A Tale of Synapse: The Chaos Theories (2021)
Souris-Lab, Tesura Games
A Tale of Synapse is a cross of platformer and puzzle game melting abstract art and sciences. Use the universe rules and all the element that compose it to help Synapsians to openminded. Discover an incredible and colorful story with Sci and Néro, two heroes, who cooperate to evolve in this oneiric world based on Math’s’ logics rules. The original soundtrack will immerse you in the universe of Hemeide. Are you able to enter this magical land? Play alone or co-op with your friend and develop your synapses to get more competencies, solve puzzles and fight enemies.
Platforms
Mac Switch PCGenres
Adventure Indie Platform PuzzleThemes
Educational
Languages: English and 3 more
| Interface | Audio | Subtitles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | |||
| French | |||
| German | |||
| Spanish (Spain) |
Media
Critic Reviews
Softpedia
By Cosmin VasileThe idea of creating a game world built around knowledge is a good one. But the developers at Souris-Lab should try to better define their mechanics if they expand on the world of Hemeide and to make clear what kind of players they target. Their puzzle design ability is solid, A Tale of Synapse is a good debut title, and it will be interesting to see what kind of experience they can create next.
Rapid Reviews UK
By Joseph BarroodA Tale of Synapse: The Chaos Theories is an education game that mixes learning with the action-platformer genre. Play as Nero on her quest to collect the four sacred books, learning math along the way. Is this mashup twice the fun? Find out in this Rapid Review.
LadiesGamers.com
By James LuffA Tale of Synapse: The Chaos Theories is most certainly a unique puzzle platformer. If you are looking for a slow experience that is different from the usual formula then I most certainly recommend giving this a chance. You don’t need to be a Mathematics expert to enjoy the game but you do need to use your brain and think things through. I felt the combat segments felt a little forced and it would have fared better as a more Zen-like puzzle experience. Regardless this is the best video game featuring Mathematics since Math Rescue on PC.
NoobFeed
By Linden GarciaThere are a fair few issues with A Tale of Synapse: The Chaos Theories and it’s not perfect, but the ideas here are unique and well set up.
Hey Poor Player
By Heather Johnson YuThe ideal player for A Tale of Synapse: The Chaos Theories is one with a controller, a fervent love of niche concepts, and a godly amount of patience. I’d even go as far as to say being fluent in French would likely benefit the player as well, so they may enjoy the title in its original language in an effort to bypass the clunky English translation. The background art is surely beautiful, the puzzles themselves are decent, and the idea is certainly interesting, but, as the adage goes, it’s not about the idea but the execution of the idea. That $17.99 can be better spent elsewhere.
