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Cartesian

Mark Radocy · 2017-02-17

Steam

AdventureFree To PlayIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 17, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Cartesian is a unique puzzle-platformer with lasers as its core mechanic. Use lasers to reflect, push, destroy, and more as you search for your lost crew-mates. Dozens of interesting mechanics are introduced through over 70 varied levels.

96%
positive of 51 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 56% of 24,900 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120172026Week of 2017-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

IndieAdventureFree to Play

Census log

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