Underplayed Gems

Arctictopia (2022)

Arctictopia cover
Developer
Gamtropy
Publisher
GRAVITY GAME ARISE Co., Ltd.
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
4.6 of 5, 35 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A calm, thoughtful puzzle game where you carefully plan each move to reunite a polar bear family across melting ice, wrapped in a warm, hand-drawn art style.

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What players say

Players enjoy the cute hand-drawn art and relaxing atmosphere, though the single music track gets repetitive. The 150 sliding puzzles introduce fun mechanics but lack a clear difficulty curve, with some levels feeling easy and others a sudden brainteaser. Many note achievements were broken on release (patched in 2023) and early macOS versions had a softlock bug.

Screenshots

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