A downloadable game for Windows

Submission to GMTK Game Jam 2026

As an expert in interspecies linguistics, you are dispatched to decipher an unknown alien MESSAGE.

Decode glyphs, answer calls, decode their message.

How to Play:

Send Objects via the "Delivery Machine": Put objects into the tray and ship items to the Alien using the lever

Review the translation options on your monitor and assign the meaning that best fits the item you just sent

Answer incoming calls from HQ to keep the commanding officer from panicking while you work 

And Finally.....  

DECODE THEIR MESSAGE!!!

Click to view Credits

Team Lead, Game Design, GUI, Programming, 3D Modeling: Renhat

Programming, Lighting Design, Shader Graph, UI: Yehor

2D Artist, Cutscene Design: Lada

2D Artist, Character Design: Marii

3D Model Design: Maksym

Click to view Asset Credits (Audio)

Sound Effects & Music from Freesound.org:

Updated 1 hour ago
Published 3 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
AuthorRenhat
GenrePuzzle
Tags3D, Aliens, Atmospheric, First-Person, Sci-fi, Short, Singleplayer
ContentNo generative AI was used

Download

Download
Tau-Lingo_PC.zip 112 MB

Install instructions

Download the .zip archive.

Extract all files from the archive into a single folder.

Run Tau-Lingo.exe to play!

Comments

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A surprisingly well-crafted and enjoyable 3D game. It would be interesting to play through a few more levels. It took a moment to figure out, but it stands out from the flood of clickers thanks to its quality.