ESOTERIC EBB is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
About the story
The City of Norvik is holding its first ever election and somebody just blew up a tea shop. Great. Since no one else wants to touch it with a ten-foot pole, it's up to you and your goblin companion Snell to unravel the political web of incompetency. Explore the streets and tunnels of a fantasy metropolis. Debate devils, drunk sphinxes, and all manner of fantastical fools in a world where mythological creatures sell newspapers at corner shops and ideologies overtake the ramblings of dead gods.
Platforms
PCGenres
Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG)Themes
Comedy Fantasy Mystery
Languages: English
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Critic Reviews
Nerdelandslaget
By Andreas Solberg HedemannEsoteric Ebb has an incredibly cool art style, a living world I enjoy spending time in, a great and compelling story, a wonderful soundtrack and sound design, a script that is at times hysterically funny, and both a quest, level, and loot system that are excellent. If you're a CRPG fan who enjoys games like Disco Elysium and Citizen Sleeper, Esoteric Ebb is a must-play. I just wish it had the confidence to be a little more itself, and a little less a copy of Disco Elysium, because when Esoteric Ebb occasionally does step out of its inspiration and brings something entirely new to the table, the game is at its absolute best. The comparison with its big brother makes the few weaknesses here more visible. At the same time, when those weaknesses only emerge because the game is being measured against one of the greatest games ever made, Esoteric Ebb is still one of the best games of 2026 so far.
JetsonPlaysGames
By Taylor RiouxEsoteric Ebb is an absolutely worthy successor to its inspirations. It effortlessly manages to be both intellectually rigorous and deeply, humanly messy, blending its philosophical questions with the overarching narrative and tea shop mystery, elevating all aspects in the process.
Eurogamer
By Alexis OngWeaving Terry Pratchett, Terry Gilliam and more, Esoteric Ebb is a comedic D&D adventure where a waylaid Cleric is tasked with solving a crime, days before the world's first election.
IGN Italy
By Stefano CastagnolaI already had good expectations for this narrative RPG but somehow it has managed to exceed them by far. Yes, it draws heavily from Disco Elysium (and from other sources such as the legendary Planescape: Torment), but it's not just a shallow copy of the original, instead it's a game with a strong identity of its own, one that can stand proudly alongside some of the best RPGs of the last decade.
Oyungezer Online
By Ufuk YurtbilA game that will feel like a remedy for those craving Disco Elysium. Those who can’t find an FRP group but still want to dive into a tabletop-style adventure can also pull up a chair and join in without hesitation. With a bit more production backing, it could have been a true contender for the top of its genre.
