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Posted: Jan 27 @ 4:56am
Updated: Jan 27 @ 9:39am

“We must address, individually and collectively, moral and ethical issues raised by cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence and biotechnology, which will enable significant life extension, designer babies, and memory extraction.” — Klaus Schwab
The Turing Test is a ultimately a puzzle game in the vein of Portal and Q.U.B.E. — while its narrative is more analogous to a walking sim.

Taking place on the Jovian moon of Europa. You'll control Ava, a character investigating the team originally sent to the base. The base has an AI companion named Tom that will assist you through the tests as well as pose interesting yet traditional questions about the nature of AI and its purpose.
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Gameplay
Ava has a gun that can move different energy or plasma balls in and out of circuits. So puzzles are largely based on moving switches, positioning and using delays to have the circuits function appropriately to reach the door and escape the puzzle room. As you may suspect, some of the puzzles require a human element. Something that may not logically follow that an AI simply would not engage with in the same way. A Turing Test, if you will.
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The Gist
It's on the shorter side, about 6-7 hours if you skip the optional puzzles. While I did enjoy the story, and there are multiple endings. I found a few of the puzzles, especially in the final area, to be complicated enough to siphon my overall enjoyment. Which effectively impacted my emotional response to the game's final moments. I'd pick it up on sale if you enjoy games like Portal.

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