The Entropy Centre
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About The Entropy Centre
The Entropy Centre is a first-person puzzle adventure from Stubby Games that arrived in November 2022. You play as an agent trapped inside a facility where the laws of physics break down, forcing you to think in reverse to survive. The game challenges your logic by letting you rewind objects and environments through time to solve impossible scenarios. It launched on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch as a single-player experience. The premise is simple yet brutal: you must outsmart the facility itself using temporal mechanics that turn standard puzzle solving on its head. This title stands out because it does not rely on combat or complex story beats. Instead, it focuses entirely on spatial reasoning and the specific rules of time manipulation within its claustrophobic setting.
Gameplay
You move through a sterile laboratory environment where the primary tool is a wrist device that rewinds anything you look at. Minutes are spent analyzing a locked door or a fallen beam to see how they reached their current state. You might rewind a chair, then walk backward while it spins forward to reach a high ledge. The game forces you to chain these actions together with precision. A typical session involves staring at a broken puzzle for ten minutes before realizing the solution requires rewinding the entire room by three days. Controls are standard movement and interaction focused on timing. You cannot rush because one wrong move means restarting a long sequence of events. The game offers 27 achievements, but only the rarest ones like Data Research require perfect execution without errors.
What Players Think
Critics and players have responded well to this title with an IGDB score of 81.8 based on 25 ratings. The community mood leans heavily toward intellectual satisfaction rather than adrenaline. Players report a high completion rate because the puzzles are fair but demanding. Average playtime varies wildly since getting stuck on a single room can add hours to your total time. Only 41.7 percent of players have unlocked all achievements, proving that the difficulty curve spikes significantly near the end. The rarest achievement unlocks in just 4.40 percent of cases, marking it as a genuine test of skill. Review snippets often mention the frustration of getting stuck followed by the relief of finding the solution. This data suggests a game that respects your intelligence and refuses to hold your hand through its complex mechanics.
PlayPile's Take
The Entropy Centre is worth playing if you enjoy logic puzzles and do not mind replaying sections when you fail. The price is currently $2.10 on Green Man Gaming, which is an 80 percent discount off the historical low of $5.99. This makes the 27 achievements a much more appealing target for completionists. The game does not offer open exploration or combat, so it will not appeal to those seeking action. You will spend most of your time staring at walls and trying to visualize temporal changes. The achievement unlock rates prove that this is not an easy game to beat. If you want a challenge that tests your patience and spatial reasoning without any filler content, pick it up now while the price is low.
Game Modes
Single player
IGDB Rating
81.8
RAWG Rating
3.9
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