Induction cover

Induction

Critic score1 critic
First release
Feb 07, 2017
Publisher
Bryan Gale
Genres
Indie, Puzzle · Party

Induction is an abstract puzzle game about time travel and paradoxes. As you master its logic, Induction will rewire how you think about cause and effect. Across more than 50 meticulously designed puzzles, you must explore the counter-intuitive possibilities time travel permits. You will learn to choreograph your actions across multiple timelines, and to construct seemingly impossible solutions, such as paradoxical time loops, where the future depends on the past and the past depends on the future. Each puzzle is crafted to reveal a unique aspect of the game’s elegant yet exacting internal logic, gently guiding you into realising the potential of your powers. Induction does not pander, but gives you the satisfaction of mastering an imaginary yet honest set of physical laws. Accompanying Induction’s minimalist visuals is a rich and responsive ambient soundtrack by Melbourne-based electronic composer and radio broadcaster Tim Shiel.

Also known as Induction.exe

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 07, 2017
Mac
Feb 07, 2017
Linux
Feb 07, 2017
All 5 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Jul 13, 2021
Nintendo Switch
Jul 14, 2021
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
time travel, abstract, digital distribution, pax east 2015

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Critic Score
75

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