
Vanished is an immersive, first-person puzzle adventure where an encroaching fog of forgetfulness which has robbed everyone at the Great Centers of Islamic Science of their memories and you must now battle against a mysterious foe to reclaim memory, history, and purpose.
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Vanished is an immersive, first-person puzzle adventure where an encroaching fog of forgetfulness which has robbed everyone at the Great Centers of Islamic Science of their memories and you must now battle against a mysterious foe to reclaim memory, history, and purpose.
To escape the fog, you’ll need to follow a trail of hidden clues and overcome harrowing challenges to unravel the mystery behind the attack and recover your lost memories before centuries of scientific discovery vanish forever. Decipher the meaning behind medieval artifacts that allowed scholars of the Middle Ages to map the stars, predict the seasons, and lay the foundations of science. You will need these tools to solve puzzles and survive the perils of this world in your quest to save civilization and restore lost knowledge.
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EXPLORE & LEARN
Embark on a mysterious quest to restore the lost wisdom of the great centers of learning in the Medieval world, uncover ancient secrets, and discover the truth behind the Mysterious Fog that has erased your memories. Solve intricate and interactive 2D & 3D puzzles based off of real life and historically accurate tools and artifacts from the Islamic Golden Age of Science.
CRAFTABLE OBJECTS AND ARTIFACT BASED PUZZLES.
Experiment and combine hidden objects to form new tools to aid you in your progress. Find hidden objects, solve logic problems, decode ciphers, and manipulate game objects to discover the next piece to the puzzle.
BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES & ZOOM ZONES
Experience stunning animated sequences and awe-inspiring landscapes as you step into a world of wonder and mystery. In select areas, use our special zoom feature to dive deeper—magnify details, uncover hidden clues, and unlock secret mini-games. Every close-up could reveal a new layer of the story.
COLLECT MAP FRAGMENTS & DISCOVER SECRETS.
With every step of your adventure and fragment of memory recovered, discover a map fragment that will lead you through a trail of clues to recover the great history that was lost through the effects of the Mysterious Fog. Travel to exciting locations like Samarkand, Damascus, Baghdad, Timbuktu and Cairo on your adventures.
HINTS SYSTEM
Progress without worry or frustration with a hint system designed to guide you through the steps to enjoy the game without becoming discouraged or feeling stuck from completing your journey.
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Vanished Puzzle Quest is a free, first-person 3D puzzle game set in historic Asian and North African locations. The underlying story is the rediscovery and documenting of the incredible Islamic scientific inventions of the medieval period, while pursuing the evil inventor who has tried to remove all memory of them. At each of eight locations, a number of puzzles have to be solved, and one or more historic devices (clocks, cranes, locks, scales, astrolabes, etc) activated & used, to open up the route to the next city. The game looks very good, the puzzles are plentiful and varied, and the details about the historic inventions are fascinating. Much information is freely provided in the form of scrolls etc, and the overall level of the puzzles is quite easy (perhaps a little too easy), so I felt no need to use the game's hint system, except once at the beginning of a second playthrough to get the associated achievements. The one big exception to the straightforward nature of the puzzles was, in my view, the one using the astrolabe, which took me a long while to understand even with the copious scroll instructions. Overall I enjoyed playing this game, which was only marred by the failure of five achievements to trigger in Steam late in the game, even though on-screen messages said that I had obtained them; judging by the global statistics (and other players' comments), only a few people - probably the developers themselves during testing - have been able to get these five, which is a shame for the rest of us.
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Languages: English
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Very similar to The Room and House of Da Vinci series, though the puzzles are a lot simpler generally. given that it's free I can't complain as it looks good, the puzzles are fun, and the story interesting enough. Hopefully this can get some traction and warrant a sequel with bigger, more complex story and puzzles even if they need to charge for it.
Vanished Puzzle Quest — приключенческая логическая игра с элементами исследования и образования. Игрок путешествует по историческим городам исламского Золотого века (Самарканд, Багдад, Дамаск, Тимбукту, Каир) и решает головоломки, основанные на реальных средневековых инструментах (астролябии, водяные часы, небесные сферы). Задача — вернуть утраченные знания, стёртые таинственным туманом. Плюсы: образовательный аспект: знакомство с наукой исламского Золотого века; аутентичные исторические артефакты в основе головоломок; атмосферные локации, вдохновлённые реальными городами; продуманная система подсказок — не даёт надолго застрять; возможность увеличения деталей для поиска скрытых мини‑игр и секретов; бесплатная модель распространения; одиночное прохождение без отвлекающих многопользовательских элементов; работает офлайн. Минусы: медленный темп игры — может утомить любителей экшена; ограниченная реиграбельность после решения всех головоломок; линейность сюжета и отсутствие альтернативных путей прохождения; 2D/3D‑графика местами выглядит простовато; некоторые головоломки могут показаться слишком сложными без подсказок. Итог: Vanished Puzzle Quest подойдёт любителям спокойных приключенческих головоломок с образовательным уклоном. Игра выделяется уникальной тематикой и исторической достоверностью, но может не заинтересовать тех, кто ищет динамичный геймплей или высокую реиграбельность. Отличный выбор для тех, кто хочет совместить развлечение с познанием истории науки.
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I like the story, and really enjoyed the puzzles.
Good game - puzzles are varied with some you need you think about and work out. Disappointing that 4 of the achievements which should have been awarded were not - Cordoba – Light of Wisdom, Once More Into the Breach, Listen to my Tale and Ghost in the Shell.
gostei porque tem bastante quebra-cabeças e não são tão difíceis de resolver
sometime it has bugs, over all was good game
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Well illustrated, perfectly balanced puzzles for casual players of all ages.
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