Carto

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 9k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

Sunhead Games · Indie · Oct 27, 2020

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Carto?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 144 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise33% are divided11% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
144 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters are sweet, puzzles were satisfying, but not too hard, graphics are nicely hand-drawn, music is equally fitting as well.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I have to admit that seeing these classic strategy/builder mechanics in an adventure/exploration-like game indeed felt kind of fresh to me.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was immediately enamored with the art style, soundtrack, and puzzle piece-ish gameplay.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, Carto is a completely different case: it has the exact level of depth and difficulty I was looking for with an unusual game mechanic - and on top of that a genuinely heartwarming storyline.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Accompanied by a soothing soundtrack that uses melodic instruments and environmental sounds to evoke tranquility, the game fosters an atmosphere of calm exploration.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story144 reviews
Gameplay120 reviews
Graphics79 reviews
Difficulty49 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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