Papers Please developer releases demo of new mystery game: Return of the Obra Dinn

Following trends isn’t a concern for independent developer Lucas Pope, who found unlikely success with Papers Please, a game centred around the distinctly unglamorous topics of paperwork and immigration.

Pope is now working on a 19th Century ghost-ship mystery, Return of the Obra Dinn, and he released an early demo of the game this morning. Papers Please won the British Academy Games Award for best strategy and simulation title in March this year and has sold over 500,000 copies since launch, showing the potential for industry success for a single-handed developer with a unique idea. Pope’s current project will have more eyes on it from the start due to his previous success.