The Travels of Marco Polo

• Steam user Steam user …2386Steam reviews · Dec 30, 2016 · 5 h played

  A casual adventure game, strictly linear and simple, but with quite diverse puzzles. What is more - it is made by some people who did ones of the best classical edutainment adventure titles in history, those by Cryo Interactive. In 'Marco Polo', the edutainment component is kept at minimum, as well as the story, but they both are still present, and combined with some pretty visuals it makes a nice little historical adventure. Too bad it is not as big as those good old ones, but it is still…

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• Steam user Steam user …1732Steam reviews · May 23, 2015 · 3 h played

  It's a nice format with a mix of tasks, but the whole game can be played in an hour or so, with no variation. Not worth the money.

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• Steam user Steam user …4140Steam reviews · Jul 23, 2026 · 2 h played

  point-and-click adventure game in which you follow Marco Polo on his journey along the Silk Road, solving puzzles, and uncovering events based on historical facts ✅Good graphics ✅Pleasant, atmospheric soundtrack ✅Interesting historical information about technologies imported from China ❌The hint system is poorly designed – it reveals subsequent objectives but omits key steps needed to complete them ❌Unsatisfying puzzles ❌Rich backgrounds make finding interactive objects difficult ❌Limited…

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• Steam user Steam user …6012Steam reviews · Nov 5, 2015 · 1 h played

  Nice game. Remind me 'Ween The prophecy' and the good old times of clic based adventure games, with a bit of 'search the item' style of games. Nice ambiance and arts. To the guy who feel it's too short: at this price, i wouldn't expect the game to have 30 hours of gameplay. And if you take time to search instead of using help, it may be more interesting and with a longer play time it think :) Thanks for this nice journey !

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• Steam user Steam user …7647Steam reviews · Feb 19, 2016 · 2 h played

  Short but sweet. Only buy if it's on a sale.

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• Steam user Steam user …9346Steam reviews · Dec 6, 2016 · 3 h played

  TL/DR This is a good game for: People that love point and click games People that want to love point and click, but are not good at them People interesting in the subject of Marco Polo or the Silk Road LONGER This is a well-designed and executed point and click game. I am NOT GOOD at point and click games but in this one, there is just enough logic in each sequence to figure it out. The in-game help system is also well designed. The in-game help system is well thought out, and only…

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• Steam user Steam user …2025Steam reviews · May 4, 2016 · 3 h played

  Fun and pretty adventure game. Straightforward, solid and well done. Very light combo of hidden object, point-and-click adventure and infotainment. Here's a link to my video review of the game for JustAdventure.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r8oPWJW1u0

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• Steam user Steam user …1057Steam reviews · Jul 29, 2017 · 12 h played

  Darn, this was really shorter than I had hoped. I had a lot of fun with it, and I love the educational aspect of it with the little historical artifacts and factoids. It feels like a pretty nostalgic point and click, would have enjoyed it even more if I was like 10-12 again, haha. I liked all the item gathering and I didn't get frustrated at all---hm, sans waning moon puzzles! Those take a lot of time! Definitely buy it if it goes on a super sale! Nice little stocking stuffer for people who…

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• Steam user Steam user …0843Steam reviews · Feb 4, 2020 · 2 h played

  This is a great game indeed, kind of like hidden objects type of game. But what i really like about this game is the history, the historical accuracy information provided, along with the story it self seems to be accurate. We all want more games with accurate and relevant information.

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• Steam user Steam user …6731Steam reviews · Jan 24, 2020 · 6 h played

  a very nice, short and enjoyable HOG that is worth trying. the game is very simple and not difficult. i would describe it as casual HOG. pros. nice graphics pretty nice story ok voice acting (where they talked) cons. short (almost 2 hours for the main story) no bonus story there was one spot where an item was hidden in a very dark area where you cannot see it a lot of text to read despite being very short i really enjoyed it. the story is nice and not too murky. i recommend it. i give it…

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• Steam user Steam user …9152Steam reviews · Apr 25, 2018 · 1 h played

  A quick, casual game that follows the tales of Marco Polo. The games are interesting, the tale is informative, and the art is... nice. Would recommend.

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• Steam user Steam user …1569Steam reviews · Feb 27, 2017 · 3 h played

  Could have and should have been better technically, graphically and story.

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• Steam user Steam user …6557Steam reviews · Feb 3, 2017 · 2 h played

  Way too short, easy puzzles, and silly storyline.

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• Steam user Steam user …3418Steam reviews · Jun 23, 2023 · 1 h played

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• Steam user Steam user …2587Steam reviews · Nov 27, 2022 · 2 h played

  https://youtu.be/FiMYrgWlE8w Half hidden object / half adventure this game adds up to less than the sum of it's parts as the story cannot keep up with the gameplay and each feels add odds with the other.

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• Steam user Steam user …7147Steam reviews · Sep 14, 2017 · 6 h played

  A very short but quite pleasurable casual point-and-click adventure with a few frustrations. The story is remarkably loyal to the book (actually called “Book of the Marvels of the World”) and the narrative and dialog surprisingly immersive, enhanced by wonderfully drawn graphics, all well researched and educational. There are a few hidden-object scenes (I think just 2 or 3) and several nice medium-difficulty puzzle mini-games. Frustrations are due to the click zones being extremely small.…

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• Steam user Steam user …1726Steam reviews · Jul 14, 2015 · 9 h played

  Where is the vial that is part of the scene in the church!

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• Steam user Steam user …1770Steam reviews · Jun 20, 2025 · 1 h played

  when i first booted up Marco Polo, i thought it was nothing more than an ancient game. unbeknownst to me, this game CHANGED my life. as i booted it up, and its graceful music greeted my ears with a solemn symphony, i had found that not only was i a direct descendant of Marco "the goat" Polo- I was a reincarnation. Memories, flooding back to me, I had finally remembered my purpose. I knew every. single. solution. The very iconic spider chasing mini-game, is in fact lore accurate. I, Marco…

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• Steam user Steam user …7187Steam reviews · Jun 15, 2023 · 1 h played

  Not a bad game, but there are way better hidden object games out there.

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• Steam user Steam user …4617Steam reviews · Jul 14, 2022 · 1 h played

  The Travels of Marco Polo 10/10

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• Steam user Steam user …7567Steam reviews · Mar 17, 2020 · 258 h played

  Real talk for a moment. I've got 5,000 hours in Oxygen Not Included. 1,300 hours in Surviving Mars. So, when I say this game is a masterpiece, you need only look at the hours I've played, and that it's my fifth highest played game of all time, to know, this game means business. Don't let the MS-DOS era graphics fool you, this will challenge you like no other. If you watch the trailer, you might notice it asking if you were ready to face the danger. I thought I was ready, and yet, over 250…

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• Steam user Steam user …4238Steam reviews · Dec 29, 2018 · 4 h played

  It's just fine. Entertaining, with not very difficult puzzles, but it's a very short game.

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• Steam user Steam user …7313Steam reviews · May 31, 2018 · 9 h played

  Tags: Adventure - WC - Walk Clicker Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Sluggish engine. Hint system gives full solution with missing details leaving you stuck. Generic marco polo setting. Crazy pixelhunting to find items for puzzles. This is about as generic as it gets. You are some non descript explorer fending off to adventure. You have to pick up tiny objects scattered around the pre-rendered 3D scenes and apply them to their proper hotspots to engage with…

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• Steam user Steam user …5224Steam reviews · Apr 23, 2017 · 3 h played

  Perfect. Captivating atmosphere. Simple and fun. Only wish it was longer.

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• Steam user Steam user …1993Steam reviews · Sep 2, 2026 · 3 h played

  game is short and good. game is running in low performance but it is playable

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• Steam user Steam user …9019Steam reviews · Aug 20, 2026 · 6 h played

  The Travels of Marco Polo promises a journey along the fabled Silk Road, a grand adventure of discovery. Unfortunately, it delivers little more than a brief, forgettable stroll through a series of dusty rooms. For its first act, the game shows a glimmer of potential. The references to Marco Polo's famous book, Il Milione, are many, and whoever is familiar with the book would appreciate them. But as soon as you start to get invested, the game abandons its historical roots for a baffling,…

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• Melissa A. Hosek @mhosek.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2026

  Over the past week, I've been reviewing the the AI-assisted coding techniques I learned at #DHSI2026. Here is my simple choose-your-own adventure style game, inspired by the Travels of Marco Polo and aiming to teach some Chinese 成语expressions. m-hosek.github.io/polo/

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• Steam user Steam user …7639Steam reviews · Jun 15, 2026 · 3 h played

  A clever blending of point and click puzzler with a hidden object game. Added to the mix are interesting bits of historical trivia. The graphics are just ok since you basically move from one static image to the next. The hidden objects are small at times (pixel hunting sometimes required), but for the most part make sense. The music and voice acting are pretty generic, but I enjoyed them. The puzzles are pretty standard, but I did need the Help and Hint buttons just to learn the rules of the…

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• Steam user Steam user …1798Steam reviews · Dec 21, 2025 · 15 h played

  The Travels of Marco Polo is a gentle, story-driven adventure game that places narrative, atmosphere, and historical curiosity above mechanical complexity or challenge. Developed by Totem Studio and published by Plug In Digital, the game presents itself as an interactive retelling of one of history’s most famous journeys, inviting players to experience Marco Polo’s legendary travels through a series of illustrated scenes, light puzzles, and narrated moments. Rather than aiming to simulate…

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• Steam user Steam user …4215Steam reviews · Jun 16, 2024

  Sound: 6 Graphics: 6 Story: 7 Gamplay: 4 Commands: 6 Fun: 4 Time to load / lag: 9 Bugs / Problems: 7 Final score: 4

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• Steam user Steam user …2150Steam reviews · Feb 6, 2024 · 1 h played

  I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand…

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• Steam user Steam user …6635Steam reviews · Jun 22, 2023 · 2 h played

  It's old school, re-rendered and fun. A great leftover of the 1990's !

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• Steam user Steam user …4015Steam reviews · Sep 19, 2020 · 69 h played

  This is a run of the middle hidden object/puzzle game. While there's nothing wrong with it, it is a little short and uninspired. I can't really recommend this given the $10 price tag, but if it goes on sale steeply then it might be worth considering for fans of hidden object games. There's no "maybe" option in Steam, and as it is it just a little too old and a little too short and unpolished for me to recommend it.

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• Steam user Steam user …4379Steam reviews · Jun 6, 2019 · 4 h played

  Fun little game, but get it on sale.

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• Steam user Steam user …6458Steam reviews · Oct 12, 2017 · 3 h played

  Nice hidden object game with a few not to easy puzzles. Story is nice, but just when you get into it THE END appears.

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