Awards & Accolades

Winner: Best Game (PC/Mac)
- Golden PA Awards, 2017 -
As voted by the Planete Aventure community

Winner: Best Puzzles
- Golden PA Awards, 2017 -
As voted by the Planete Aventure community

Winner: Best French Localization
- Golden PA Awards, 2017 -
As voted by the Planete Aventure community

Winner: Best Style
- Haogamers Western Indie Awards, 2016 -
"The Eyes of Ara is a masterclass in art design, the realizations of one man’s personal interests in game form."

Nominee: Excellence in Art
- Australian Game Developer Awards, 2016 -
The Australian Game Developer Awards are an annual celebration of the talent that makes up the Australian game development industry.

Australian Indie Showcase
- PAX Aus, 2016 -
Highlighting the best of the Australian & New Zealand Indie scene, the Australian Indie Showcase brings select titles chosen by industry vets to the show floor.

Made With Unity Showcase
- Unite Melbourne, 2016 -
Highlighting projects that excel in innovation, creativity, beauty, and fun.

AVSN Award
- adventurespiele.net -
Overall rating: 96%

More Reviews

"The Eyes of Ara stands to be one of the best indie games of the summer."
- 90%, Gizorama

“Exploring the environment, discovering things both strange and wonderful, is genuinely fascinating”
- IGN

“Each scene is gorgeous. The modeling and light are exquisite. The detail is wonderful. And the quality is consistent from start to finish.”
- Just Adventure

"The Eyes of Ara is a polished title"
- 80%, Pixel Pop Network

"it offers immense satisfaction as it puts players through their paces with its wickedly difficult puzzles, particularly in its final stages."
- Adventure Gamers

"If you are looking for a challenging and immersive experience that provides several hours of gameplay, The Eyes of Ara is your game. It’s one of the few games that makes earning all of the Steam achievements worth it."
- 80%, Only Single Player

"What could be better? I spent about 13 hours exploring the castle and unravelling its interior, and I suspect I will indeed spend quite a few more."
- Game Boomers

About the Game

Key Features

• Countless Secrets to Discover
  Weave your way through a complex web of puzzles to unlock the castle’s ultimate truth or choose your own path: search for secret vaults and hidden passageways, hunt down lost treasures, and discover the history of the castle and its former occupants.
  
  
• Immersive Environments and Organic Storytelling
  Take in The Eyes of Ara’s award-winning 3D environments as you explore its richly detailed world. Delve into an intriguing tale set within a richly detailed, immersive environment. Explore abandoned rooms, discover lost writings, and recover forgotten keepsakes to piece together the stories of those who once called the castle home.
  
  
• Tactile Gameplay
  Manipulate complex mechanisms, solve elaborate puzzles, and interact directly with the environment in a tactile, hands-on experience.
  
  
• Minimalist Interface
  Investigate the castle’s secrets through a sleek, minimalist interface that with a click, can be hidden entirely off-screen.