The Obscura Experiment
Released Mar 2023
Anabasis & Co. welcomes you to the family - we’re so glad to have you here! Your mandate as part of this research project will be to monitor and document a new energy form: the [REDACTED]. To begin, let’s review your perso- oh? We’re detecting some anomalies near you… care to investigate?
83% positive · 106 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
The Obscura Experiment was released on March 7, 2023, as a student game project by Anabasis & Co. The launch post explicitly framed the release as the conclusion of a school project: "This marks the end of months of production, and our very first game release as students." The developers also described lessons learned in scoping down the game during production, indicating this was a finished deliverable rather than a platform for ongoing development. Following launch, the only subsequent post was a small achievement bug-fix patch on March 9, 2023. There have been no developer communications of any kind since March 9, 2023. There is no DLC, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no post-launch update pattern. The game launched as a complete, self-contained product and has received no content updates in the more than three years since its release.
Evidence
Launch post describes the game as the end of a student production project, with no mention of future content or updates planned
Small bug-fix patch correcting several achievements, two days after launch — the last communication from the developer
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Achievements
19
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
An experiment has gone wrong, and the whole complex is failing. Your only chance at survival is to use the various tools at your disposal to escape this now-hostile environment. But beware: an unrelenting force lurks in the shadows…
Play as Priya Ellis, a scientist whose research team has been decimated by a mysterious new form of life - the Dark Matter - which is invisible to the naked eye. Thanks to your scanner tablet and the ships' built-in surveillance system, you can outsmart the roaming menace by carefully planning your next move. But, keep an eye on your scanner’s energy: an empty battery would only guarantee your demise! Locking the doors behind you and luring the Dark Matter to energy sources comes at a high risk, but it could buy you some time…
Play as Priya Ellis, a scientist whose research team has been decimated by a mysterious new form of life - the Dark Matter - which is invisible to the naked eye. Thanks to your scanner tablet and the ships' built-in surveillance system, you can outsmart the roaming menace by carefully planning your next move. But, keep an eye on your scanner’s energy: an empty battery would only guarantee your demise! Locking the doors behind you and luring the Dark Matter to energy sources comes at a high risk, but it could buy you some time…
Explore a Hi-Tech environment!
Climb aboard the spaceship, and discover a state-of-the-art facility!Challenge the unknown, fight the darkness!
Come face-to-face with an unseen menace; push back the obscurity with your wits!Observe, Plan & Execute!
Familiarize yourself with your surroundings, develop a strategy, and put your plan into action!Investigate the events & uncover the truth!
Figure out what happened onboard, and discover the true motivations of Anabasis & Co.!Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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