Obenseuer

[h1] Obenseuer - A game where you get addicted to ducks and mushrooms... [/h1] This game has completely eaten my life. At the time of writing, I have spent 150 hours of my life and intend to spend many more. The short version: You are dropped into an exclusion zone full of the homeless, sick and undesirables. You are given a tenement building for reasons unknown, a pack of cigarettes, 200 bucks, and told "good luck" The long version: This game has such depth and meaningful progression that somehow don't feel like "too many choices" at the same time as offering a ridiculous amount of freedom. The quests allow you to experience and advance in a steady and rewarding way. None of the core loop mechanics are required and yet I found myself wanting to interact with them. In fact the whole game is presented in such a way that none of it is required and yet I want to do all of it. The setting is top notch, the whole world has an unsettling feel. The people, buildings, locations, all of it feels like a real city and it draws you into the world. It's all coated in a sheen of post cold war, western European goo that seeps into the bones of the buildings. Crumbling infrastructure, collapsed social systems, a localized apocalypse while the world keeps living outside the walls. The survival elements are not overbearing but you do need to take care of yourself including your mental health and hygiene. All in all i have nothing to really compare it to... Life Sim, Management, Survival, Crafting, Economy, Psychological intrigue, Puzzles, Cleaning Sim. Obenseuer is a delightfully unique game that I will be hard pressed to find a replacement for. NOTE: The development cycle is slow and I won't sugarcoat that. I believe the devs are intentionally and carefully crafting this game and updates are regular even if the interval is a bit longer than I would like. The community and Discord are active and the devs are communicative in those spaces.