Esoteric Ebb
- First release
- Mar 03, 2026
- Developer
- Christoffer Bodegård
- Publisher
- Raw Fury
- Engine
- Unity
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure · Mystery, Fantasy, Comedy
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
The City of Norvik is holding its first ever election and somebody just blew up a tea shop. Great. Since no one else wants to touch it with a ten-foot pole, it's up to you and your goblin companion Snell to unravel the political web of incompetency. Explore the streets and tunnels of a fantasy metropolis. Debate devils, drunk sphinxes, and all manner of fantastical fools in a world where mythological creatures sell newspapers at corner shops and ideologies overtake the ramblings of dead gods.Read more
The City of Norvik is holding its first ever election and somebody just blew up a tea shop. Great. Since no one else wants to touch it with a ten-foot pole, it's up to you and your goblin companion Snell to unravel the political web of incompetency. Explore the streets and tunnels of a fantasy metropolis. Debate devils, drunk sphinxes, and all manner of fantastical fools in a world where mythological creatures sell newspapers at corner shops and ideologies overtake the ramblings of dead gods.
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Mar 03, 2026
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main Story
- 15h
- Main + Extras
- 20h
- Completionist
- 25h
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- External links
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- Keywords
- choose your own adventure, crpg, dungeons & dragons, story rich, based on - tabletop rpg
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At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 88
- Main Story (IGDB)
- 15h
- Main + Extras (IGDB)
- 20h
- Completionist (IGDB)
- 25h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 9,040 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Story Rich
- Choices Matter
- RPG
- CRPG
- Isometric
- Singleplayer
- Interactive Fiction
- Hand-drawn
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Accessibility features
Developer lists on Steam:
Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026Gameplay
- Playable without timed input, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Audio
- Custom volume controls, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Visual
- Adjustable text size, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
- Subtitle options, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
- Color alternatives, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
- Camera comfort, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Input
- Keyboard only option, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
- Mouse only option, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
- Touch only option, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
These are the developer's own listings for the Steam version. A feature not listed may still be in the game, and other platforms can differ.
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Languages
- Englishinterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 20 Oct 2026
Features
Input and devices
- Full controller support
- PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 controller support
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Verified · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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Media
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Behind the game
Awards
Nominated
- Golden Joystick Awards − Best Indie Game — Golden Joystick Awards 2026
- Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year — Golden Joystick Awards 2026
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