
Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?
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Exo-archaeologist Bale arrives on Tor Ulsat with his colleague Jen, an exo-linguist, to study the ruins of the lost Tor civilisation. But when he unwittingly activates the Chronolith - an ancient alien device - reality shatters. Jen vanishes, and Bale is trapped in a fractured world where time loops and echoes of the past and future bleed together.
With no way to contact mission control, Bale must navigate countless obstacles, unravel the fate of the Tor, and outwit the cryptic and mysterious forces that oppose him. As reality unravels and truth remains buried in the ruins, Bale's only hope is to solve the mystery of the Tor - before he's lost to the loop forever.

Record, re-record, and replay. Use the signature 'Echo Branching' mechanic to record your actions and engage with up to three echoes of your past self. Harness these duplicates to skillfully learn to manipulate ancient alien systems that once seemed impossible to navigate.

Explore beautiful environments through fifteen hand-crafted chapters filled with secrets that will allow you to unravel the mystery of this alien planet.

Explore a mysterious alien planet through the lens of an emotional and thought-provoking story, with the puzzles always supporting the momentum of the underlying narrative.

Every character is fully voiced by a fantastic cast.
In addition, we have placed a major focus on accessibility to ensure that all players are able to enjoy Causal Loop. The game includes accessibility options such as motion sickness prevention, colour blindness mode, control mapping, and many more.
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Languages: English*, French, German*, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
A very fun puzzle game made by 3 developers, puzzles were hard but fair really made you think, price is actually really good for 10-15 hours of gameplay, optimized really well also
Great game, to anyone searching for something "portal" like, go.
Kurz und schmerzlos: Pro - Schöne Grafik - Gute Story in einem hübschen SciFi-Gewand, wobei die Enden so naja sind. - Ein GUTES (aber auch nicht mehr) Puzzle-Game Contra - Gewisse Animationen (Teleport, Phase, Sterben) dauern unnötig lang; das nervt. - Sprung und Sprint fühlen sich lästig kurz und langsam an; das nervt auch. - Die Hitboxen der Buttons und der Teleporter sind zu klein. Bei zeitkritischen Spielen blöd; Das nervt ebenso. - Die Rätsel selbst sind einfach. Woran man die meiste Zeit verschwendet, ist das Suchen der richtigen Knöpfe und in welcher Abfolge die mini-Rätsel gelöst werden müssen. Das ist kein Knobeln, dass ist eine Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahme. Vor allem, da man sich nichts in einer Map markieren kann. - Einige Cutscenes sind mit sinnlosen Hintergrund-Platzhaltern belegt. Kommt schon, da geht bissl mehr. Gerade das die meisten Rätsel selbst popel-einfach sind, aber dabei so viel Zeit draufgeht, weil man z.B. das gleiche Terminal in 3 Rätsel-Etappen verwendet und man daher erstmal rausfinden muss, welcher Weg denn der richtige ist, fühlt sich nicht so belohnend an. Da fand ich Portal 1 & 2 deutlich besser und agiler. Erst ab Kapitel 12/13 wird die Mechanik vernünftig ausgenutzt. EDIT: Ich habe mir jetzt erst die anderen Rezensionen angeschaut. Leider kann ich ausschließlich den negativen zustimmen. Aber vielleicht können die Devs noch ein bisschen an den behebbaren Problemen schrauben (Movement, Animationsdauer, Hitboxen), was das Spiel schonmal deutlich spielbarer machen würde.
cool puzzle game
Игра, на мой взгляд, выглядит очень качественно. Создаётся впечатление, что команда разработчиков - одна из немногих, кто смог выдрессировать всеми "любимый" UE5. "Мыла" нет вовсе! Картинка чёткая и чистая, что большая редкость для игр на этом движке. Игровой процесс завязан на умении обращаться со временем. Нечто подобное было в The Talos Principle 1, но здесь оно усилено по самое не балуй. Поначалу всё будет более-менее просто, но потом температура вашей пятой точки будет неизбежно подыматься из-за возросшей сложности задач. Будет куча разговоров с местными Уитли/Уолтером (играли в Portal 2?) и c кое-кем ещё. Разговоры эти будут с шутками и прибаутками, а также с изрядной долей сарказма. Имеется дама, которую, по законам жанра, придётся спасать. Будут те, кто придёт нам на помощь и, наоборот, будут постоянно вставлять палки нам в колёса. В общем, авторы, похоже, применили если не все, то многие приёмы повествования! На мой взгляд, игра вполне достойна покупки, если вам нравится механизм "Запись" из The Talos Principle 1, качественная картинка, оживлённые диалоги и инопланетная тематика а-ля Unreal 1.
Nice game is really fun to play with all the puzzles. If you don't have good space awareness, it can be tricky, especially in the last stages. Advice: include a simple map
Very fun Puzzler with interesting mechanics. The story is engaging so far although some of the conversations feel a little too predictable. Overall I am enjoying this a lot and would appreciate some Multiplayer!
Nice puzzle mechanics with not to much handholding and a good story. The only bad point for me is the key throw mecanic, but luckely you do not need it that often.
Wow, what a hidden gem. I can't believe how this has only so fiew reviews right now. To be honest, the pricing is crazy cheap for what's in it. It looks very good, runs smooth and is overall astonishingly polished (for nowadays). I mean, some of the puzzles are a bit too overcomplicated and big, but overall? Very good. There are many things you can collect and a bit of interesting lore in it. Since you can easily restart any chapter and see what you left behind, I plan to collect and read everything I missed. If you love puzzle games with a decent story (bit cheesy, but in a good way and also funny), this game is for you. A grand experience! I beat the story in about 14 hours and liked it very much. Hopefully there will be more sales for the game — I can't wait for another one from this team. Thank you. 😀
you gotta lock your 140 IQ in, enjoyed it a lot!
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