AdventureFit check
Is Tacoma worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Science-fiction fans who want a short narrative investigation
- Players who prefer non-combat stories over action-focused games
- Players who enjoy examining environmental details and recorded events
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat or puzzle-focused gameplay
- Players wanting a long experience beyond the estimated 2 to 5 hour completion time
- Players who prefer linear scenes without rewindable and interwoven recordings
Our take on Tacoma
Tacoma gives up conventional combat and puzzle systems to focus on reconstructing a crew’s story through recordings, artifacts, and digital records. Its stated 2 to 5 hour length also limits the scope of that investigation.
What is Tacoma?
Investigate Tacoma Station in 2088 while carrying out an assignment for the Venturis Corporation.
Its surveillance network preserves three-dimensional scenes showing important episodes from the station team’s lives. Scrub backward or forward through these connected episodes and navigate within them to inspect what happened from multiple viewpoints. The inquiry includes opening secured doors and drawers, collecting documents and other items, and reading electronic messages alongside private reflections. The narrative follows six crew members, their connections, experiences, and reactions to an emergency. This nonviolent adventure emphasizes storytelling rather than puzzles and takes approximately 2 to 5 hours. An optional Commentary Mode provides more than two hours of developer discussion about the setting and production.
How Tacoma plays
- 01Surveillance recordings
- Rewind, fast-forward, and move through 3D recordings of pivotal events from different positions.
- 02Crew story threads
- Follow the diverging and recombining experiences of six crewmembers through voiced and animated interactive AR scenes.
- 03Station investigation
- Unlock doors and drawers to find objects, notes, and other physical artifacts.
- 04Digital records
- Examine the crew’s communications and personal thoughts as part of the investigation.
- 05Developer commentary
- Commentary Mode provides over two hours of audio from the writers, designers, programmers, artists, and other developers.
Games like Tacoma
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Playstige InteractiveFor:Players who enjoy first-person exploration focused on a mystery rather than combat.Skip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay may find the investigation-led structure too quiet.
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The Station Game ltdFor:Science-fiction mystery fans who want a first-person investigationSkip if:Players seeking a game built around broad world traversal may find the single-station setting restrictive.
AdventureObservation
Devolver DigitalFor:Science-fiction adventure fans who want to investigate through a station's systems rather than play as a crew memberSkip if:Players seeking a conventional human-protagonist adventure with direct movement through the environmentPicked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
Tacoma: platforms & release
Is Tacoma worth it?
It is worth it if: science-fiction fans who want a short narrative investigation. Skip it if: players seeking combat or puzzle-focused gameplay.
Where can I download Tacoma?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Tacoma's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Tacoma on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
