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Tessa's Ark

A Sci-fi RPG set in a world where humans have shed the limitations of the corporeal body to inhabit existence as beings of pure thought. Solve puzzles to unlock the secrets of the digital reality.

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Release
February 26, 2019
7 years and 159 days ago
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Mostly Positive70 reviews74.3%

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About the Game

A Sci-fi RPG set in a world where humans exist as beings of pure thought, and perception defines the boundaries of reality. Navigate through a puzzle filled environment where the question of whether it exists at all remains to be answered. Decide what's real and help Tessa escape to safety as she battles both the boundaries of human existence, and the limits of sanity.

Key Features:

  • Solve a series of ever evolving puzzles to navigate your way through the digital world.
  • Visual Novel Style presentation with RPG stat. tracking and leveling system.
  • Perception is malleable; not every threat is as it seems.
  • Don't just save the world, decide if it exists at all.