no effect but counts toward your end score. You can learn recipes during play or buy the Bartender's Book from the Shady Merchant. Use status effects and one of 209 drinks to compete for the highest drunk score, knock out an opponent by reducing their health to zero, or win on points.

In The Sobering, you try to keep your drunk score as low as possible, ideally at zero or below your opponent's. If your liver reaches zero, you start gaining double the drunk points per drink. As in the other modes, reducing an opponent's health to zero can win the match immediately, and points settle ties.

Single-player and multiplayer

Single-player matches let you face eight different characters or a series of randomly generated generic opponents. Online and LAN cross-platform multiplayer supports Linux, Mac and Windows, with Steamworks invites and a browser for open games.

Cards, drinks and settings

The game includes 55 item cards, 215 mixed drink recipes and 30 temporary buffs for protecting yourself or sabotaging opponents. You can drink in locations around Starkham, bet against friends and foes to earn coins, and upgrade or unlock gear at the Shady Merchant's shop. Outfits, hairstyles and accessories provide character customization.

Other features

• Personal and global statistics on debauchery
• A leaderboard
• 40 achievements
• Halloween, X-Mas, St. Patrick's Day and Easter event modes
• Soundtrack by Macabre Gandhi and David Totten