Obscura

Obscura is a narrative game set in a marketplace beneath a mountain, where anything can be bought or sold. Visitors wear masks and become faceless strangers; the market is home to the unscrupulous, the outcast and the desperate. You are one of the desperate, pursuing a goal with the help of strangers whose secrets and ambitions mean they may not have your best interests at heart.

The market and its people

You can meet four mysterious love interests, each with their own motives:

• Keir: a sarcastic thief who steals to feed hungry mouths and relies on ruthless pragmatism to survive at the fringes.
• Cirrus: a humble priest of the Lunar God’s church, which offers sanctuary. He aids those who ask, but expects something in return.
• Francesco: a spirited adventurer who wants to experience the life he has missed. His seemingly innocent nature is hard to judge in a place of dark secrets and misleading appearances.
• Oleander: a charming, pleasure-seeking merchant who can provide anything for a price. He turns his work into games, though his aims remain unclear.

You play Vesper, a cursed protagonist with a compelling reason to go beneath the mountain. Choose Vesper’s name, pronouns and one of three masks; whoever you were aboveground, you must now leave it behind.

Chapters and choices

The story has three chapters. Chapter 1 is available as a demo, and Chapter 2 is available in early access. The game contains over 200,000 words: 70,000 in the demo and 130,000 in the early access release. Its dark, mature story offers many ways to fail, and timed choices can be turned off for an easier game.

Reading and music

The game features original music by Cajsa. You can choose the default font, OpenDyslexic or Atkinson Hyperlegible.