Aethernaut

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" Aethernaut is a first-person puzzle experience unfolding across a vast, open steampunk world. A mysterious scientist named Cornell serves as your guide, his voice accompanying you as you tackle intricate challenges and push further into the forgotten depths of a place known as the Construct.

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39 reviews
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Developer:
Dragon Slumber
Engine:
Unity 2019
Release date:
15 March 2022
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (39)

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Description

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Aethernaut is a first-person puzzle experience unfolding across a vast, open steampunk world. A mysterious scientist named Cornell serves as your guide, his voice accompanying you as you tackle intricate challenges and push further into the forgotten depths of a place known as the Construct.

The path of the narrative is yours to steer. Cornell poses thought-provoking philosophical questions that probe your values and sense of self — would eternal infamy outweigh being erased from memory entirely? Does living a happy life hold more weight than living a useful one? And when we fall for someone, are we truly loving them, or merely the version of them we've constructed in our own minds?

Every response you give peels back another layer of your character, gradually illuminating your past and revealing the extraordinary reason you can endure the lethal aether that surrounds you.

Yet the deeper you venture into the derelict Construct, the more complex things become. A hidden presence stirs in the shadows, desperately reaching out and pleading for your assistance. Loyalties blur and questions mount — who truly deserves your trust, and what is the real nature of your identity?

STEAMPUNK PUZZLES

Put your mind to work across ingeniously designed puzzle chambers that harness the power of light, sensors, portals, and time travel — all in pursuit of collecting aether vials and breaching the heart of the Construct.

EXPLORE THE CONSTRUCT

Uncover the Construct's well-guarded secrets by leaping across platforms, scaling walls, and stepping through portals to access previously unreachable corners of this enigmatic world.

UNLOCK YOUR STORY

What will you say when Cornell comes calling with his deeply personal inquiries? Your responses paint a portrait of who you truly are, and that portrait reshapes the world around you. With 6 distinct endings determined by your answers and the choices you make — or don't make — when confronting the puzzles, Aethernaut digs into the very core of your being.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7 or greater
Processor:
Intel Core i5 @ 2.0 GHz
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 4 GB
Storage:
13 GB available space
Sound Card:
Standard onboard sound card

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7 or greater
Processor:
Intel Core i5 @ 2.0 GHz
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Storage:
15 GB available space

User reviews

Fraxius
Not recommended | 28 Mar 2022
1.3h played

Nearly 4 areas in, out of an unknown length. Thus far little difficulty. Puzzles are often clunky, unclear, or tedious. Tutorials are nondescript text in the upper left that I almost missed. Game stutters and has

Helpful: 26
RealityOh
Recommended | 15 Mar 2022
1.5h played

Only 1.5 hours in at the time of this review, but this game has some very clever puzzles. It uses some simple interchangeable mechanics that really adds a lot of depth. It made me scratch my head a few times already,

Helpful: 15
Skissors_
Recommended | 18 Mar 2022
2.7h played

If you like puzzle games like Portal and Talos Principle, you'll probably like this game too. They aren't just in the game description for the SEO. The puzzles have been fun and challenging so far, and I love the

Helpful: 13
ZidaneTribaL
Not recommended | 04 Apr 2023
19.9h played

TL;DR: Game becomes progressively tedious, no clear tutorials, achievments broken [hr][/hr] So, I should have listened to that one prevous review where game was dropped after 7 hours, if so, I would have had a more

Helpful: 7
*****
Not recommended | 27 Jan 2025
32.1h played

A number of reviewers have commented on the somewhat clunky graphics. I do agree with that (especially having played Talos Principle 2 immediately before playing this) but I can forgive that as this was created by a

Helpful: 5
Nowieso
Not recommended | 24 Oct 2024
30.7h played

An unfinished & unpolished game full of genius ideas. It's sad to give a game a negative review after playing it for so long, but I really can't recommend it in its current state. Some people complain about unclear

Helpful: 5