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Alien Cartographer

FachchefGames · 2026-01-22

Steam

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 22, 2026 (Mac), Jan 22, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Alien Cartographer is a Minesweeper-like logic deduction puzzle game, where the player has to identify various buildings on a hexagonal grid using environmental hints and the strict rules of their architecture.

94%
positive of 31 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
$3.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 77% of 22,199 Indie games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

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6620262026Week of 2026-01-22: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputTouch Only OptionSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsIncludes level editor

2 supported languages: English, German

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