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2016PC, Steam Deck playable36 % positive

You play an agent of the Time Bureau, tasked with eliminating anachronisms left behind by time travelers in past events. A small indie adventure built around a time-travel premise.

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

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The Turing Test

92 %Match

2016PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable87 % positive24.50 €

Brings what grabs you about The Challenge: a sci-fi setting, puzzles to figure out and a strong story.

A first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter's moon Europa, where you play engineer Ava Turing solving chambers built on energy and physics puzzles. Along the way it reflects on artificial intelligence, morality and what consciousness really means.

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Mission Critical

Sci-fi setting

You board the USS Lexington in a classic first-person point-and-click adventure to investigate an alien artifact that could change the outcome of a 50-year war. Expect inventory and environment puzzles in a 90s sci-fi setting.

Perils of Man

Calm and deliberate

You step into the shoes of Ana Eberling, who sets out to uncover what happened to her missing father. This point-and-click adventure combines puzzle solving with a mysterious science-fiction story.

The Silent Age

Sci-fi setting

A short, story-driven point-and-click adventure in which an ordinary janitor in 1972 uses time travel to try to save humanity from looming disaster. Its striking flat art style and puzzles that hop between past and future define the experience.

AR-K: The Great Escape

Sci-fi setting

You help Alicia Van Volish escape District 8 and uncover the origin of the mysterious Golden Sphere. This point-and-click adventure is driven by a story written by Greg Rucka.

Tex Murphy: Mean Streets

Sci-fi setting

You step into the shoes of the wisecracking private eye Tex Murphy in 2033 San Francisco, untangling a web of suspicious deaths among scientists. Its tongue-in-cheek tone and live-action style cutscenes give this early adventure its charm.

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