TARTARUS

Abyss Gameworks · Nov 21, 2017

Mature

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TARTARUS is an action/adventure game from first person perspective combined with text input. Developed by ABYSS GAMEWORKS and powered by Unreal Engine 4.

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Critic 4.8 (4 critics) · Gamer 0.0

Critic reviews

PC Gamer
Ian Birnbaum · Jan 25, 2018
6.8
I wrapped up Tartarus in about six hours, and sadly I don’t think playing it again would be as much fun. I want more, though. More puzzles, more computer systems to bash through, more terminals hooked up to nuclear reactors and artificial gravity fields. But as much as I enjoyed them, there was some seriously annoying busy work between the puzzles that sours them. Whenever Tartarus tries to be about action or exploration instead of computers, it fails.
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TechRaptor
Max Moeller · Jan 17, 2018
3.5
Tartarus took me a little less than four hours to complete, with most of that time being spent on two significant puzzles and then about an hour on the last act. Despite the predictable story, cringe-worthy dialogue, and bland environments, the few puzzle ideas that do work could (and should) be implemented into another game of some sort. This is a game I wanted to like.
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Hardcore Gamer
Jacob Bukacek · Nov 28, 2017
6.0
Tartarus doesn’t quite deliver the experience it’s aiming for. It’s light on story, but manages to make Cooper interesting and easy to identify with. The Tartarus is a crude hulk of a ship that succeeds in capturing that industrial, retro-futuristic, Aliens feel.
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Game Reactor
Søren Svanhof · Nov 29, 2017
3.0
The game is too short, the narrative is incomplete, and the difficulty of the puzzles are so oddly varying as you progress through the game. It's just very frustrating for a studio that is clearly dedicated to their craft.
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