Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb

For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.

Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.

Languages: English*, German**languages with full audio support

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Hours played at review time, across 45 reviews with recorded playtime.

positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up

An old gem I never heard of that came out the year after I was born it seems. The only issue is that with each part of the game the quality of the story and game play respective to the prior part drops noticeably, but not enough as to be a turn away from the overall presentation. Gives off the feeling that, at the time of it begin made, it was a struggle to know how to proceed with the story design as compared to what was shown already. At a young age the lack of direction on what to do/where to go would have been very frustrating, and in fact knowing how I was I would be throwing a fit over it, being unsure what to do or if there is even anything to be done. The game is centered around puzzles, but it feels strange when it seems like there are pieces missing to complete them. Another issue, but this one more do the generational gaps in graphics, is that some key items that I needed went completely overlooked because of the pixelated nature, that they blended in, instead of standing out, but this is solely an issue of differences in times and technology. If this game was ever to be remade, I feel best it would to update graphics to 2000's (if that is even a good idea) keep the story and mechanics mostly as is, but close any gaps while keeping the feeling of the gameplay from Part 1 going, where it was fairly obvious what to do and where to go, even if not always how to do it (only the puzzles being puzzling). This also has to do with later parts being unclear in direction and allowing for you to do some things out of order that it ruins the intended story a little. If there would be new VAs, they just have to be as close as possible to originals, since the addition or changing of the spoken lines would require it, but also minimize any differences from this one. In all honesty, if It wasn't for knowing how hard it was to make a game even as good as this one way back then, I would be very dissatisfied. This is what makes me appreciate the effort that was put into it despite the shortcomings, but only able to be aware and acknowledge that because I am grown up. This is a game that feels like a really good cornerstone for many others that came after it in so many ways. Sometimes simpler is best, and sometimes the past may show us what we may lack in the here and now. Old times build foundations for societies and modern times break away from them, but only by finding a structured approached between now and then can progress be made with the least friction. Make older ideas have merit by blending them with the newer ones. Stand united, or perish apart. This game approaches these ideas in an indirect manner, and it only makes me love it more.