About the Game
The last thing Alex Young remembers is being at home alone in her apartment… so why has she suddenly woken up in this strange mansion? All the doors are locked by bizarre puzzles and traps, there are cameras following her every move, and she keeps thinking she sees… things… out of the corner of her eye. If she wants to escape alive, along with the other captives she discovers, she’ll need to use her wits in this adventure thriller.
Inspired by the look and feel of classic horror games, The Tartarus Key serves up a mystery filled with twists and turns, and more than a few deadly surprises. Rely on brains over brawn to help Alex survive, but beware - not everyone might make it out alive.
Leonor Parra: Founder of Vertical Reach and the artist making The Tartarus Key as atmospheric and unsettling as possible. Hates jump scares and vowed to make a game that's downright spooky without them!
Kevin Colegate: The programmer in charge of making a game that plays as smoothly as you remember the classics being! A lover of retro games, he hopes The Tartarus Key surprises people with its blend of authentic vibes and puzzles.
Josie Brechner: Josie Brechner (she/they) is a composer, sound designer, and musician from Brooklyn, NY. She's made emotionally-driven sound worlds for games like EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER, Blossom Tales 1 & 2, Mixolumia, Best Friend Forever, Freshly Frosted, and now The Tartarus Key. She has toured the US and performed electronic music internationally under the name Visager. Music from Josie’s three open-source Songs from an Unmade World albums has been used in hundreds of projects around the world.
Inspired by the look and feel of classic horror games, The Tartarus Key serves up a mystery filled with twists and turns, and more than a few deadly surprises. Rely on brains over brawn to help Alex survive, but beware - not everyone might make it out alive.
Features:
- Escape a deadly mansion filled with dangerous traps, and rescue Alex’s fellow captives… or fail, and leave them to a grisly fate
- Uncover three different endings, and dig to the heart of the mansion and the strange secrets it and your captors hold
- Solve puzzles and challenges reminiscent of escape-the-room games in a variety of unsettling and bizarre scenarios
- A tense, atmospheric adventure that relies on puzzles and plot instead of combat or chase sequences
The Team:
Leonor Parra: Founder of Vertical Reach and the artist making The Tartarus Key as atmospheric and unsettling as possible. Hates jump scares and vowed to make a game that's downright spooky without them!
Kevin Colegate: The programmer in charge of making a game that plays as smoothly as you remember the classics being! A lover of retro games, he hopes The Tartarus Key surprises people with its blend of authentic vibes and puzzles.
Josie Brechner: Josie Brechner (she/they) is a composer, sound designer, and musician from Brooklyn, NY. She's made emotionally-driven sound worlds for games like EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER, Blossom Tales 1 & 2, Mixolumia, Best Friend Forever, Freshly Frosted, and now The Tartarus Key. She has toured the US and performed electronic music internationally under the name Visager. Music from Josie’s three open-source Songs from an Unmade World albums has been used in hundreds of projects around the world.
Screenshots
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Hi Everyone! We're rolling out V01.01b, this patch fixed a variety of issues that players have identified!
These could potentially be considered spoilers, so if you're looking to avoid anything regarding areas of the game, check back later, and rest easy knowing the game's just a little better than it was before!
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These could potentially be considered spoilers, so if you're looking to avoid anything regarding areas of the game, check back later, and rest easy knowing the game's just a little better than it was before!
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- Office: Some players never found the drawer key, and without it had to brute force the safe code. The drawer key has been moved to a more visible location, and enlarged slightly. Making it much harder to miss!
- Bathroom: Breaking the mirror sound effect has been reduced. It should be slightly less ear piercing now!
- Bathroom: The text on the mirror would still load in, even after the mirror had been destroyed. It doesn't now!
- Closet: The broken wire, which is necessary to progress was too hard to see. We've added a new sparks VFX to make it harder to miss.
- Consultation: The scratches on the wall, a requirement to proceed, have been made visible and unique compared to other generic wall scratches/details.
- Consultation: The stethoscope item was easy to miss, so we've moved it to a more obvious position.
- Consultation: The Surgical Arms object gave the incorrect description, and have now been fixed.
- Consultation: The Incorrect Antidote item did not display a view model in the inventory, this has been fixed.
- Cold Storage: There used to be a giant bloody footprint floating near the back of the room. We've removed it!
- Kitchen: The recipe card graphic contained an accidental red herring. We've updated the textures to more accurately represent the stove and its orientation.
- Music: Some of the music was accidently playing Demo versions of the tracks. They've all been replaced with the correct final versions!
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As we enter the final day of this Steam Next Fest, I wanted to thank everyone who has played The Tartarus Key demo. We hugely appreciate the feedback we've received over on our discussions page as well as on our Discord server! We're listening!
The demo is still available to play, so jump in! We've even taken the chance to update the demo with the following changes:
Thank you again for all the support! Don't forget to wishlist the game on Steam if you haven't yet.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431850/The_Tartarus_Key/
Until next time,
Kevin!
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As we enter the final day of this Steam Next Fest, I wanted to thank everyone who has played The Tartarus Key demo. We hugely appreciate the feedback we've received over on our discussions page as well as on our Discord server! We're listening!
The demo is still available to play, so jump in! We've even taken the chance to update the demo with the following changes:
- Added PS3 & PS4 controller support. If you're not using Steam Input, you'll no longer spin in circles.
- The detective who was once suspiciously missing for a cutscene has returned.
- Fixed some spelling mistakes; thank you to everyone who has pointed them out!
Thank you again for all the support! Don't forget to wishlist the game on Steam if you haven't yet.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431850/The_Tartarus_Key/
Until next time,
Kevin!
Current Release
Not available
System Requirements
OS
N/A
CPU
Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400), or AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900), or equivalent
RAM
4 GB RAM
GPU
GeForce GT 640 (2048 VRAM) or Radeon R7 250 (2048 VRAM)
How to Install
1
Download all files
2
Extract the .RAR file to a folder (use WinRAR or 7-Zip)
3
Run The Tartarus Key.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
Direct link available
Size
315 MB
Password: cracked-games.org or 123
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