The Turing Test

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  • Summary: The Turing Test is a first person puzzler from the developers of ‘Pneuma: Breath of Life’ that explores the phenomena of consciousness and challenges the meaning of human intuition. Take control of Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA), and progress through aThe Turing Test is a first person puzzler from the developers of ‘Pneuma: Breath of Life’ that explores the phenomena of consciousness and challenges the meaning of human intuition. Take control of Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA), and progress through a narrated story of introspection and morality whilst uncovering the hidden mysteries of Europa. Delve into The Turing Test’s human interaction puzzles and arm yourself with logical and methodical thinking. Take on tests designed in such a way that only a human could solve them. In an evolving story based on mankind’s inherent need to explore, protect and survive; players search deeper into Europa’s ice crusted core and transcend the line between man and machine. Investigate the truth behind the ISA research base on Jupiter’s moon Europa. Solve puzzles using your Energy Manipulation Tool (EMT) to transfer power out from one object and into another. Power up and take control of artificially intelligent machines, manipulate giant structures and solve complex tasks; all woven into a multi-layered story based on the human struggle for control. The Turing Test can only be experienced through the interactive medium of video games. The Turing Test sparks your synapses into action in this electrifying new first person puzzler, as players learn the true cost of retaining human morality.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Pure Nintendo
    Feb 14, 2020
    100
    Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with The Turing Test and have no complaints about it. I think it was a solid port from Square Enix Collective and it gives me hope for their future games that come to the Nintendo Switch. The puzzle gameplay is some of the best in the genre and it’s further enhanced by the creative level design. If you are looking to learn more about Alan Turing’s famous test or just simply want to add a puzzle game to your Nintendo Switch collection, The Turing Test is a no-brainer. Honestly, The Turing Test is one of the best puzzle games I’ve ever played! It is literally ‘out of this world’.
  2. COGconnected
    Feb 10, 2020
    84
    The Turing Test, despite being four years old, still holds up and makes for a perfect Nintendo Switch puzzler. The Portal influences hang on its sleeve, but the darker story, compelling dialogue, and engaging puzzles kept me hooked till the very end. It might run a little long in the tooth around the midway mark but, thankfully, it rebounds in the last act with a memorable finish. As a port, it’s remarkably polished on both the big and little screen. In a nutshell, The Turing Test is totally worth your time and money.
  3. 4P.de
    Feb 5, 2020
    81
    A quite entertaining puzzle game that rips a page out of the Portal playbook, albeit with a lower challenge level, and adds an intense atmosphere as well as interesting dialogue.
  4. Cubed3
    Jan 31, 2020
    70
    The intriguing plot pushes players forward with each puzzle that is completed, and it will have you contemplating all sorts of topics long after finishing the game. More unlockable rooms with some further challenge would have been welcome, but The Turing Test passes on many fronts. Well worth a purchase - and launches at a great price, too.
  5. Nintendo Life
    Feb 5, 2020
    70
    The Turing Test is a solid first-person puzzler with an interesting and well-executed premise that provides a pretty enthralling backstory to its central gameplay. The tests you face here may not be quite as mind-bending as we might have hoped for, and they certainly don't force you to look at things from as many different angles as those found in this game's very obvious inspiration, Portal – or even The Witness – but overall, there's still plenty to like here for fans of the genre as long as they're prepared to blast through it all quite quickly and without too many major headaches.
  6. Switch Player
    Feb 18, 2020
    70
    The Turing Test is first and foremost a first-person puzzler, but it’s also an experiment in unorthodox video game storytelling. You won’t struggle to finish, but your imagination will be in overdrive as you work your way through it.
  7. NintendoWorldReport
    Feb 6, 2020
    70
    If you’re looking for a clever puzzle game, The Turing Test definitely delivers. The puzzles are great and involve a lot of mechanics that introduce a good deal of variety and some clever uses of the power-shooting tool. One of the challenges of a puzzle game is providing a reason to replay, and unfortunately everything the game has to offer can be seen in your first playthrough. A good number of nice twists in the story will keep you engaged, but it doesn’t quite reach the heights it seems to be aiming for.

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  1. lowey
    Dec 28, 2021
    9
    Great graphics and level design, great voice acting, great music, some very challenging puzzles… Highly recommended to Portal fans.

    Clearly    Great graphics and level design, great voice acting, great music, some very challenging puzzles… Highly recommended to Portal fans.

    Clearly this was inspired by Portal, yes, but is that really such a bad thing? It feels, almost, like a prequel to the Portal games, before the portal gun was invented. Here you use a gun that can move energy orbs around to activate and deactivate equipment to solve puzzles.

    As with Portal there's a story to explain all of this enforced puzzle-solving, and the development team clearly worked very hard to create a compelling story based on The Trolley Problem. You may find yourself agreeing with either side: the AI or the humans.

    One or two puzzles were strange though. One level I managed to bypass about 75% of and go straight to the end. I'm not convinced my solution was the one the designers had in mind, but it seemed the most obvious solution to me. Another level appeared to be impossible, but was ultimately solved by lobbing a cube across the level and just hoping it would land on a pressure plate. After about 5 attempts it worked. Inelegant, but it worked. I could see literally no other solution, but if that is the correct solution then I feel that is a very poorly designed level.

    Still none of that detracted from my overall enjoyment of the game. The final puzzle was, in my opinion, ingenius. It took me longer than it should have done to see the solution but when I did I was blown away, both from a puzzle design perspective AND from a narrative perspective. There were also one or two side-puzzles I didn't manage to complete which I will have to return to in the future.

    Overall a fantastic game and I would thoroughly recommend it to any puzzle genre fans.    … Expand
  2. spencerplewe
    Sep 13, 2020
    8
    Though it can't compare with the likes of the Portal games, this first-person sci-fi puzzler at least still has a fun system that works, andThough it can't compare with the likes of the Portal games, this first-person sci-fi puzzler at least still has a fun system that works, and the major twist that awaits in the middle completely threw me for a loop about how I view video game storytelling.… Expand
  4. prettykitty100
    Feb 21, 2020
    6
    Look, it's a knockoff Portal, right? It's fine. The story is kinda lame and predictable. The puzzles are decently fun. The quality of the portLook, it's a knockoff Portal, right? It's fine. The story is kinda lame and predictable. The puzzles are decently fun. The quality of the port to Switch seems to be good. I didn't have any trouble with it except for some framerate stutters rarely. If you like Portal and you want something like Portal, then this is fine.… Expand
  5. ironfoam
    Oct 1, 2022
    6
    Pretty good puzzle game. I didn't find it very original, or very exciting, but overall, entertaining enough. The story gets more interestingPretty good puzzle game. I didn't find it very original, or very exciting, but overall, entertaining enough. The story gets more interesting towards the end, and improves the overall experience.… Expand

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