Secret Files: Tunguska

2006 Animation Arts Adventure

Windows 11Runs

MacNot sold

LinuxPlatinum

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic 6610

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 811

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today4/5

Design today3.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

86%

457 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Secret Files: Tunguska run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11Runs

Sold for Windows today, no problem on record.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxPlatinum

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Platinum, runs perfectly out of the box.3

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

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Synopsis

Secret Files: Tunguska is a third-person point-and-click adventure in which Nina Kalenkov searches for her missing father, a scientist linked to the 1908 Tunguska event. With her colleague Max, she travels from Berlin to Russia, Cuba and beyond, gathering items, combining them and talking to suspects. Players can switch between the two leads to tackle puzzles from different angles.

Developer: Animation Arts
Released: 2006
Genre: Adventure
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

Critics at release praised its detailed backgrounds, long running time and easy interface, especially the button that reveals every hotspot on screen. Many found the writing and voice acting weak, with mismatched accents, and called several inventory puzzles arbitrary. Players today still recommend it as a charming, long classic adventure. Common complaints now are a few illogical puzzles that send people to walkthroughs, some pixel hunting, and stiff dialogue.

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

4/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
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All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The game is single player only and nothing has been removed from the current release (PCGamingWiki).
No proper support for modern resolutions and widescreen
Native resolution is 1024×768, and the desktop resolution option only windowboxes the image (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
There is no controller support (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
Steam threads about getting stuck turn out to be missed steps rather than bugs, and no widespread crash is reported (Steam Community).

Design today

3.5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
The game is fully mouse driven, with right click to examine and left click to use, plus double clicks on exits to leave a screen quickly and Escape to skip dialogue. Source: metzomagic.com, ataniel.org.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
The game runs at 1024×768 in 4:3 and only windowboxes on wider screens, and subtitle text looks low resolution at 4K. Recent players also report the arrow for backing out of close-up puzzle views sometimes not appearing. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
There are no timed sequences, fights or stealth sections, so a wrong move never costs progress; how many save slots the game offers was not confirmed. Source: metzomagic.com.
Hard to make progress without a guide
Several inventory puzzles follow illogical solutions, and recent players say a few are nearly impossible without online hints, even with the hotspot key and journal hints. Source: ataniel.org, steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com.
Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
Scenes cut directly between locations without slow walking or filler animations, and the story moves briskly over more than 25 hours, though some exposition cutscenes run long. Source: ataniel.org, uhs-hints.com, metzomagic.com.
Camera and movement never fight the player
Each scene is a fixed illustrated view, and the game cuts cleanly between scenes rather than panning, so movement never gets in the way. Source: uhs-hints.com.