Obscure is old. The production quality shows its age, the camera angles are exactly what you would expect from that era of survival horror, and getting it running on current hardware takes some effort. None of that fully cancels what it does: a full two-player local campaign with character switching, light dependency puzzles, and a horror setting that keeps its identity throughout. It is the kind of game that genre-savvy players remember more fondly than newcomers will discover easily. Worth a look for duos who want to go back to where co-op survival horror started before the current generation of investigation and extraction games took over.

Overview
About Obscure
For some time now, Leafmore High School has been the setting for unexplained disappearances. In this survival horror game, you take control of a group of 5 American students. With your friends, you try to unravel the mysterious happenings at this unremarkable-looking school. The night will be long and survival will not be easy...
A few years ago, strange things started occurring in the usually quiet American school of Leafmore. Some students are said to have heard awful screams, and there is the talk of mysterious disappearances. After one of their friends mysteriously disappears, a group of students decides to investigate the disturbing events. One evening after class, they stay behind and are locked inside the school, determined to discover what is going on. Down long, dimly-lit corridors and in dark classrooms, Shannon, Kenny, Ashley, Stan, and Josh will try to find out why their school has become so terrifying - and will try to stay alive.
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At a glance
- Released
- October 1, 2004
- Platforms
- PC
- Genres
- Adventure, Action
- Play modes
- Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Local Couch Co-op, Split-Screen
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Multiplayer
- By platform
Media
Screenshots
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Playing together
Multiplayer by platform
How Obscure supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.
| Platform | Local | Online | LAN | Split-screen | Co-op campaign | Drop-in/out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Yes, up to 2 players | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- Supported (a number is the player cap)
- Not supported
- Not documented for this platform
Content
Age ratings
How rating boards around the world have classified Obscure. Open a board for its content descriptors.
ACBMA 15+
Medium level animated violence
ESRBM
- Blood
- Language
- Violence
PEGI16
- Bad Language
- Violence
The content of this game is suitable for persons aged 16 years and over only. It contains: Realistic looking violence - Strong language.
USK16
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Coverage
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