Humanity is gone and androids and robots are the only ones left. Some believe the great humans are their creators, and others believe they created each other. Horatio and his little robot friend Crispin are just living their lives when their power core is stolen by a destructor robot from the city. Horatio and sarcastic Crispin now have to get the core back or they will no longer be able to charge up, and are forced to go on an adventure that will change them forever. 

Wormwood Studios and Wadjet Eye Games’ Primordia is a point and click adventure game that was previously released on PC and is now available on Switch! It take place many years in the future where technology has taken over and humans are gone. Computers have become sentient beings and are not living closely how humans have lived. You play as the cynical android Horatio who built a small floating robot Cripsin who is super sarcastic and basically the comic relief of the game. In typical P&C fashion, you will be finding and using objects that will help you solve puzzles.

Primordia is a bit dark but interesting sci-fi story. There are lots of places to explore and robots to interact with. The story also has a bit of a religious undertone since some believed in the humans, and some didn’t. 

As you play Primordia, you will be solving tons of puzzles. Some puzzles have multiple solutions and some are cut and dry so try out different things and don’t worry about screwing up because you really can’t. For example, there is a point in the game where a robot will ask you questions, if you get them correct you get the prize, if you get them wrong, you have to do a fetch quest to get the prize, but either way you get the prize. Primordia also has multiple endings, but the endings are not affected by what you do during the game, but rather what you do on the final puzzle, so save beforehand and experiment! Also if you get stuck, Crispin does give clues but they are not always helpful. 

So how is the Switch version different then the PC? The game itself is the same, the only difference is the controls and the fact that it is now on a console! The nice thing about playing it on the Switch is that you can either move the joystick around to find everything, or just use the D pad to move between objects. You can even hit a button to see all the clickable objects on the screen.   

The puzzles can be difficult, and the multiple solutions are both cool and confusing…such as leaving you wondering “well why did I never use this? Why did this aspect look important yet never come into play?” One the other hand, It gives reason for multiple playthroughs so there’s that. 

I must say I absolutely loved Primordia and it was much more enjoyable on the Switch since the controls were nice and I can play it on my TV! The puzzles were hard but logical (for the most part) And Cedric is just delightful! I give it four and half baby dragons 

Primordia is now available on Steam and Nintendo Switch for $14.99. More information is available here https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/primordia-switch/. Now get out there and find that power core!