
A masterclass in adventure design, Carto delivers an unforgettable experience from start to finish.
90
Verdict
96%
Steam
83
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% positive from 9.1K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (83/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Carto is a puzzle adventure game developed by Sunhead Games and published by Humble Games in 2020. It was released in October for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The console versions of the game received generally positive reviews, whereas the Windows version received a mixed reception.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 4d ago
[h3]A uniqe tile based puzzle adventure.[/h3] Rearrange your map to change the world, even spawning in new things along the way! Most of the time there are a lot of ways to solve the puzzles, with some harder ones at the end with only one correct solution, and even challenges where you have to rearrange your maps on the fly while moving between segments - this makes the normally fun and cheerful game quite hard towards its end. There are a lot of interactions to guide you towards the right solution, and I loved all the characters with all their funny dialogues. [u]Recommended if:[/u] You want to experience a tile based puzzle challenge, you like hand-drawn characters and scenery, or you just want to try something unique. [u]Not recommended if:[/u] Harder puzzles break your sense of flow. Some of them may be exhausting or frustrating for some players. There is no real hint system, most characters only say the important part only once.
A novel puzzle game with lots of interesting riddles to solve. Play as Carto on her adventure to find her grandmother, meeting all sorts of new people from the grass to the forest, volcanoes and even the frigid icelands. I had a good time with this game, its definitely fun and doesn't overstay its welcome. The ending definitely made it a really feel good puzzle game. Do give it a try, Definitely recommended
A super cute puzzle game that from time to time was a bit too convoluted for my taste. During a storm, Carto falls off her grandmother's airship and now has to find her again. To do so, she can change the world around her by arranging scraps of paper on her map. Example: A NPC tells you some guy is at the end of the "curved road" so you have to attach two curved road pieces and the hut will pop up at the end. Puzzles get progressively harder, both in figuring them out and executing the solution. There are multiple biomes - grassland, snow, mountains, desert - and multiple NPC stories in those biomes. Sometimes, those puzzles extend over more than one layer, and in later levels, you're not dealing with squares alone. I hate the combination of hidden achievements and having to replay to get them eventually, so after a few chapters, I loosely followed a guide. Once finished, you can select to replay by chapter, but I still would rather not do that. Playtime would probably have been a bit higher without the guide (time spent running around in circles, confused), but I would still recommend waiting for a sale.
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