Papers, Please developer Lucas Pope is letting everyone take his latest project, Return of the Obra Dinn, for an early spin. It's a short demo, a teaser that will no doubt leave you with a few questions.
A first-person mystery, players take on the role of of an insurance investigator onboard the titular Obra Dinn, a ship thought lost at sea, but recently returned to London, absent crew.
The demo is over quickly and strictly speaking, you don't do very much, but a novel mechanic – which I won't ruin for you – and the unusual 3D 1-bit monochrome style make it 10 minutes well spent.
There's a hint of Betrayer about it, in the lapping of the ways and pervasive loneliness, and in the investigation itself.
You can it right now for Windows and Mac over here.