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Bobok

Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by a "certain person".

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Secta
Publisher
Secta
Release
November 11, 2021
4 years and 264 days ago
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Very Positive115 reviews93.9%

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About the Game

"Bobok" is a little kinetic visual novel based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's short story of the same name.

1873. St. Petersburg.
Not the most prominent literary man was dubbed in newspapers as a madman. His portrait with two phenomenally symmetrical and lively warts was to blame! Unheard of human stupidity surrounds the writer.
Wishing to divert himself, he enters a funeral where he begins to hear the voices of undead people... Maybe at least they are smarter than living ones?

  • Unaltered, Unknown Dostoevsky
    One of the most atypical and wierdest works of the great Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (author of Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov). Black humor, satire, grotesque, and a cross-section of the author's entire oeuvre fit into a short story where fantastic madness goes hand in hand with documented reality. The game is great for those who want to experience the original text.

  • Glossary
    The handy hint system prevents you from being confused by terms and easily fills in the missing knowledge. It is more convenient and informative than footnotes in books.

  • Localization Workshop
    Can't find your language? Check out our Steam Workshop page, where awesome community help us make literature available to everyone. You can already play the game in Simplified Chinese and even pre-revolutionary Russian.

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