Aporia: Beyond the Valley cover

Aporia: Beyond the Valley

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First release
Jul 19, 2017
Engine
CryEngine
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Puzzle · Open world, Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)

Aporia: Beyond The Valley brings a unique approach to the art of storytelling, by not using text or dialogue. It offers new, interesting puzzle mechanics, and elaborate environmental storytelling within an immersive world. Aporia: Beyond The Valley is a first-person puzzle game set in the world of Ez’rat Qin. Explore a world filled with strange nature, ancient technology, and haunted by a spirit roaming the fog-covered forest. With a whole new story and puzzle mechanics, Aporia: Beyond The Valley presents players with the challenge of actively exploring and piecing together a non-linear story of what happened in this mysterious world.

Also known as Aporia.exe

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Storyline
"The mystical world of Ez’rat Qin - once a mighty civilisation, now a crumbled ruin. You awake after hundreds of years of sleep, in an abandoned land and no memory of your past. Immersed in this world of dark beauty, thrilling mystery and ancient puzzles, you embark on a quest to find out what happened in this world, and to discover who you are."Read more

"The mystical world of Ez’rat Qin - once a mighty civilisation, now a crumbled ruin. You awake after hundreds of years of sleep, in an abandoned land and no memory of your past. Immersed in this world of dark beauty, thrilling mystery and ancient puzzles, you embark on a quest to find out what happened in this world, and to discover who you are."

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 19, 2017
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
4h
Main + Extras
5h
Completionist
7h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
dark, story driven, steam, digital distribution

At a Glance

Critic Score
77
Main Story (IGDB)
4h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
5h
Completionist (IGDB)
7h
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Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 427 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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