Alien Cartographer
Alien Cartographer is a Minesweeper-like logic deduction puzzle game, where the player has to identify various buildings on a hexagonal grid using environmental hints and the strict rules of their architecture.
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January 22, 2026
191 days ago
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Positive30 reviews93.3%
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7 itemsAbout the Game
Alien Cartographer is a Minesweeper-like logic deduction puzzle game, where the player has to identify various buildings on a hexagonal grid using environmental hints and the strict rules of their architecture.
The game features a campaign with 90 handcrafted levels that gradually introduce the player to all the rules, multiple unique challenges consisting of randomly generated levels and an in-game level editor with Steam Workshop integration.
