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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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The closest matches for Tartarus are The Talos Principle, The Turing Test and Deliver Us the Moon. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Tartarus special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Talos Principle

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2014PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable95 % positive28.99 €

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Pure single-player experience

A meditative first-person puzzler where you play an android solving laser and block puzzles across ancient-looking ruins while grappling with questions of consciousness, humanity and free will. Brilliantly designed puzzles meet philosophical terminal conversations and a haunting atmosphere.

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The Turing Test

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Deliver Us the Moon

Sci-fi setting

A story-driven sci-fi adventure where you play a lone astronaut exploring abandoned lunar bases, solving environmental puzzles and uncovering what happened to humanity's last hope. Atmospheric and linear, focused on mystery and narrative rather than combat.

Obduction

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The Talos Principle II

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A philosophical first-person puzzle game set in a post-human world, where you solve clever logic puzzles in striking environments while pondering consciousness and humanity. The story and conversations with fellow robots matter as much as the puzzles.

Relicta

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Red Matter 2

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Rivage

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Rivage is a sci-fi puzzle adventure where you wake as Miranda aboard a space station caught in a strange cosmic phenomenon. You explore the station, solve intricate puzzles and uncover what happened to your missing crew.

The Swapper

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An atmospheric puzzle platformer where you create clones of yourself and swap between them to solve puzzles on an abandoned space station. Its handcrafted, claustrophobic look and philosophical story about consciousness and identity set it apart.

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