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Carto

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Carto
Description
Carto Demo is available here! Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family. Separated from her Granny during a sto...
Genre:
Adventure - Puzzle - Exploration
Tags:
Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Puzzle, Female Protagonist, show 6 more... Family Friendly, Logic, Top-Down, Relaxing, Nature, Cozy
Critics reviews
79 %
Recommend
Wccftech
7.2/10
COGconnected
77/100
PC Invasion
8/10
User reviews

4/5

( 18 Reviews )

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Product details
2020, Sunhead Games, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 SP1 or later, Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD 5670...
Time to beat
5.5 hMain
6 h Main + Sides
6.5 h Completionist
6 h All Styles

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Description


Carto Demo is available here!


Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.


Separated from her Granny during a storm, young Carto must use her innate cartography powers to map and manipulate the world around her on her quest to be reunited. As she discovers new “pieces” of the game map, players can rearrange them to shape the levels themselves - unlocking new paths, puzzles, and story moments.


Carto will traverse strange new lands, learn their cultures, and enlist the help of new friends along the way in this hand-crafted adventure.

Features
  • Employ a unique puzzle and exploration mechanic: rearrange pieces of your map, and watch the world change around you!
  • Chill out and explore peaceful-yet-mysterious lands across a 5-7 hour story
  • Meet a colorful cast of characters and learn about their unique cultures
  • Bask in lush, hand-drawn visuals across a variety of biomes
  • Experience a beautiful soundtrack with over 30 original tracks to accompany you on your adventure



Popular achievements
Set Sail
Finish chapter 1.
common  ·  51.47%
Horti-carto-ralist
Finish chapter 2.
common  ·  41.65%
New Growth
Finish chapter 3.
common  ·  33.87%
Quick Learner
Finish chapter 4.
common  ·  31.21%
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Time to beat
5.5 hMain
6 h Main + Sides
6.5 h Completionist
6 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - Puzzle - Exploration
Tags:
Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Puzzle, Female Protagonist, show 6 more... Family Friendly, Logic, Top-Down, Relaxing, Nature, Cozy
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Mac OS X (10.11+)
Release date:
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Company:
Sunhead Games / Humble Games
Size:
410 MB
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Critics reviews
77
Top Critic Average
79 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
Wccftechby Kai Powell
7.2/10
Carto is a brilliantly simple puzzle game about literally moving the world to help those in need, all the while making a few friends as you try to make it back home.
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COGconnectedby Alexander Thomas
77/100
Carto is the kind of game you love to play on a quiet rainy day and I’m excited to play it over and over again.
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PC Invasionby Lawrence Le
8/10
Carto is a strong contender for the title of 2020's best adventure. Involved, intimate gameplay and incredible attention to detail make even the smallest islands feel remarkably rich and expansive.
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User reviews

Posted on: August 17, 2023

ssokolow

Verified owner

Games: 2606 Reviews: 7

A bit railroaded at times, but charming

While it got annoying at certain moments when the player character refused to go down a path I "had no more need for at that point in time" or an NPC said "Hey, get back here and check this out first", it was, overall, a charming game that I'm happy to have played. I just wish that the secrets were better implemented, given that they aren't just Steam-esque achievements but actually unlock a bonus location with things like concept sketches. I didn't even know there WERE secrets until the snowman near the end of the game, some of them are things you'd never think to try, and it doesn't let you free-roam areas you've been before in order to go back and find them through any means other than the "New Game > Chapters" option you get after beating the game the first time.

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Posted on: December 14, 2024

RGohary

Verified owner

Games: 50 Reviews: 1

Fun - Challenging

The game is fun with simple graphics, you enjoy your time to discover how to solve puzzles by matching tiles to find paths & meeting new characters. You learn to think with an eye for detail. It takes a turn for a more challenging mind by chapter 3 (of 10). writing this review while I am in chapter 4. Recommend this game if your looking to spend some time solving puzzles and looking for fun solutions.....

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Posted on: December 17, 2020

Acile88

Games: 8 Reviews: 1

Fun game for kids

My daughter 4´ loves this game. great first game to introduce a computer. Only tried the DEMO so far but we are impressed. Great story-line and nicestory-telling. a bit to expencive though. hence the 4-star

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Posted on: December 28, 2021

Superpunky900

Games: 138 Reviews: 8

Fun, original, cheerful puzzle game

Carto is a short puzzle game with a delightful art, music and story. The puzzles use all the same mechanic of playing with map pieces, which is original and fun, and the story is kind and warming. The game's length is perfect in my opinion, not very short but not long either, just the ideal for the gameplay not to become repetitive. I recommend Carto if you are looking for a fun and not very hard puzzle game with a cheerful art and music design.

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Posted on: January 23, 2022

Prah

Games: 1210 Reviews: 97

Incredibly cozy and wholesome

Carto is a cozy and cute puzzle game with a wholesome story, great graphical design and relaxing soundtrack! It's very enjoyable, split up in chapters allowing you to take your time playing through the game. You play as Carto, a young girl getting lost from her grandmother. The main goal is to find her, but along the way you explore various areas and meet new friends. Each chapter is a new area and it gives you new challenges, making the puzzle system not getting too repetetive. Speaking of the puzzle system; the main one is related to maps - you move around map pieces to move around and to solve various puzzles. It's quite refreshing and I haven't personally seen anything like it before - at least not in this type of game. If you are to play this game on PC I do recommend using a gamepad for the best experience. I recommend this game if you love wholesomeness, interesting puzzles and just a great indie-title! I hope we'll see more games from this studio :D

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