Protagonist Alex Young wakes in a strange mansion. She must solve puzzles in each room before she can exit. Some of these puzzles involve other prisoners, and the ending that players receive depends on how many people they save. It is played from a first-person perspective and uses PlayStation 1-era graphics.[1] The puzzles are not timed.[2]
Developmentedit
Armor Games Studios released The Tartarus Key for Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on May 31, 2023.[3]
Receptionedit
The Tartarus Key received mixed reviews on Metacritic.[4] Describing it as "a must play for puzzle fans", Rock Paper Shotgun said the attention to detail necessary to solve the puzzles makes it "almost an immersive sim" and that some of them "feel revelatory to solve".[1] Although they said puzzle game fans might enjoy it, Eurogamer felt that the game's meta aspects prevented it from becoming scary, making it more like a real-life escape room parlor game;[2]Rock Paper Shotgun instead praised these meta elements. Though acknowledging that The Tartarus Key is not scary, Rock Paper Shotgun felt it effectively evokes nostalgia for a range of horror franchises.[5]Slant Magazine, who did not like the narrative elements, said The Tartarus Key "squeaks by on the strength of its puzzles alone".[6]Push Square praised the retro graphics, writing, and puzzles, though they said some puzzles feel "too obtuse".[7]
Referencesedit
^ abBell, Alice (2023-05-31). "The Tartarus Key review: an absolutely nails thriller-puzzler that's worth the effort". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
^ abChan, Khee Hoon (2023-05-31). "The Tartarus Key review - retro horror that doesn't scare easily". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
^Romano, Sal (2023-05-03). "PS1-style mystery horror game The Tartarus Key launches May 31 for Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
^Bell, Alice (2023-06-23). "The Tartarus Key's theming rules because it's tropey, not scary". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
^Scaife, Steven (2023-05-31). "The Tartarus Key Review: Puzzle Me This". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
^Croft, Liam (2023-05-31). "Mini Review: The Tartarus Key (PS4) - Quality PS1 Horror All About Puzzles". Push Square. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
External linksedit
Official website
April 18, 2024
tartarus, adventure, video, game, developed, vertical, reach, published, armor, games, studios, 2023, features, escape, room, gameplay, developer, vertical, reachpublisher, armor, games, studiosdesigner, leonor, parraprogrammer, kevin, colegateartist, leonor, . The Tartarus Key is an adventure video game developed by Vertical Reach and published by Armor Games Studios in 2023 It features escape the room gameplay The Tartarus KeyDeveloper s Vertical ReachPublisher s Armor Games StudiosDesigner s Leonor ParraProgrammer s Kevin ColegateArtist s Leonor ParraComposer s Josie BrechnerPlatform s Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X SReleaseWW May 31 2023Genre s AdventureMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay editProtagonist Alex Young wakes in a strange mansion She must solve puzzles in each room before she can exit Some of these puzzles involve other prisoners and the ending that players receive depends on how many people they save It is played from a first person perspective and uses PlayStation 1 era graphics 1 The puzzles are not timed 2 Development editArmor Games Studios released The Tartarus Key for Windows PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One and Xbox Series X S on May 31 2023 3 Reception editThe Tartarus Key received mixed reviews on Metacritic 4 Describing it as a must play for puzzle fans Rock Paper Shotgun said the attention to detail necessary to solve the puzzles makes it almost an immersive sim and that some of them feel revelatory to solve 1 Although they said puzzle game fans might enjoy it Eurogamer felt that the game s meta aspects prevented it from becoming scary making it more like a real life escape room parlor game 2 Rock Paper Shotgun instead praised these meta elements Though acknowledging that The Tartarus Key is not scary Rock Paper Shotgun felt it effectively evokes nostalgia for a range of horror franchises 5 Slant Magazine who did not like the narrative elements said The Tartarus Key squeaks by on the strength of its puzzles alone 6 Push Square praised the retro graphics writing and puzzles though they said some puzzles feel too obtuse 7 References edit a b Bell Alice 2023 05 31 The Tartarus Key review an absolutely nails thriller puzzler that s worth the effort Rock Paper Shotgun Retrieved 2023 06 02 a b Chan Khee Hoon 2023 05 31 The Tartarus Key review retro horror that doesn t scare easily Eurogamer Retrieved 2023 06 02 Romano Sal 2023 05 03 PS1 style mystery horror game The Tartarus Key launches May 31 for Xbox Series PS4 Xbox One Switch and PC Gematsu Retrieved 2023 06 02 The Tartarus Key PC Metacritic Retrieved 2023 06 02 Bell Alice 2023 06 23 The Tartarus Key s theming rules because it s tropey not scary Rock Paper Shotgun Retrieved 2023 06 28 Scaife Steven 2023 05 31 The Tartarus Key Review Puzzle Me This Slant Magazine Retrieved 2023 06 02 Croft Liam 2023 05 31 Mini Review The Tartarus Key PS4 Quality PS1 Horror All About Puzzles Push Square Retrieved 2023 06 02 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Tartarus Key amp oldid 1188103460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
