Charon's Obol
Play a high stake game of head or tails against a mysterious opponent, trapped under the ocean in a claustrophobic, eldritch & Lovecraftian horror atmosphere.
Charon's Obol is a card & board game developed by MrEliptik, released 4 August 2025 on Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
What Charon's Obol is
Charon's Obol is a card & board game game developed by MrEliptik and released in 2025. It is available on Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Godot.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Play a high stake game of head or tails against a mysterious opponent, trapped under the ocean in a claustrophobic, eldritch & Lovecraftian horror atmosphere.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Charon's Obol launched on 4 August 2025, within three weeks of Mafia: The Old Country, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Sword of the Sea.
Released around the same time: Mafia: The Old Country, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Sword of the Sea.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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