Tuzaq

Tuzaq is a story-driven game set in Central Asia between 1715 and 1800. Aisara, born into a batyr’s family, has lands, a herd of animals and loved ones, and believes the advancing Dzungars have nothing to do with her. When they massacre her village, her life changes, and she must decide what to do with her desire for vengeance and her hopes for peace on the steppe.

Aisara’s story

The story follows Aisara from adolescence through adulthood and old age across four plot branches. Your decisions shape her path and determine which story arcs she reaches. Some storylines draw on real historical events, and many characters have real-life prototypes, though some characters, events and dialogue are fictionalized.

Four paths

You can enter Dzungaria as a spy or take part in an uprising against the conquerors. In the political storyline, you accompany the leader of the Kazakh Khanate and help him retain power between the Qing Empire and the Russian Empire. A mythological path lets Aisara develop her gift as a shaman and explore a world of demons and its inhabitants. The branches also include war, a career ladder, mythology and heroic fantasy.

People and spirits

The full version includes over 50 characters and storylines about protecting the people and accompanying the leader of the Kazakh Khanate. A spirit system lets you appease animal spirits by choosing specific events. You can collect spirits or use them for protection against death. The game features Kazakh culture and folk melodies as its soundtrack.