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Tchia
Developer Awaceb
Tchia is an action-adventure game developed by Awaceb and published by Kepler Interactive. The player controls the titular character as she explores a fictional archipelago inspired by New Caledonia. The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows on March 21, 2023. It was also released for Nintendo Switch on June 27, 2024 and for Xbox Series X/S on July 11, 2024. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
305 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
86
LovedLoved
161 positive · 27 negative
95% range 80–90%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
795 of 909 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 305 · most liked firstI'm gonna say something crazy. This game is basically a cozy pacifist version of Just Cause 3. You play as an indigenous child instead of a mercenary, and instead of hijacking vehicles you turn into animals, and instead of killing people and blowing stuff up, you help your community while searching for your dad and learning about a fictionalized New Caledonia. But the game at it's heart is a giant playground spread across an archipelago, where you can pretty much do whatever you want to. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tchia is a celebration of both culture and Exploration. This game rather surprised me. I picked it up in Humble Choice not thinking much of it but upon playing it, I was surprised. Not only from the commitment to cultural accuracy and relying on local communities to build the game in an authentic manner with local talent relevant to the games locale but also in the various elements in the game itself. Tchia has you take the role of the titular character as she embarks on a quest to save her…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🦇🦇🦇 We're playing a game where we can TF into random things today called Tchia! Come hang out! a-bat.com/live
unlabelledView post →Chill adventure game with touching story and stunning graphics that takes place in New Caledonia. It's supposed to be a cinematic experience so look forward to a lot of cutscenes and not that interesting gameplay (I believe you can skip the gameplay in the menu altogether and just enjoy the story). If you decide to stick around and do a bit of exploration, you can tell the devs took an insperation from far cry which isn't a bad thing. Also I love you can control objects and animals, this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Our Robyn Lynch + Kepler Interactive lookbook was inspired by vintage copies of video game magazines like Edge and GamesMaster, so we thought why not make some vintage advertisements for some of our games. Presenting ads for Scorn from Ebb Software and Tchia from Awaceb 📚
unlabelledView post →KO_OP may have lost an award to the video game equivalent of an Oscar bait title, but it's no big deal. Look at where we're at now. GVH is rated more highly than Tchia, and that's for good reason. Last I checked, 1,555 is quite a bit more than 432. It's not hard to see that GVH is a quality title.
unlabelledView post →Standard: -Flock -Kunitsu-Gami: -Magical Delicacy -Tchia -The Case of the Golden Idol [2/2] news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
unlabelledView post →Tchia is an amazing adventure game where you play a girl named Tchia who's her father been abducted and you'll have to save him. With her powers, you can transfer your soul into animals and objects, you can explore islands with your boat, discover boxes full of clothes and objects to customise your character and your boat. The graphics are stunning and the soundtrack is very original. It would been a shame to miss out such a game like this one! Seriously if you love exploring: TAKE IT!! Highly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great atmosphere, feels empty. The game is like a disney movie but without much to do in the open world besides glide and walk.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remember how good the music is in Tchia? Here's a great chance to get a Steam code for the game AND support MinnMax directly AND unlock over 140 hours of bonus content. www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
unlabelledView post →The nominees for the Beyond Video Game Award 🎮 Discover the games in this category, which honors a video game carrying a strong social message: • TCHIA – @awaceb.bsky.social • TRESHOLD – @pataloon.bsky.social • Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge – Humble Reeds (@kamaeru.bsky.social)
unlabelledView post →tchia应该自由地选择是否会选择“爱情”的人，而不是由他人启迪，推动着做选择尤其是她还是个小孩。 Tchia should be free to choose whether to pursue “love” on her own terms, rather than being influenced or pressured by others to make that choice—especially since she is still a child. 主角小女孩才多少岁心智没有成熟，也没有意识情感的多种多样，而且之前和父亲两人在孤岛生活顶多接触另一个送物资的，接触人极其匮乏也没有与社会链接。但生日就开始谈论”爱情“，而且送来象征意义花的是一位年老男性npc。 The young protagonist is barely old enough to have developed emotional maturity or awareness of the complexity of feelings. Having lived on a deserted island…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly, this game is very dyslexia-unfriendly unless you speak both Drehu and French. The text moves by far too quickly because it’s tied to the voice acting rather than being player-controlled, which makes it difficult to read and keep up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Venba Tinykin Tchia Steam World Dig 2 Until Then White Night Withering Rooms OFK Wizard With a Gun Crypt of the Necromancer The Artful Escape After Love EP Akimbot 1000 X Resist Book Walker Darkwood Fall Guys Goodbye Volcano High Lil Gator Game Blue Prince Ender Lilies The Last Campfire Moonlighter
unlabelledView post →Tchia @awaceb.bsky.social #Tchia #VirtualPhotography #VPRepost #VPSupport This is a really cool game, simple, pure fun! 😍
unlabelledView post →It's your last day to get a Steam code for the great Wind Waker/immersive sim game Tchia from @awaceb.bsky.social! Support MinnMax at the Backstage Pass tier before Monday 5/19/25. www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
unlabelledView post →I did in fact love this game so much that I got all trophies again in the #PS4 Version of #Tchia 🌸 One of the best indie games ever made, if you like cozy games with just a liiiittle action. #Gaymer #GermanGay #Playstation #Gaming
unlabelledView post →Support MinnMax on Patreon at the $10 Backstage Pass tier before Monday, May 19th and we'll DM you a Steam code for the wonderful game Tchia from @awaceb.bsky.social! Unlock the extended videos from MinnMax, vote for New Show Plus, and more! www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
unlabelledView post →You can turn into a bird and fly through the sky, or dive as a dolphin where reefs lie. You sail your raft from isle to shore, exploring treasures and wanting more. You change your outfit, your boat as well, customizing both suits you well. And with your ukulele, calm and clear, you play with locals and feel them near. Wholesome, relaxing and full of charm a beautiful and peaceful experience overall.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's honestly a good immature kind of childrens game, it's great for being about the region and exploring it and.. like it's a good childrens game. Has a childrens book kinda vibe to it. I dislike the kind of inhibiting freedom the game has, like you can magically possess things, but it's finite -- you have to do missions, but instead of being able to explore and quantify agency, something that a child can and probably should be interested in doing, it handholds in a patronizing way with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found the main character very annoying.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After initial struggle with focusing only on the story, I went all in. Exploring everything, doing all the deeds. And I gotta say, it I liked it! I'm just not sure how kids friendly this really is...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tchia is such a fucking amazing game, had to assemble this from a totally rad loading screen tip as we were busy doing Direct Action (arson) on factories imprisoning people and creatures #Tchia
unlabelledView post →A charming game with a lot of heart, and a killer soundtrack. Unfortunately I had always wondered why Tchia didn't make more of an impact when it released, as I had thought the previews looked fantastic way back. After playing and beating it myself, I now know why... This game is sorely lacking in game mechanics. It honestly feels rather underdeveloped, as if they outgrew their initial scope of the game and didn't have the budget or time to 'complete' it (or experience). Tchia's only power,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A little company promo time ✨ We have worked on many cool projects like Untitled Goose Game, Pacific Drive, Chicory, Tchia, Little Kitty Big City to name a few! We have some availabilities opening up now, hit me up if you wanna work with awesome people making awesome sounds 🤘 #gamedev #indiedev
unlabelledView post →Unlock 140 hours of bonus content AND we'll DM you a Steam code for the great game Tchia from @awaceb.bsky.social if you support MinnMax at the $10 Backstage Pass tier before Monday, 5/19/25. Thank you! www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
unlabelledView post →I’m still reeling from it, but heck, Tchia won the Game Award for Game For Impact tonight, and gosh, if that doesn’t feel amazing. Congratulations to the entire team - we all poured our hearts and souls into this thing, and it feels amazing to see that recognized. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow9M...
unlabelledView post →To start with the con(s): - I think the story might be my least favorite aspect of this game. It felt like children are the target audience, but at the same time there were some heavy subjects like death, cannibalism and severed limbs. However, I love the rest of the game so much that it doesn't matter much to me. The pros: - It's open world with many things to do, a bit like Zelda BotW, so you can choose what you want to spend your time on - You can turn into certain objects and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tchia has become one of my all-time favorite adventure / open world games I played. It's beautiful, I enjoy the cultural references to a culture I am unfamiliar with, and there's so many fun things to discover! Apparently the story can be played within 5-6 hours if you focus on the quests, but as soon as the world opened up to me I was wowed and did everything except actually following the quest markers. Especially enjoyed the collectathon. And the result is I finished my run in 29 hours. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We are incredibly honoured that Tchia won the Beyond Video Games award at #Pégases2025. Tchia is more than just a game to us - it is a love letter to our homeland, the culture and people that have inspired us soooo much. Thank you for all your support, and to @pegasesjeuvideo.bsky.social Oléti 🌴❤️
unlabelledView post →[cracks knuckles] Some of these have FEELS~ - Coffee Talk 1 & 2 - Hoa - Abzu - Rime - Unpacking - Behind The Frame - Unravel - The Gardens Between - Gris - Donut County - Venba - Submerged - Here Comes Niko - Lil Gator Game - A Little to the Left - Tchia - Dordogne ... AND I CAN KEEP GOING😂
unlabelledView post →It's very chill and cozy with lots of cultural homage, but if you try to focus on the story it too often gets interrupted by drawn out unskippable music segments and fetch quests, leaving me impatiently sighing in frustration. On the plus side the exploration is quite good, very open and (for good and bad) Ubisoft-esque with lots of stuff to do and also with a shapeshifting skill that is pretty neat. It feels a bit like Assassins Creed kind of exploring. The graphics are pretty and the general…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a joyful love letter to culture, nature, and the kind of childhood curiosity. Set in a gorgeous tropical world inspired by New Caledonia, the game trades intense action for pure, open-hearted exploration. Sure, the combat’s a bit meh and some missions repeat themselves- but that’s not the point. This is about gliding through the skies, strumming a ukulele, and—best of all—possessing random stuff. The soul-jumping mechanic lets you become a bird, a crab, a lantern, or even a rock…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🦇🦇🦇 *TFs into a rock cutely* We're playing more Tchia today so I can FINALLY go to the hidden secret island! Also playing FBC Firebreak on Seth's stream after! Come hang out! a-bat.com/live
unlabelledView post →I played Tchia for review, and now I need all of you to play Tchia right now it's wonderful. trust me. www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nint...
unlabelledView post →Tchia updated to improve text on Steam Deck plus performance improvements https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/tchia-updated-to-improve-text-on-steam-deck-plus-performance-improvements/ #Tchia #SteamDeck #Linux
unlabelledView post →Tchia é um jogo indie de exploração com um mundo belíssimo. O objetivo do jogo com certeza é apresentar a cultura da Nova Caledônia, e não peca em momento algum ao mostrar esse cenário maravilhoso. É um excelente jogo para desestressar. Em termos de combate, com certeza foi 100% falho. Não tem quase nada de combate, e o pouco que tem são os acampamentos de Maano, com mecânicas repetidas. O jogo conta com dezenas de mecânicas divertidas, desde tocar músicas, se transformar em animais, navegar…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you would like a more cozy, relaxing and pacifist version of Wind Waker, this is it. Don't expect action, just sit back, relax and enjoy. At first I was a bit disappointed - the world felt bare, I didn't see why soul jumping was relevant and there wasn't much to do. I just walked around, explored and avoided the small soldier camps because I needed more stamina. I went in thinking it was a short game, and thought I was right after playing for a while, but I was proven so wrong! Fast forward…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not done playing pretty games so lets jump into Tchia! I saw a friend playing some of this and it looked so cute. 🐍 twitch.tv/DrekiOrmur #VTuber #Tchia
unlabelledView post →I initially avoided the game because I have a very poor sense of direction in games and in real life, so I avoid games where I know mapping isn't the best. However, this game had plenty of ways to orient myself. Landmarks, always showing the boat on the map, orientation signs, and the ability to pin where you're going (so I could always turn back in the correct direction when I got confused) made it easy for even someone like me to get around. The backgrounds and music are beautiful, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this with Humble Monthly. I like exploration games, so I figured I'd give it a try. Overall it's a recommend. It's fun to hop between animals and objects and fly around the islands gathering junk. My biggest complaint with the game is the unskippable rhythm sections. You can set them to auto-play, but you can't skip them, and so far, literally every single one has been part of the main story. I'm writing this review after I went "ugh" and tabbed out (thankfully they auto-play in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the first edition of @gbmento.bsky.social's "Indie Game of the Week" feature in 2025, they decided to check out and review Tchia by developer Awaceb! Read why they enjoyed its tropical adventure! User Blog: www.giantbomb.com/tchia/3030-8... #games #gaming #indiegame #indiegames #tchia
unlabelledView post →A Beautiful, Heartwarming, and Soulful Tropical Adventure Tchia is a wonderful and charming open-world game that feels like a love letter to New Caledonia's culture. It’s a cozy, beautiful journey filled with music, exploration, and a unique sense of freedom. The Soul-Jumping Mechanic: This is the best part of the game! Being able to possess and control over 30 types of animals and inanimate objects (like birds, sharks, or even rocks) makes traversal incredibly fun and creative. Beautiful…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel a bit conflicted about Tchia. It’s a solid indie game with a beautiful world. The graphics are nice, and the music stands out in a good way. It clearly takes inspiration from the culture of New Caledonia, and that comes through strongly in the setting, the sound, and even the language, which is spoken in a local dialect as well as French. That cultural identity gives the game a lot of charm. The world is filled with things to explore, but personally I wasn’t very inclined to go out of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's heartbreakingly beautiful. At least once per session I'll find myself choked up as a result.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tchia is a mixture of a few things. There's a story, though nothing too deep. It's a sandbox world where you are given all sorts of mechanics to explore and uncover parts of the world. It's a culture game which introduces you to a lot of New Caledonian living, customs, and music. It's a rhythm game, where you get to take part in various aspects of the gorgeous music. It's a cozy game where you can just chill and enjoy activities. Most of all though, it's the sandbox world game, so you do get…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dont think I have ever played any game that immersive and just makes me just slow down and enjoy . I'm someone who likes to travel in real life. This game scratch that wanderlust for me . I love exploring every part of the world in this game and this game has the best way to offer that - by soul jumping <3. Treasure hunting is also fun ⚔ Gameplay ⚔ ✅ Marvellous ☐ Excellent ☐ It's alright ☐ Starring at walls is better ✅Unique ☠ Difficulty ☠ ☐ Frustrated ✅ Normal ☐ Requires high IQ ☐ Play…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →they put lesbian scenes in a game for children.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frozen on environment constantly, I've had to restart the cave 3 times now. If I stop moving I can't get moving again without jumping and jumping is locked out. The music sections are miserable. Repetitive songs and it's miserable trying to follow subtitles and play the minigame. Too many songs, they alway go on for so long. I want to finish the game but it's so stupidly annoying. I want to like the game. It's pretty but too derivative.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a fun game and so interesting. Set in a version of New Caledonia by a team from there, this gives you a world to explore. It introduces a lot of new mechanics at the start, the ukelele, soul jumps and so on, which was a bit overwhelming but the help system is right there and once you get the hang of them they make for fantastic gameplay like nothing I've played before. Want to set fire to something? Grab a lamp and throw it. Or get out a lamp you grabbed earlier and throw it. Or possess a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tchia is a soulful open-world game based in New Caledonia, featuring vibrant island exploration and authentic Kanak-inspired music. P.S.1: New Caledonia is a group of islands in the South Pacific with beautiful nature and a strong Kanak culture. P.S.2: Good game music is my weakness! 🎚️ Difficulty 🔲 My grandma could play it ☑️ Easy 🔲 Normal 🔲 Hard 🔲 A challenge to be reckoned 🔲 In the heat of confrontation, (Only PVP games) 🗺️ Graphics 🔲 MS Paint 🔲 Bad 🔲 Meh 🔲 Normal ☑️ Very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hella late to the party but Tchia is such a good game!!!!!!!! what a beautiful labor of love this is
unlabelledView post →For featuring creative gameplay and immersing players in the culture and language of the island nation, the game "Tchia" is a #PeabodyNominee. ✨ peabodyawards.com/award-profil... awaceb.bsky.social @kepler-interactive.bsky.social #gaming #videogames #indiegames #gamedev #Tchia
unlabelledView post →Exciting Game releases the next 7 days: July 11: - Neon White & Tchia (Xbox) July 16: - Flock - Cataclismo - Jeanne d’Arc (PS4/5) July 17: - Bo Path of the Teal Lotus July 18: - Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn - Dungeons of Hinterberg July 19: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
unlabelledView post →Tchia is coming to the Nintendo Switch on June 27 #iiishowcase www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX9e...
unlabelledView post →2023 is ending soon, so here are my 4 favorite video game soundtracks from this year in no particular order! "Venba" by @alphasomething.bsky.social "Tchia" by @johnrobertmatz.bsky.social "Baldur's Gate 3" by Borislav Slavov "Jedi Survivor" by Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab What are your favorites?
unlabelledView post →We, uh, got nominated in the Game Awards! Incredibly honored to be part of the “Tchia” team, and to have worked with so many talented folks to bring our fantastical rendition of New Caledonia to life. <3 thegameawards.com/nominees/gam...
unlabelledView post →I love my Switch 2. What i love the most about my Switch 2 is being able to lay on the couch in the living room and game with the family. I aint gotta yell at my littles to move out from in front of the tv Another perk is getting enjoy beautiful games like Tchia!
unlabelledView post →I was looking forward to play it since I loved playing botw for the first time, it was such a joy to traverse hyrule without any guideline. I was expecting something similar in tchia and on paper it is something similar. But idk, in tchia everything takes so much time, I feel like the main character moves so slow and it shows when you transform into a fast animal like a bird; the world is not that big which equals endless backtracking and running back and forth; that world is packed with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This week had two games really knocking it out of the park as pleasant surprises and a third I cheated in at the end. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATkU... Tchia- This was freaking great. A New Caledonian game largely acting as a cultural ambassador but more importantly as this sort of love child between
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