Rank 01Games like The Artifact
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The closest matches to The Artifact: The Station, Old Man's Journey, The Room, COCOON, and Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares point and click navigation with The Artifact.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Colin Wren, Sean Scaplehorn, Wayne Jackson, Jason Mallett
- Price: $7.99checked Oct 17
- 64% of 87 reviews
- Genres: Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric sci fi setting
- Clean and responsive controls
- Puzzles are intuitive but engaging
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Immersive
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The Blind Prophet
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The Abandoned Planet
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Artifact.
Plays great on Steam Deck
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Old Man's Journey
Why this: Shares point and click navigation with The Artifact.
The Room
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Artifact.
About The Artifact
The closest matches to The Artifact: The Station, Old Man's Journey, The Room, COCOON, and Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Artifact is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Station, Old Man's Journey and The Room — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and immersive, and single out its code based lock solving and drag and drop interaction. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About The Artifact: Woken from a hypersleep, you find yourself alone on a drifting star cruiser, light years from home. The crew has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a few scattered records and a strange artifact that seems to hold the key to an alien civilisation.
Is The Artifact worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 64% of 87 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 1 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.1 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmospheric sci fi setting
- Clean and responsive controls
- Puzzles are intuitive but engaging
- Quick but satisfying playthrough
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Much too short for it's price. It's good as a basis for a full release, but at full price not worth it.”
“i bought it... it was kind of good... but not worth the money on this... thought i could walk around and do something, but nope, click and point. If i have known that i whould'nt have bought it in the first place, i would like to have a…”
People who play it also play: The Station, Old Man's Journey, The Room
Frequently asked about The Artifact
Can I run it?
How much does The Artifact cost?
The Artifact is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Artifact?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Artifact are The Station, Old Man's Journey, The Room.
Who developed The Artifact?
The Artifact was developed by Colin Wren, Sean Scaplehorn, Wayne Jackson and published by Enigma Games LTD, KPL.