Aporia: Beyond The Valley
Released Jul 2017
CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.
82% positive · 779 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $16.99
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Evaluation
Aporia: Beyond The Valley launched on July 19, 2017 as a complete, self-contained first-person puzzle adventure game. Following launch, the developer (Invisible Walls / Investigate North) released a series of post-launch patches through September 2017 addressing bugs, performance, and adding achievements and trading cards. On October 5, 2017, a playable demo was released — the last developer communication on record. The only DLC ever released is the game's soundtrack, which shipped on July 12, 2017 (before the game itself). No expansions, additional content, or future plans were ever announced. There has been no developer communication since October 5, 2017. The game launched as a finished, narrative product with no post-launch content roadmap, and the developer has never indicated any plans to extend it.
Evidence
Only DLC ever released is the game soundtrack, shipped before launch. No content DLC was ever announced or listed.
Version 1.1.0 patch adding achievements, trading cards, and bug fixes — developer notes continued engine-related limitations but no mention of future content plans
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Invisible Walls
Achievements
41
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
"... could well cement itself among the top puzzle adventure games of the longstanding genre." - PC Gamer (Preview)
“The most striking thing about Aporia, to me, is that the Myst comparison feels right.” Kotaku (Preview)
“The overall ambition and premise of the game have definitely caught our attention, as it’s a gorgeous world with an interesting narrative approach.” - Game Reactor (Preview)
An ancient world, long abandoned. Where has everyone gone? What lies beyond the valley?
Aporia: Beyond The Valley is a single-player first person mystery adventure set a lavishly detailed open world.
You awake abandoned after hundreds of years of sleep in a crumbling temple of a once mighty civilization. Outside, a ruined city lies deep in the grip of a jungle.
Immersed in this world of dark beauty, thrilling mystery and ancient structures, you embark on a quest to discover the truth about who you are, and what disaster befell this magnificent ancient world.
Explore a verdant landscape, vast temples and master ancient technology to reveal the macabre secrets of this haunted, forgotten world. With revolutionary story and puzzle mechanics, Aporia: Beyond The Valley reveals a dark and deadly past and sounds a warning to our possible future.
Key Features -
“The most striking thing about Aporia, to me, is that the Myst comparison feels right.” Kotaku (Preview)
“The overall ambition and premise of the game have definitely caught our attention, as it’s a gorgeous world with an interesting narrative approach.” - Game Reactor (Preview)
An ancient world, long abandoned. Where has everyone gone? What lies beyond the valley?
Aporia: Beyond The Valley is a single-player first person mystery adventure set a lavishly detailed open world.
You awake abandoned after hundreds of years of sleep in a crumbling temple of a once mighty civilization. Outside, a ruined city lies deep in the grip of a jungle.
Immersed in this world of dark beauty, thrilling mystery and ancient structures, you embark on a quest to discover the truth about who you are, and what disaster befell this magnificent ancient world.
Explore a verdant landscape, vast temples and master ancient technology to reveal the macabre secrets of this haunted, forgotten world. With revolutionary story and puzzle mechanics, Aporia: Beyond The Valley reveals a dark and deadly past and sounds a warning to our possible future.
Key Features -
- An immersive, detailed world created in CryEngine.
- Explore a story about humanity, technology and civilization.
- Avoid traps and solve brain twisting puzzles made to make you question what happened in The Valley.
- Explore bizarre architecture and overgrown nature, choosing your own path in the game’s non-linear world.
- Completely original musical score.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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