The Artifact is an enjoyable enough experience while it lasts, but it lasts for far too short a time. Some interesting mechanics are incorporated, but the puzzles are never complex or challenging enough to really take advantage of the ideas. And while the story has an intriguing premise, it lacks the opportunity to develop it in sufficient enough detail to be memorable. If this were a demo for a longer game, it would be quite a tantalizing taster.
The Artifact
Colin Wren · Jun 2, 2017
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Woken from a hypersleep, you find yourself alone on a drifting star cruiser, light years from home. The crew has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a few scattered records and a strange artifact that seems to hold the key to an alien civilisation. As you search the empty ship, you’ll begin to piece together the mystery of the missing crew, and perhaps a way to unlock the artifact itself.
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- 8.0Robust tactics and elegant design ensure Artifact’s often sublime strategy isn’t complex. But a lack of long-term goals and a risky monetisation strategy leaves the game’s future feeling uncertain.
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