Carto - Steam Game

4.3 out of 5
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95% | Overwhelmingly Positive
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Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
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About Carto

About this game

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Separated from her Granny during a storm, young Carto must use her innate cartography powers to map and manipulate the world around her on her quest to be reunited. As she discovers new “pieces” of the game map, players can rearrange them to shape the levels themselves - unlocking new paths, puzzles, and story moments.

Carto will traverse strange new lands, learn their cultures, and enlist the help of new friends along the way in this hand-crafted adventure.

Features

  • Employ a unique puzzle and exploration mechanic: rearrange pieces of your map, and watch the world change around you!
  • Chill out and explore peaceful-yet-mysterious lands across a 5-7 hour story
  • Meet a colorful cast of characters and learn about their unique cultures
  • Bask in lush, hand-drawn visuals across a variety of biomes
  • Experience a beautiful soundtrack with over 30 original tracks to accompany you on your adventure

 

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
October 27, 2020
Developer:
Sunhead Games
Publishers:
XD
Good Games Group
Supported Languages:
English
Link:
Genres:
Puzzle
Exploration

Adventure

Story Rich
Themes:
Cute
Hand-drawn

Relaxing

Female Protagonist

Atmospheric

Colorful

Family Friendly

Nature

Stylized

Funny

Cartoon
Play Styles:
Singleplayer
2D

Top-Down

Open World
Features:
Singleplayer
Steam achievements

Full controller support

Steam trading cards

Steam cloud

Family sharing

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
  • Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD 5670
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: macOS 10.11+
  • Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD 5670
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

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    Critic Reviews

    77

    Wccftech

    Kai Powell
    7.2 / 10
    "Carto is a brilliantly simple puzzle game about literally moving the world to help those in need, all the while making a few friends as you try to make it back home."

    COGconnected

    Alexander Thomas
    77 / 100
    "Carto is the kind of game you love to play on a quiet rainy day and I’m excited to play it over and over again."

    PC Invasion

    Lawrence Le
    8 / 10
    "Carto is a strong contender for the title of 2020's best adventure. Involved, intimate gameplay and incredible attention to detail make even the smallest islands feel...
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    Carto User Reviews

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    User Rating

    Average score from 3 ratings
    67% of users would recommend this.
    4.3

    User Ratings Breakdown

    5 Stars
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    Not Recommended

    Phantom
    I played the demo for the game and was able to get a cheap key for it. I was eager to play the game as the demo was really fun and the idea of the whole thing is interesting: solving puzzles by manipulating the map. it worked well in the demo and I was looking forward to the rest of the game. Sadly, I was disappointed. While most people seem to have had a lot of fun playing it, my experience differed. The game looks amazing and the story is somewhat there (nothing that special though), music is nice and everything. But: controls on keyboard are HORRIBLE and it becomes such a chore to play this game because of unintuitive keybindings (you can't even change) and constant mistyping. The puzzles also turn out to be very very weird later on. I had to look up a guide more times than not to solve a "puzzle" because the solution was just so... stupid? and nothing i would have come up with myself. Might just be a "me" problem, maybe I think differently than the game wants me to think like but it just didn't work for me. Wanna catch fish in a lake? Better make the lake look like the fish u wanna catch! WTF??!?!? The gameplay apart from the puzzles is a whole lot walking back and forth, across the whole map (yes, you can just move the map pieces but that is even more work than just walking there). I also don't think the original 20 bucks for the game is justified, playing though it takes ~ 5 hours.
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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Yes, Carto is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Carto is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
    • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
    • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
    • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
    • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
    • Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD 5670
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 10.11+
    • Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD 5670
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
      Carto was released on October 27, 2020
      Yes, Carto supports MacOS.
      Carto is published by XD and Good Games Group
      Carto was developed by Sunhead Games
      Fanatical users tagged Carto as Puzzle, Exploration, Adventure, and Story Rich
      Fanatical users tagged Carto as Cute, Hand-drawn, Relaxing, and Female Protagonist
      Yes. Fanatical users tagged Carto as having Singleplayer
      Yes, Fanatical users tagged Carto as Puzzle
      Yes, Fanatical users tagged Carto as Exploration
      Yes, Fanatical users tagged Carto as Adventure

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