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Aporia: Beyond the Valley

Aporia: Beyond The Valley brings a unique approach to the art of storytelling, by not using text or dialogue. It offers new, interesting puzzle mechanics, and elaborate environmental storytelling within an immersive world. Aporia: Beyond The Valley is a first-person puzzle game set in the world of Ez’rat Qin. Explore a world filled with strange nature, ancient technology, and haunted by a spirit roaming the fog-covered forest. With a whole new story and puzzle mechanics, Aporia: Beyond The Valley presents players with the challenge of actively exploring and piecing together a non-linear story of what happened in this mysterious world.

Released: 19 July 2017
Developer: Investigate North
Publisher: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Engine: CryEngine
Perspective: First person
Controller: Full controller support
Metacritic: 71/100
Steam recommendations: 427
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres: Puzzle · Adventure · Indie
Estimated owners: 20,000–50,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 77
Critic rating: 14
Ratings counted: 82.1%
Steam reviews: 41
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Crossplay System requirements 4 GB RAM Download size 20.0 GB Steam Deck Playable

Aporia: Beyond the Valley

The story

"The mystical world of Ez’rat Qin - once a mighty civilisation, now a crumbled ruin. You awake after hundreds of years of sleep, in an abandoned land and no memory of your past. Immersed in this world of dark beauty, thrilling mystery and ancient puzzles, you embark on a quest to find out what happened in this world, and to discover who you are."

Aporia: Beyond the Valley