The Turing Test

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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 136 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 51 out of 136
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  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 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).An 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!    … Expand
  2. AcidOxidant
    Sep 6, 2017
    9
    An enjoyable game that forces you to think abstractly. A plethora of interacting mechanisms gave decent satisfaction once solving each puzzle, once you get past the introductory fluff. I played this game over a 3 month period doing 2-4 puzzles each sitting. Many other user reviews here say it falls short of delivering a Portal 2 or Talos Principle quality game and I'll cop that but it's aAn enjoyable game that forces you to think abstractly. A plethora of interacting mechanisms gave decent satisfaction once solving each puzzle, once you get past the introductory fluff. I played this game over a 3 month period doing 2-4 puzzles each sitting. Many other user reviews here say it falls short of delivering a Portal 2 or Talos Principle quality game and I'll cop that but it's a unique and fun game nonetheless.

    GOOD ENDING.    … Expand
  3. AndreRLZ
    Aug 3, 2017
    8
    É un puzzle game sullo stile di Portal , anche se le meccaniche di gioco sono completamente diverse. Si vede subito che é ispirato al capolavoro di Valve, e fa bene! Il gameplay é "a stanze" , con un crescendo di difficoltá e di possibilitá di gioco. L' ambientazione é quella di una stazione spaziale molto lontana, abbandonata, nella quale non riusciamo a trovare il personale e non capiamoÉ un puzzle game sullo stile di Portal , anche se le meccaniche di gioco sono completamente diverse. Si vede subito che é ispirato al capolavoro di Valve, e fa bene! Il gameplay é "a stanze" , con un crescendo di difficoltá e di possibilitá di gioco. L' ambientazione é quella di una stazione spaziale molto lontana, abbandonata, nella quale non riusciamo a trovare il personale e non capiamo il perché sia scomparso. Il gioco si presenta molto bene, addirittura con una scena fuori all'aperto e qualche sporadica finestra che ci fa scrutare fuori (adoro questi dettagli). Ritengo che il gioco sia molto equilibrato, ben narrato e in generale molto ben fatto. L'aspetto tecnico é eccezionale, con un Unreal Engine 4 sfruttato benissimo. Le musiche sono azzeccate e le voci narranti sono piacevoli da sentire. Anche la storia ha un suo perché. É un gioco abbastanza "semplice" come struttura ma talmente ben messo assieme che lo consiglio caldamente a tutti coloro che hanno amato Portal (1 e 2). Una perla, nel suo genere.… Expand
  4. RadDog
    Mar 4, 2017
    9
    Love a game that challenges you enough without taxing you too much, nice story, good computer/character interaction. The game offers a taste of history if you have the patience to read the docs you find. I give it a 9 out of 10.
    Bringing Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace together is the perfect computer history story!
  5. Jack0458
    Jun 22, 2019
    9
    Great game that explores an interesting topic. written well with fun puzzles to keep you engaged. Pretty short game as I finished it in a day. A must play for sure!
  6. ExpertPL
    Nov 11, 2016
    8
    This game is very short, but I have to say, as a fan of Portal games, it's even better. I think that the relation between human and AI is better represented in The Turing Test than in Portal, which is it's huge advantage.
  7. PublicNuisance
    Oct 30, 2019
    8
    I was way off about what I expected from The Turing Test. For some reason I expected it to be a walking sim. What I got was a puzzle game like Portal but with a much better story. The story is fantastic and if you like sci-fi will be worth it all by itself. Luckily the gameplay is good and kept me engaged enough regardless. Communication has been lost with a crew of astronauts on EuropaI was way off about what I expected from The Turing Test. For some reason I expected it to be a walking sim. What I got was a puzzle game like Portal but with a much better story. The story is fantastic and if you like sci-fi will be worth it all by itself. Luckily the gameplay is good and kept me engaged enough regardless. Communication has been lost with a crew of astronauts on Europa and an AI, Tom, and human, Ava, must venture there to figure out what went wrong. The crew has setup a series of rooms that you will have to solve various puzzles in order to advance. After each room there is back and forth between Ava and Tom as both figure out what went wrong and how to solve the issues at hand. You solve the puzzles by using energy cores to open doors, taking control of cameras and bots to manipulate pressure pads and electric locks. One thing I liked was how the game sometimes would throw you a curveball and provide you with tools for the toom that you didn’t require. I spent extra time trying to figure out how it wanted me to use a cube or camera that wasn’t needed. It kept me on my toes. I kind of predicted the possible endings a ways before it happened but it didn’t spoil the fun. The game doesn’t give any long winded explanation about how things played out after the game was done which leaves me to fill in my own ideas which I enjoy.

    The graphics are fairly decent. There is a nice clean and crisp style going on which reminds me of 70’s scifi movies that use a lot of blends of white and primary colors. They won’t wow you but they are far from an eye sore. The soundtrack is great and really complimented what was happening well. The voice acting was well done all around but Tom was especially great and provided the right blend of dull logical voices you expect from a computer combined with a hint of emotion at times.

    I played The Turing Test on Linux using Proton. Every time I ran the game it would want to install something for UE4 and it would fail. The good news is it didn’t seem to be needed as the game ran fine after you closed that. Trying to use DX12 resulted in a crash at launch but DX11 ran just fine. The game didn’t crash at all during gameplay. I noticed no glitches or bugs. There were five graphics settings as well as four setings for AA; Vsync; and an FOV slider. The FOV slider went from 60-120. There was a cap of 60 FPS regardless of Vsync being on or off. The game ran at a solid 60 FPS except for a few drops to the 40’s but they only lasted a second or two and weren’t frequent. This was with all settings at highest at 1080P and an FOV of 100. During gameplay my total system RAM usage was around 3-3.3GB; my CPU usage was around 11-18%; my GPU usage was around 40-55% and my VRAM usage was around 2.5-2.7GB. There was no manual saving option, just checkpoints after each room.You can choose to restart an entire chapter or just the room if you get stuck. The game uses the Unreal 4 engine.

    As I stated before I really enjoyed the story of The Turing Test. It was the standout feature of the game and had a lot of depth that left you pondering over many moral scenarios and questions. The puzzles were overall pretty good with the odd annoying one. I finished the game in 7 hours. I didn’t finish the optional rooms so it could have taken longer. I paid $6.59 CAD for the game and would say it was easily worth $20.

    My Score: 8/10

    My System:

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 16GB DDR4-3000 CL15 | MSI RX 580 8GB Gaming X | Mesa 19.2.2 | Samsung 850 Evo 250GB | Manjaro 18.1.2 | Mate 1.22.2 | Kernel 5.3.7-2-MANJARO | Proton 4.11-7    … Expand

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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. Adventure Gamers
    Jul 5, 2017
    60
    The Turing Test gets a high passing grade for its many engaging puzzles, but marks deducted for a storyline that never fully connects.
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  2. 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.
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  3. 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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