The Turing Test

 Xbox One
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. games(TM)
    Oct 24, 2016
    70
    Building on what it achieved with Pneuma: Breath Of Life, The Turing Test is a far more robust, captivating and fulfilling experience. It’s not breaking ground, but it explores some fun ideas and challenges you to follow them. As a sign of Bulkhead’s growing confidence and ambition, it’s a fantastic step.
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Oct 3, 2016
    70
    One of the better sci-fi puzzlers not starring GLaDOS, with plenty to keep grey matter happy. [Nov 2016, p.86]
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  3. Windows Central
    Sep 6, 2016
    70
    A tough as nails puzzler that in some ways blows Portal out of the airlock for its brain-bending antics. Those familiar with Pneuma: Breath of Life will find The Turing Test very much in the same vein. You'll explore and you'll work out puzzles in order to progress, all with some kind of social or humanistic undertone such as the meaning of life — or whether AIs will one day overthrow humankind and we will all be fleshy meat-slaves to our new robotic overlords.
  5. God is a Geek
    Aug 30, 2016
    70
    A steady puzzle game elevated by its story and mystery that's never quite original enough to stand out.
  6. GameSpew
    Aug 29, 2016
    70
    The puzzles in The Turing Test are all impressive and smartly designed. Some offer relatively simple solutions while others truly test your mental mettle.

Awards & Rankings

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#47 Best Xbox One Game of 2016
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#37 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2016
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#49 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 85 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 85
  3. Negative: 10 out of 85
  1. Powerdbyurmom
    Nov 10, 2017
    10
    Loads of fun puzzle game, it is a short play and I'm not sure how much it cost. I got it free with Gold on the Xbox store. I played through itLoads of fun puzzle game, it is a short play and I'm not sure how much it cost. I got it free with Gold on the Xbox store. I played through it in one day, I thought it was a great idea for a game and have been wanting to find another like it. Check it out if you like puzzle games.… Full Review »
  2. lvasquez
    Dec 9, 2016
    10
    Great game, great puzzles and great argumentacion, if you like puzzle games, this is your game with a great history of behind based on AlanGreat game, great puzzles and great argumentacion, if you like puzzle games, this is your game with a great history of behind based on Alan Turing and his theories and experiments, really 10/10 this game… Full Review »
  3. Munthelion
    Nov 22, 2016
    8
    The Turing Test is an overall solid experience, it is a first person puzzle game which cannot escape being compared to Portal, it is a similarThe Turing Test is an overall solid experience, it is a first person puzzle game which cannot escape being compared to Portal, it is a similar feel and aesthetic.

    The story takes place on one of Jupiters Moons, Europa, you play Ava, an engineer guided by an AI who comes out of Cryo-Sleep to go in search of the missing crew of the Europa Discovery Mission who they have lost contact with on the surface.

    Upon entering the Europa Science Base you find the entire complex has been convertedinto a "Turing Test". For those unfamiliar with a "Turing Test" it is:

    "The Turing test is a test, developed by Alan Turing in 1950, of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human."

    This is where the game really shines, the story is pretty fantastic and I think the most accurate description of the story is in a way, it's a serious take on portal, as the AI guides you, you begin to unravel what is taking place which I will not spoil.

    The reason it loses a few points and my only real complaint is that the difficulty is wildly inconsistent, even towards the end of the game, I'd find myself breezing through 5 or 6 rooms without even a moments pause because honestly, they were more simple than some of the initial rooms, only to be absolutely stumped for a good 30, 40 minutes and then back to breezing through for another few rooms and I don't claim to be some super gamer, only two levels were so incredibly difficult or not obvious enough that I had to youtube the solution which I am deeply ashamed of, so again, it suffers from pacing and difficulty curve issues.

    Ultimately though, despite this, this game is extremely engaging and I thoroughly recommend it, it's not overly long and the price is very fair for the product.    … Full Review »
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