The Turing Test

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Upon arrival a series of puzzles awaits you – tests which, according to the station’s AI, Tom, can only be solved by a human. These puzzles have apparently been set by the missing ground crew – but why have they created them and what are they hiding from?

In an evolving story based on mankind’s instinctual need to explore, protect and survive, you’ll delve deeper into Europa’s ice crusted-core and discover that the lines between man and machine begin to blur. Armed with the Energy Manipulation Tool (EMT), solve puzzles to open the way forward as you learn the true cost of human morality.

Key Features:

  • Harness the ability to transfer power between machines using your ‘Energy Manipulation Tool’ providing a unique twist on gameplay mechanics and puzzle logic.
  • Learn the significance of player control as you switch between multiple perspectives to solve The Turing Test’s most challenging puzzles.
  • Discover a story with multiple layers of depth and conspiracy; challenging concepts of human morality and giving freedom to players to form theories about the fate of ISA's crew members.
Minimum Requirements
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Core i3 / Athlon 64 X2 6400
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5770
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 10 GB available space
Recommended Specifications
OS: Win 7 64bit / Win 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10
Processor: Core i7-920 / A8-3870K or above
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / ATI Radeon R9 280 or above
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 10 GB available space
  • An excellent game visually, mechanically and with it’s strong story and acting, this should be in your libraries.

  • It should make one think about the flexibility of the mind and what it means to consider one’s species the apex of creation.

  • The Turing Test joins Portal as another great puzzle game featuring an ominous A.I. entity. The puzzles will make you think, but not as much as the story’s wonderful exploration of life.

  • If you're hankering for a first person puzzler and/or you're a sci-fi nut, then you will probably love The Turing Test.

  • A philosophical-scientific story meets intelligent puzzles - with a better end of the story this could have been a real masterpiece.

  • CD-Action

    Even if the The Turing Test sometimes wanders into the realm of clichés in terms of both gameplay and the story, the developers tackled the subject of artificial intelligence really well and created an engaging game. [11/2016, p.50]

  • The Turing Test really proves the player's abilities and make us swim into a deep pool of reflections and ideas about the human mind.

  • The Turing Test is clever and well designed, but it lacks some variety, since it feels repetitive after a few hours. Still, a very interesting challenge for your brain.

  • Whether you’re in it for the gameplay or find yourself drawn in by the looming mystery that steadily simmers over in due course, The Turing Test (minus the occasionally hard-to-decipher audio) is a smartly-structured and delicately-arranged puzzle game that knows its boundaries and leaves it to the player to fill in the missing gaps.

  • A sleek, shiny FPS puzzler that overcomes the limitations of its gameplay with some accessible conundrums and an interesting tale.

  • The mechanics are fun and narration is interesting, but the puzzle design is quite basic and the end result is a fun but limited puzzle game.

  • It’s the sort of plot with so many layers, so many questions and so few definitive answers that it’s likely to keep you up at night.

  • A solid but not excellent puzzle game. The Turing Test is a nice title, with interesting puzzles and an enigmatic story. Some rooms are complex and compelling, but at the end of the adventure truly memorable puzzles will be less than expected.

  • A very pleasant puzzle game, with a catchy narrative and varied gameplay. The PC version shows some flaws with the control system, but all in all it is a game you should consider if you like puzzle games.

  • Pelit (Finland)

    An enjoyable, polished first person puzzler in the vein of Portal and The Talos Principle. Shame it doesn't really have an identity of its own. [Oct 2016]

  • The Turing Test sports interesting mechanics, a nice story and some good ideas but it's unable to reach the top. Many puzzles are nothing more than fillers whose only purpose is to stretch out the experience.

  • The Turing Test offers some engaging puzzle gameplay that will keep you entertained for roughly 12 hours. It lacks polish in some areas but as a package is a solid addition to the library of those interested in first person puzzle games.

  • At first I was rolling my eyes at a blatant rip off of other fantastic games, but by the end I realized this is a great game in its own right.

  • Its mechanics are solid but largely unoriginal, and its themes and world-building are genuinely great. And while it never reaches the originality and heights of its inspirations, it still manages to deliver an interesting world with one heck of a twist.

  • The Turing Test provides interesting story and characters, but the puzzles are a bit too monotonous and easy. Still, this science-fiction tale is worth discovering, and the dialogue is well-written.

  • If you’re willing to accept a game which is slightly rough around the edges, and will remind you of Portal at every turn without actually being Portal, then The Turing Test could be for you. There’s a lot here to like: a philosophical dialogue about ethics, transhumanism and the singularity, in conjunction with occasionally brilliant design.

  • The Turing Test is a nice puzzle/adventure game that revolves around unoriginal puzzles and a very interesting narrative. The whole experience can feel a little drab unless the player both really enjoys this kind of “portal-esque” gameplay and loves a good sci-fi story.

  • The comparisons to Portal are many, and obviously intentional, but this smart and ambitious first person puzzler is no mere clone.

  • The Turing Test can be quite accurately described as Portal meets Soma, exploring similar ideas of AI and selfhood. The trouble is, I suppose, that both those games did each aspect better.

  • I don’t want to disparage The Turing Test too much. It suffers by nature of comparisons with other similar games, but perhaps unfairly. With its lightweight puzzles and plot, The Turing Test is one of those “Great-For-An-Afternoon” games, the ones that scratch a specific itch and go down easy. In this case, it’s the “I need something like Portal, but I’ve already played Portal” itch.

  • The Turing Test puzzle platformer is quite entertaining mix of genre ideas. It can also offer a philosophical subtext. Due to not-so-original puzzle mechanics or innovative environment the game stays behind the genre competitors.

  • This interesting FPP puzzle game borrows a lot from Valve's Portal but doesn't surpass it in any way. The puzzles are interesting but repetitive and after a while the gameplay becomes a bit boring. The technical side could also be better but if you like such games, The Turing Test could be a nice surprise for you. The story added on top of the puzzles is definitely worth your time.

  • Games Master UK

    Story is this game's greatest asset. It's just a shame you have to wade through boring puzzles to reach it. [Nov 2016, p.73]

  • LEVEL (Czech Republic)

    Decent and likable sci-fi exercise that tries to aim high with riddles and theme, but it succeeds only partly. The other parts are just unmemorable. [Issue #268]

  • The Turing Test gets a high passing grade for its many engaging puzzles, but marks deducted for a storyline that never fully connects.

  • Edge Magazine

    There's promise in The Turing Test's constituent parts, but considered as a whole, it fails the imitation game. [Nov 2016, p.110]

The Turing Test
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Title: The Turing Test
Genre: Adventure
Released: 30 August 2016
Developer: Bulkhead Interactive
Publisher: Square Enix
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Full controller support
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