AdventureFit check
Is Faraway: Puzzle Escape worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Myst fans seeking a desert-set puzzle adventure
- Players who prefer exploration and riddles over other game formats
- Players looking for temple-based environmental puzzles in a 3D setting
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking gameplay broader than exploring temples, finding items, and solving puzzles
- Players who prefer fast-paced action or systems beyond the game's puzzle-adventure structure
- Players looking for a multiplayer adventure
Our take on Faraway: Puzzle Escape
The store page gives prominent attention to graphics, voiceover, movement, and soundtrack updates. The core experience remains focused on exploring 20 temples, finding objects, and solving puzzles, so the presentation additions do not indicate a broader change in gameplay scope.
What is Faraway: Puzzle Escape?
Faraway: Puzzle Escape is a puzzle adventure set in a mysterious desert.
Players explore ancient ruins and 20 temples filled with challenges, riddles, and carefully constructed devices. Progress involves investigating each location, finding unusual items, and solving puzzles to uncover hidden secrets. This PC Director’s Cut includes two extra levels, newly added voiceover, updated graphics, and an original and updated soundtrack. Movement takes place in a 3D world with 360-degree control. The story follows an adventurer exploring a realm once ruled by an ancient civilization. Faraway is presented as a modern tribute to Myst and came to PC after its mobile release.
How Faraway: Puzzle Escape plays
- 01Twenty Temple Areas
- The game places its exploration and puzzles across 20 distinct temples.
- 02Two Added Levels
- The Director’s Cut contains two additional levels.
- 03Puzzle Devices
- Progress involves examining constructed devices, locating unusual objects, and solving riddles.
- 04Added Voiceover
- Spoken narration accompanies the 3D exploration and story.
- 05360-Degree Movement
- The 3D environments support movement in all directions during exploration.
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Faraway: Puzzle Escape: platforms & release
Is Faraway: Puzzle Escape worth it?
It is worth it if: myst fans seeking a desert-set puzzle adventure. Skip it if: players seeking gameplay broader than exploring temples, finding items, and solving puzzles.
Where can I download Faraway: Puzzle Escape?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Faraway: Puzzle Escape's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Faraway: Puzzle Escape on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
