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Is Inua - A Story in Ice and Time worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who prefer narrative adventures with supernatural and historical themes
- Fans of point-and-click games centered on clues and character decisions
- Players interested in Arctic settings and Inuit-inspired storytelling
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long-form adventure, since the stated narrative lasts approximately 3 hours
- Players looking for combat-heavy gameplay or extensive character progression
- Players who prefer a single-period story rather than narratives connected across multiple eras
Our take on Inua - A Story in Ice and Time
The defining mechanic is the movement of ideas between eras and characters: discoveries can be placed into a person’s mind, while interactions with the past alter events in the present.
What is Inua - A Story in Ice and Time?
Follow three protagonists whose stories unfold decades apart in the same far-northern locations: Taïna, a journalist investigating the Terror’s disappearance; Peter, a filmmaker on a 1950s military expedition; and Simon, a sailor trying to save his Franklin Expedition crew.
Move between eras, find ideas, place them in characters’ minds, and alter events across time. The point-and-click narrative adventure combines supernatural storytelling with Inuit-inspired legends and historical elements connected to the 19th-century Arctic expedition. Puzzles focus on changing space and time, while gathered clues reveal links between the characters, the expedition, and Nanurluk, a mythical polar bear said to have lived 10,000 years ago. The narrative lasts approximately 3 hours.
How Inua - A Story in Ice and Time plays
- 01Three Interwoven Stories
- Taïna, Peter, and Simon pursue connected mysteries in different periods of the same northern locations.
- 02Mind-Shaping Ideas
- Collected ideas can be placed into characters’ thoughts to influence how they deal with obstacles.
- 03Time-Based Puzzles
- Puzzles use changes to space and time as part of their structure.
- 04Franklin Expedition Mystery
- Clues about shipwrecks, illness, and mutiny contribute to an investigation of the expedition’s unknown fate.
- 05Short Narrative
- The story is built around an approximately 3-hour experience.
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Inua - A Story in Ice and Time: platforms & release
Is Inua - A Story in Ice and Time worth it?
It is worth it if: players who prefer narrative adventures with supernatural and historical themes. Skip it if: players seeking a long-form adventure, since the stated narrative lasts approximately 3 hours.
Where can I download Inua - A Story in Ice and Time?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Inua - A Story in Ice and Time's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Inua - A Story in Ice and Time on?
Windows and macOS.
