THE IMPOSSIBLE
A perspective puzzle game about finding paths through impossible geometry
IMPOSSIBLE INC, Airem · Published by Airem · Released Jul 24, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 563
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Sep 2, 2023
What is THE IMPOSSIBLE?
A single-player puzzle game set in a minimalist world of optical illusions. You move a small square through 30 levels, with a hint system available when you need help.
For you if...
- +you enjoy comedic AI commentary alongside your puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you want difficult puzzles with reasons to replay
What players say
88% of 563 reviews are positive
Players praise the perspective-based puzzle designs. The most common complaint is the short length relative to the price, while some players also criticize unresponsive controls and narration that interrupts play.
Screenshots and trailer
THE IMPOSSIBLE system requirements
Minimum: HD 7500G, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run THE IMPOSSIBLE?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Microsoft Windows 7 32/64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo 1,66 GHz
- Graphics
- Radeon HD 7500G/Intel HD Graphics 3000
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- Notes
- Support all resolutions (21:9, ultrawide, potatoWide, potatoUltraWide etc.), Belarusian language is supported
Does THE IMPOSSIBLE have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does THE IMPOSSIBLE run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Polish. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Finnish, Greek, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Arabic, Vietnamese, Bulgarian, Danish, Norwegian, Spanish - Latin America, Belarusian.
Does THE IMPOSSIBLE use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Comic Book
- RPG
- Puzzle Platformer
- 2D Platformer
- Point & Click
- Arcade
- Minimalist
- 2D
- Female Protagonist
- 2.5D
- 3D
- Action
- Puzzle
- Hand-drawn
- Horror
Recent updates
1 DLC available.