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2017PC53 % positive

Tartarus blends first-person action and adventure with an unusual text-input mechanic that shapes how you interact with its world. Its appeal lies in mixing puzzles and exploration within a science-fiction setting.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Tartarus special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Obduction

83 %Match

2016PEGI 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable78 % positive30.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Tartarus: a sci-fi setting, puzzles to figure out and a pure single-player experience.

A puzzle adventure from the makers of Myst: you are whisked to an alien world and solve intricate environmental puzzles across surreal, interlinked landscapes to uncover the mystery behind it.

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Puzzles and brain teasers

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Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

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The Talos Principle II

Sci-fi setting

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Focus on a single character

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