Carto

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Carto is a indie, cute and puzzle game developed by Sunhead Games and published by Humble Games and XD.
Released on October 27th 2020 is available on Windows and MacOS in 9 languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, French and German.

It has received 8,188 reviews of which 7,913 were positive and 275 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Carto into these genres:

Indie Cute Puzzle Exploration Hand-drawn Relaxing Story Rich Adventure Singleplayer Female Protagonist Colorful Atmospheric Family Friendly Nature 2D Stylized Funny Top-Down Cartoon Open World

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD 5670
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2 GB available space

MacOS

OS: macOS 10.11+
Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD 5670
Storage: 2 GB available space

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

I really enjoyed the puzzle nature of this game. It was simple at times, but also nicely challenging at other times. The stories through out were very nice and interesting to discover. I wish that the map puzzles had a more cohesiveness to them, that there was a solid map at the end of it all, but I think that is just the type-A personality in me. Overall, this was a very fun game to play.

June 2024

I really wanted to love Carto. It has such a gorgeous art style and the story is charming and wholesome. I loved the first half, and would have had nothing but glowing words for it if it has continued to the same standard. Overall, it's a very enjoyable game, but it feels dashed off towards the end. The quality of both the puzzles and writing declines as you go through the game. In contrast to the first half - which really shines with making the way forward intuitive and nicely flowing - the latter half has a few times where the ability to progress is gated behind a conversation that the game doesn't give the player any indication is the likely next step. The return to the island, especially, has one where you have to go to leave the island before you're allowed to complete the cartography puzzle, very strange. The big negative for me though is the hidden achievements, some of which require you to play through a significant chunk of the game again just to trigger a tiny interaction. That kind of this is really annoying, especially with a story based game like this that has almost no replayability; not that it should, just realise that your players will not want to sit through the same unskippable conversations again. It really soured an otherwise excellent game for me.

March 2024

I love Carto. Let me accentuate how much; I bought it 4 times (Xbox, PC via Microsoft, Nintendo Switch and now Steam) and have finished it even more often since I first discovered it via Game Pass, never boring of the beautifully crafted world that makes this game special. The characters are both lovable, as well as wonderfully weird at times, making for a unique and charming experience. Carto’s art style is incredibly delightful, like a warm blanket, reminding me of the picture books from my childhood. The puzzles aren’t what I’d call ‘challenging’ but the gameplay involving the maps is a lot of fun and solving them still feels rewarding. There need to be more games with this gameplay mechanic. If you’re into puzzle games with a lot of heart, a cute story and characters, and a kind of ‘boardgame-y’ spin on puzzlers, this game is for you.

March 2024

A truely wholesome game ❤️ Traveling the world by map - who doesn't dream of it. Carto ist a cozy game with a unique game mechanic: finding your way and solving puzzles by manipulating pieces of a map. The game is completed by its encouraging storyline and charming artstyle. What I particularly enjoy, is the encouraging storyline: a girl getting lost and trying to find her way back could be a very gloomy story, but instead, this premise is treated with such love and hope that it becomes about exploring, confidence, finding out, where your path leads and growing on the journey. Carto is very skillfully crafted and consistent, as the game mechanics and the storyline intertwine and the journey of the game becomes a confidence inspiring metaphor for finding your place in the world. So, don't buy this game, if you're looking for difficult puzzles and fast paced action adventure stories. Definitely, totally buy this game, if you would like to: - solve medium difficult puzzles with great variety - dive into a wholesome vibe - make friends with a lot of kind, considerate and welcoming characters on your way - enjoy the charming artstyle that creates adorable characteres, beautiful trees and varied sceneries of all continents

Feb. 2024

Carto is a very good adventure game where you have to find your grandma. Trought your adventure, find some pieces of map and choose to place it where you want to, it will unlock more places to go. The puzzles are really fun and not too hard and the music is so relaxing. I recommend it!!!

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