The Turing Test

 PC
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. GameGrin
    Aug 30, 2016
    95
    An excellent game visually, mechanically and with it’s strong story and acting, this should be in your libraries.
  2. Washington Post
    Sep 9, 2016
    90
    It should make one think about the flexibility of the mind and what it means to consider one’s species the apex of creation.
  3. Game Informer
    Oct 23, 2016
    85
    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.
  5. CGMagazine
    Aug 31, 2016
    85
    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.
  6. GameStar
    Sep 11, 2016
    84
    A philosophical-scientific story meets intelligent puzzles - with a better end of the story this could have been a real masterpiece.
  7. IGN Spain
    Nov 22, 2016
    80
    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.
  8. CD-Action
    Nov 18, 2016
    80
    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]
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  9. IGN Italia
    Oct 2, 2016
    80
    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.
  10. GameSpew
    Sep 5, 2016
    80
    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.
  11. The Digital Fix
    Sep 1, 2016
    80
    A sleek, shiny FPS puzzler that overcomes the limitations of its gameplay with some accessible conundrums and an interesting tale.
  12. Hardcore Gamer
    Aug 29, 2016
    80
    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.
  13. Vandal
    Aug 25, 2016
    80
    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.
  14. Everyeye.it
    Aug 29, 2016
    78
    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.
  15. Pelit (Finland)
    Nov 9, 2016
    75
    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]
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  16. Multiplayer.it
    Aug 25, 2016
    75
    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.
  17. GameWatcher
    Aug 25, 2016
    75
    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.
  18. SpazioGames
    Aug 25, 2016
    75
    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.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Sep 7, 2016
    More than anything, I’m delighted that it’s tried so damned hard to be more interesting, more involved, more intelligent. That it falls short is a shame, but that it reaches higher than most is to be lauded. Gorgeous-looking, exquisite-sounding, and ambitious in its desire to be interesting, there’s a lot to congratulate. That the experience is punctuated by tumidity in its writing and puzzle design is the issue.

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User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 136 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 136
  2. Mixed: 51 out of 136
  3. Negative: 22 out of 136
  1. MartinX33
    Oct 3, 2016
    8
    An excellent puzzle game that definitely draws inspiration from other classics in the genre such as Portal and The Talos Principle (there areAn excellent puzzle game that definitely draws inspiration from other classics in the genre such as Portal and The Talos Principle (there are even a few direct nods to the latter if you look close enough). That is certainly not a bad thing though, as the result is a puzzler with interesting gameplay mechanics and an engaging storyline (albeit with some loose ends left to the imagination).

    The game could have beem a bit more challenging in my opinion, however, as the different puzzles (with a few exceptions) rarely took more than a few minutes to solve. Even some of the later ones seemed a bit rushed and too easy to solve, but again, it could just be me. There were also some audio logs which were barely audible (subtitles don't show up for the logs either for some reason) and some odd spelling/grammatical mistakes in the texts here and there, but that's just nitpicking.

    Great game overall, be sure to check it out if you want some brain exercise coupled with an interesting story!    … Full Review »
  2. Tubey
    Sep 16, 2016
    5
    This is Talos Principle and Portal, mashed together but only doing what made those two games great half as well. That's the review, nothingThis is Talos Principle and Portal, mashed together but only doing what made those two games great half as well. That's the review, nothing more needs to be said. If you enjoyed the two aforementioned games and fancy playing a mish-mash of the two done really averagely, here's your game.… Full Review »
  3. psylife
    Nov 2, 2016
    5
    There is nothing about this game's mechanics that remotely resembles an actual Turing-like test. Furthermore, there is nothing in here thatThere is nothing about this game's mechanics that remotely resembles an actual Turing-like test. Furthermore, there is nothing in here that games like "Portal" and "The Talos Principles" haven't done better a few years prior. I feel the name of the game is misleading, in which it seems to imply that the game mechanics are cleverly designed as to have the player experience an intelligent set of 'Man" vs "Machines" differentiation tests while in reality the game consists of a series of relatively easy yet slightly convoluted puzzles, that are fundamentally uninspiring and repetitive. This is not a bad game, it's just a monotonous game, a descent pass-time, that is hard to recommend above and beyond far superior games in the genre,… Full Review »
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