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Tenebrarium

97% positive of 45 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Whatdog.

About the game

An idle-like alien colony simulator. Study an alien species and expand the colony to discover all their peculiar behaviours.

Tagged by players

  • God Game
  • Colony Sim
  • Aliens
  • Science
  • Idler
  • Base Building
  • Sandbox
  • Incremental
  • Top-Down
  • Resource Management
  • Mystery
  • Relaxing

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What players say

  • Recommended
    It's good, it's a different kind of game. I'd describe it as an observation-based puzzle game. You're trying to figure out how different dudes interact and how they use different items. Once you figure it out, you get more items or a different kind of dude. Runs fine on linux.

    2.6 h played when written. 13 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Fun to watch the little guys struggle to survive when I feed them all clay instead of meat.

    3 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    One of the few times i wish there was an "eh" option on steam because this game could be a fun little thing but its few flaws hold it back considerably. Everything up to the endgame is pretty good if not a bit finnicky, but everything relating to the tenno-pilot isnt great, the first problem while being less impactful is that it takes a good couple tries gambling for it after you've got every other idea from the…

    1.8 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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