The Tartarus Key
Short description
There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a strange mansion filled with puzzles, traps, and cameras following her every move. Whether she and her companions live or die, and find the truth behind their abduction, is up to you in this first-person mystery thriller.
- Developer
- Vertical Reach
- Publisher
- Armor Games Studios
- Release
- Wed, May 31, 2023
- Price
- $19.99
- Reviews
- 233
- Positive
- 93%
- Followers
- n/a
- Owners (estimated)
- 50K – 100K
- Concurrent players
- n/a
- Genres
- Adventure
- Features
- Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options
- Tags
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History
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