Carto
October 27, 2020
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 …
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"As one of the most unique games that I&s;ve played in a long time, Carto blew me away with its clever gameplay and lovely world."
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65.0
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85.0
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70.0
"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."
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65.0
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85.0
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95.0
"Anyone looking for a quiet puzzler with great soundtrack my find his new favourite game in Carto."
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88.0
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86.0
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84.0
"Carto is a feel-good kind of game. Most of the puzzles feel clever, and the brisk pace means that the concept never lingers for too long. The story is very good with a cast of friendly characters and nary a …"
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95.0
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90.0
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60.0
"Carto is creative and very well developed, with a consistency that can be experienced between five and eight hours. Get ready, then, to study and reconfigure maps like a real cartographer, in a fascinating world full of inventive puzzles and …"
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75.0
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90.0
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65.0
"Carto captivates with its mix of inventive puzzles and relaxing pacing. The main concept of manipulating the map to solve puzzles and tasks is quite interesting, and various situations explore it in creative ways. The challenges are accessible, but there …"
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75.0
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70.0
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80.0
"It’s hard to imagine someone who would play Carto and have a bad time. It’s that committed to low-stress, just-engaging-enough fun and a world you’ll like traipsing about for a couple of hours."
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70.0
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85.0
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80.0
"-Suarez Miranda,Viajes devarones prudentes, Libro IV,Cap. XLV, Lerida, 1658"
Read original review"Carto is inoffensive. It’s unambitious. It’s a perfect storm of blandness."
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88.0
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82.0
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76.0
"Overall, Carto is enjoyable. The story, art, and even its relaxing music is something worth the play. I do wish it was a little bit longer just to know the world more. I would love to know the grandmothers’ own …"
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70.0
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85.0
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65.0
"Much of the fun in Carto is that you never know what new things you&s;ll discover next. It&s;s a real joy to find new map pieces and see what new areas you can explore, as well as the new characters …"
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75.0
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92.0
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88.0
"Having played so many of them, unfortunately the first thing I assume I’ll see when approaching any sort of puzzle game is that it will be something I’ve seen before..."
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65.0
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80.0
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70.0
"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."
Read original review"Carto is a wholesome and relaxing short title that could help you to make a rainy afternoon a bit better."
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7.0
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9.0
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5.0
"Carto&s;s main concept is compelling, but it runs out of steam in the mid-game and succumbs to repetition far too swiftly. It&s;s nonetheless a beautifully-drawn title that&s;s often a pleasure to play, but when it&s;s tedious, it&s;s really tedious. It&s;s …"
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92.0
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86.0
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71.0
"Carto is a strong contender for the title of 2020&s;s best adventure. Involved, intimate gameplay and incredible attention to detail make even the smallest islands feel remarkably rich and expansive."
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70.0
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85.0
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65.0
"Carto&s;s heartwarming story is backed by its inventive (and challenging) take on puzzles and exploration"
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80.0
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95.0
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90.0
"It&s;s a tightly packed shot of brilliance that manages the balancing act of spending just the right amount of time in an area and on an idea. I was left satisfied but still wanting more at the end of the …"
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75.0
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90.0
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80.0
"While not being an all-encompassing experience, Carto allows you to explore a hand-drawn fantasy at your own pace. It includes camp-fire like folktales of family, growing up, and making your way in the world. The Carcassonne like map-making and editing …"
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70.0
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"A real strength of Carto is its cast of NPCs, written with real warmth and charm. The world they inhabit is also surprisingly well fleshed out, even though you can breeze through it in six or seven hours. This is …"
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85.0
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"Carto is a unique experience that perhaps doesn&s;t make the most of its central puzzling mechanic. The puzzle-solving itself is fun, but the story ends up quite forgettable. If you&s;re after a short experience to keep you busy for an …"
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75.0
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85.0
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80.0
"Carto is a nice, very clever puzzle-game which offers brand new mecanics to change the world by twisting map pieces. Thanks to beautiful landscapes and very well thought enigmas,Sunhead&s;s game only suffers from a lack of clues, which might drive …"
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85.0
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80.0
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65.0
"A sweet, simple yet challenging puzzle game but not for those who consider themselves completionists or just don&s;t want to give extreme attention."
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