Worthy Disco Elysium successor
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“This is everything I wanted from a spiritual successor to Disco Elysium, and even more.”
Steam review · 46 h played ↗
Esoteric Ebb
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Christoffer Bodegård2026CRPG · Interactive Fiction · RPG
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $18.74
The verdict
A text-heavy, funny, warm D&D take on the Disco Elysium formula, with strong writing and characters. Skip it if you dislike heavy reading, constant politics or want real combat.
Great for
Disco Elysium and D&D fans who love reading, banter and roleplaying through dialogue
Main risk
Walls of lore and politics that feel preachy or derivative, plus an ending that disappoints
What players love
Funny, sharp writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I genuinely can’t remember the last time a game made me laugh this much.”
Steam review · 22.7 h played ↗
Deep world, lore and meaningful choices
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Esoteric Ebb somehow makes even the smallest pieces of worldbuilding feel worth discovering.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Memorable characters and companion
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Snell is also a perfect companion.”
Steam review · 16.2 h played ↗
Feels like a solo D&D campaign
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This is the closest thing to playing a D&D mini-campaign on your own with a really professional, really funny DM”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
Great art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The art style is unlike anything I've ever seen, and the soundtrack is simply fantastic.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Preachy, one-sided politics
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Preachy and political only to one side to the point where you do not want to play the game anymore.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Derivative of Disco Elysium
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This game tries so hard to be Disco Elysium, but it is inferior in every way.”
Steam review · 20.2 h played ↗
Weak, shallow writing and humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I think the writing is simply atrocious.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Walls of text and lore dumps
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The lore dumps. This game needs a copyeditor.”
Steam review · 14.2 h played ↗
Disappointing, meaningless ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The ending of this game was completely bungled, and somewhat disrespects the players time and choices”
Steam review · 34.6 h played ↗
Little real gameplay or combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“This game is basically just a dialog simulator.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel i5-2500K / AMD FX-8350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 560
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorIntel i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel i5-2500K / AMD FX-8350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 560
Storage8 GB available space
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