Tulpa
A surreal puzzle-platform adventure using two characters with different abilities
Encryptique · Released Jan 29, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 84
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Nov 3, 2019
What is Tulpa?
This single-player adventure follows Ophelia and her companion Oliver, bound together by fate, through shifting, surreal landscapes. You control both characters to solve abstract puzzles, avoid deadly traps, and work out how to proceed through each area.
For you if...
- +you enjoy interpreting stories that leave much unexplained
- +you like puzzles built around complementary character abilities
Not for you if...
- −you want a long adventure with extensive content
- −you dislike learning through repeated deaths and experimentation
What players say
76% of 84 reviews are positive
Players praise the art style and atmospheric soundtrack. Common complaints concern trial-and-error puzzles, awkward controls, and the short length. Recent players also report technical problems, including high-refresh-rate issues that can block progress.
Screenshots and trailer
Tulpa system requirements
Minimum: HD 4000, 2 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Tulpa?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
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- OS
- WindowsXP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
- Processor
- Intel Core2Duo at 2.0Ghz or AMD Athlon64 X2 at 2.3Ghz
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000, nVidia GeForce GT420 or AMD Radeon HD4650 with 512MB VRAM
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Use Alt+Enter to access Windowed Mode in-game
Recommended
- OS
- WindowsXP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
- Processor
- Intel Core2Duo at 2.5Ghz or AMD Athlon64 X2 at 2.6Ghz
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce GTS 450 or AMD Radeon HD5750
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Use Alt+Enter to access Windowed Mode in-game
Does Tulpa have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Tulpa run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian.
Does Tulpa 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
