There’s nothing quite like the rush of satisfaction that comes with solving a tricky puzzle. That moment of pure bliss when all your pondering finally clicks into place. Blue Brain Games’ latest game, The House of Tesla, will put you through your paces on your journey to puzzling nirvana as you explore the forgotten mysteries of Nikola Tesla.
Inspired by real world places, such as Nikola Tesla’s famous experimental Wardenclyffe Tower, you’ll explore the mysteries of his abandoned work and test your thinking muscles in the process. A range of hand-crafted puzzles will have you exploring his work and some of the ideas that inspired more modern inventions of today.
Set in Blue Brain Games’ take on Progressive Era America, you’ll peek into Nikola Tesla’s past over the course of six riveting chapters. A man with a penchant for showmanship when showing off his electrifying inventions, he kept a lot of his inner workings close to his chest. You’ll walk his footsteps and tow a fine line between science and mystery as you uncover what went wrong and caused the downfall of Wardenclyffe Tower.
There’s a range of challenges on offer as you progress through the eerie, atmospheric grounds of the tower so here are five of our favourite achievements to get your synapses tingling with curiosity. How many of these do you think you can master?
- Choo-choo! The real Nikola Tesla had a patent for an electric railway system that helped inspire the maglev technology of today, but what might his original work have been like and how will you get it working? Blow off some steam as you find out…
- Aye, Captain! Nikola Tesla didn’t just limit himself to trains, he also experimented with boats… although on a miniature scale. Revisit the first ever remote-controlled boat in this navigational brainteaser.
- Center of the Universe: Tesla also turned his eye to the mysteries of space when recording cosmic radio waves, but just what do you think he heard? What did he discover out there? An extra treat for those that take a closer look.
- Rigorous Investigator: As you explore the facility be sure to examine every document and scrap of paper as you go to uncover the full historical myth and mystery of Nikola Tesla as you build up your in-game journal.
- Grave Robber: Aside from science, Nikola Tesla also had a fascination with Egyptology and the purpose of the Great Pyramids. Be sure to learn as much as you can about it.
That’s just the tip of a whole Tesla tower’s worth of puzzles and mysteries to uncover in The House of Tesla. Check out the game on Steam today to unravel the secrets behind ‘the father of electricity’ and get your brain tingling with puzzling satisfaction.
