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Is The Artifact worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Science-fiction fans who want a solitary mystery set aboard a star cruiser
- Puzzle players who prefer exploration and code-breaking
- Escape-room enthusiasts who enjoy narrative clues and progressively harder challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who prefer a fixed difficulty rather than puzzles that become increasingly challenging
- Those seeking a broad, open-ended structure instead of a focused mystery aboard one star cruiser
- Players looking for a multiplayer or social game
Our take on The Artifact
Rather than centering a science-fiction game on a wider space adventure, this title applies the escape-room format to a deserted star cruiser. Ship exploration, documents, and code-breaking replace a broader structure, making the missing-crew mystery the main progression.
What is The Artifact?
After awakening from hypersleep aboard a drifting star cruiser, the player searches for the vanished crew and investigates a strange alien artifact.
Exploration covers the ship’s decks and other locations in 3D environments, including areas accessed by opening air hatches. Notes and documents provide clues about the crew’s disappearance and the protagonist’s situation. Progress depends on using futuristic technology, logic, and experimentation to crack codes and reach the artifact. The game presents a science-fiction interpretation of the escape-room format, with puzzles that become increasingly difficult as the mystery develops.
How The Artifact plays
- 01Cruiser Exploration
- Search ship decks, open air hatches, and investigate different areas for clues.
- 02Logic-Based Puzzles
- Use experimentation and code-breaking to gain access to the alien device.
- 03Crew Mystery
- Collect notes and documents that reveal details about the missing crew and the protagonist’s circumstances.
- 04Three-Dimensional Environments
- The escape-room investigation takes place across science-fiction locations rendered in 3D.
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ToddFeimanGamesFor:Players who want a short-form spaceship survival scenario with urgent repairsSkip if:Players seeking broad exploration, multiple locations, or a large-scale space adventure may find the damaged-ship setting narrow.
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ButterflywareFor:Sci-fi adventure fans who want a first-person mysterySkip if:Players seeking combat-centered gameplay may find the investigation and puzzle focus too restrained.Picked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
The Artifact: platforms & release
Is The Artifact worth it?
It is worth it if: science-fiction fans who want a solitary mystery set aboard a star cruiser. Skip it if: players who prefer a fixed difficulty rather than puzzles that become increasingly challenging.
Where can I download The Artifact?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Artifact's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Artifact on?
Windows only.
