Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
TARTARUS launched on November 21, 2017 as a self-published indie title by Abyss Gameworks. In the weeks following launch, the developer was active — shipping several patches to fix bugs and improve puzzle clarity, adding German subtitles, and delivering on a pre-release promise by releasing a Linux version on December 28, 2017. That Linux launch represents the last major content release on record. After December 28, 2017, there are no further developer communications of any kind in the available news history. The store description contains no indication of planned expansions, DLC, or live-service content, and no DLC is listed for the game. The developer's August 2017 pre-launch post was a community thank-you with no content commitments, and all post-launch activity was squarely focused on polish and bug fixes for the shipped game. With no announced future content, no unreleased DLC, and developer communications having ceased as of December 28, 2017 — over eight years ago — the game appears to have shipped as a complete, finished product. The last meaningful addition (the Linux port) serves as a reasonable completion marker.
Evidence
Linux version released, fulfilling a pre-launch promise. This is the last major content addition and the last developer communication on record.
German subtitles added along with a mouse movement option and minor bug fixes — a feature patch shortly after launch.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Abyss Gameworks
Achievements
8
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
About the game :
In the year of 2230, Mining and Research vessel Tartarus (MRS TARTARUS 220478) activates the security protocol near Neptune without any sign. The only chance for crew to survive is to reach the Bridge and restart all systems one by one before the ship crashes into Neptune. We are playing as Cooper(cook and miner of the ship) who has no education or training about electronics or pilotage; to overcome this, vessels engineer ''Andrews'' is helping us as much as he can. Though it's not as easy as it sounds...
About the gameplay :
TARTARUS is a First Person game with Action elements, set in terrifyingly dark sci-fi universe. In TARTARUS, you will play as Cooper. You are trying to hack the ship's system's via using "Terminals". Hacking the ship is the real challenge. You have to use specific Terminal commands, which are very realistic, to make it work. Sometimes you have to search "Items" to get information which you need, to solve problems. TARTARUS has retro style elements like iconic sci-fi movies.
Features :
-First Person Action
-Immersive storytelling with a rich and simple gameplay
-Advanced text based puzzles
-Retro-Futuristic Atmosphere
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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