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Carto
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 71 reviews raise this.
45 of the 71 reviews raise this.
29 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Very imaginative puzzle game. I'm glad I finally got around to playing it. The main draw was moving around the world pieces and figuring out how to get around, but I did really get into the story and seeing all the new…”
15 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Really enjoyed this :) It has a beautiful artstyle, and each zone has really nice music that adds to the experience. This is a puzzle game with a neat map building mechanic that's simple to understand. Never felt any of…”
“Perfect pick up when it is on discount, it is a pretty fun and the puzzles are enjoyable. It is isn't difficult and the puzzle mechanics are very fun and don't get repetitive at any point in the game. The exploration is…”
“It is a unique and adorable puzzle game that makes you think but allows you to be creative. The difficulty scaled appropriately, and even though I got frustrated, it was never too hard. A perfect length for the story;…”
9 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Really enjoyed this :) It has a beautiful artstyle, and each zone has really nice music that adds to the experience. This is a puzzle game with a neat map building mechanic that's simple to understand. Never felt any of…”
“Cute and chill puzzle game. Great sounds and visuals! Carto made me feel like a cozy detective and explorer. Took me a bit over 10 hours to 100% (and I am a slow gamer too just fyi), so if you aren't looking to do that…”
“Nice art, love the color palette, really soothes my soul. Puzzle are fun to solve, creative maps, cute BGM. Hoping to see new games with this concept or Carto 2, maybe a spinoff for granny's adventures or other…”
5 of the 71 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The first part was pretty fun, so if you can get it on a good sale like I did, you may get your money's worth. It's cute and the vibe is chill, but I can't say the whole thing is fun. It's supposed to be a puzzle game,…”
“It's a cozy puzzle story game. It works perfect on the Steam Deck. It's not the most challenging and halfway through the game the puzzle elements were getting a bit stale imo, but the story was adorable and kept me…”
3 of the 71 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The first part was pretty fun, so if you can get it on a good sale like I did, you may get your money's worth. It's cute and the vibe is chill, but I can't say the whole thing is fun. It's supposed to be a puzzle game,…”
3 of the 71 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Cute and chill puzzle game. Great sounds and visuals! Carto made me feel like a cozy detective and explorer. Took me a bit over 10 hours to 100% (and I am a slow gamer too just fyi), so if you aren't looking to do that…”
“Carto is such a cute game from the art style to the character storylines. I would recommend buying it on sale because it is pretty short, but it’s worth playing :)”
“very relaxing...not very long, but absolutely lovely!”
Counted across 71 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Carto is adorable, very satisfying, and engaging. While the puzzles are definitely tuned on the easier side, I actually found this much more enjoyable than pure-cerebral puzzle games that don't give you very much direction. The developers found many ways to use the same core…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“solid cute game, excellent example of simple mechanics giving rise to solid emergent gameplay.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Given the review rating for this game, I realise my opinion might be a controversial one, and if there was a mixed rating option I could pick, I would've preferred to choose that. Alas, because I didn't finish the game, and I left it feeling frustrated, I decided to pick the…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Carto On Sale Now - Steam Winter Sale 2022
Hi there! We’re excited to share the news that Carto is a part of the Steam Winter Sale from now until January 5th, 2022! For a limited time, get Carto for 50% off and join a colorful cast of characte
One-Year Anniversary 🥳
One-Year Anniversary 🥳 Carto has been released one year ago. After launched, we enjoy finding out how players play our game. Some laugh at the puns while streaming, some accompany with their partners
First 40% off sale!
Hello current and would-be cartographers! If you’ve been waiting to map the lands of Carto, or know someone who might enjoy our unique adventure game, now’s the time! We’re having our first 40% off St
Carto On Sale Now - Steam Summer Sale 2021
Hi there! We’re excited to share the news that Carto is a part of the Steam Summer Sale from now until July 8, 2021! For a limited time, get Carto for 30% off and join a colorful cast of characters on
IGF Nomination and Other News!
Hi there! We’re excited to share the news that Carto was recently nominated in the Independent Games Festival (IGF) awards, both for Excellence in Visual Art and an honorable mention for the Seumas Mc
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Indie · Cute · Puzzle · Exploration · Hand-drawn · Relaxing · Adventure · Story Rich · Female Protagonist · Singleplayer · Colorful · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, French, German |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | http://www.sunheadgames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD 5670 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space