Return of the Obra Dinn is almost refreshingly apolitical by current standards. The focus is on mystery, deduction, and historical detail rather than ideological messaging. Characters' backgrounds, including race and nationality, matter in a contextually authentic sense, there’s no obvious forced representation or compromise of the story for modern talking points.

The game doesn’t go out of its way to mock or subvert traditional values, gender roles, or religion. It sticks closely to the maritime norms of its 1807 setting without revisionism or ideological reinterpretation. Any cultural depiction feels more researched than self-consciously woke.

Obra Dinn is a blank slate when it comes to modern ideological battles. There is no scolding, no moralizing, and no villainization of dissenting perspectives. The primary drive is the player’s logic and deduction, not a 21st-century value checklist.