# Inua - A Story in Ice and Time

> Mystical point-and-click narrative adventure game set in the Canadian Far North across multiple eras. (iPhone/iPad app by ARTE France Apps.)

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- Developer: [ARTE France Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/1159668429)
- Category: Games, Adventure, Puzzle
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 55 App Store ratings · 19 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 1.3 GB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2022-02-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inua-a-story-in-ice-and-time/id1562868713/reviews.md

## What is Inua?

A Mystical Game in the Canadian Far north
Set off on a mystical journey to the Canadian Far North with Inua: a story in ice and time, a point & click narrative adventure spanning multiple eras.
Meet Taïna, a present-day reporter determined to discover the truth behind the disappearance of the Terror, one of the ship of the Franklin expedition whose goal was to explore the Arctic in the 19th century. Her destiny is mysteriously linked to that of Peter, a young filmmaker covering a military expedition in the 1950s and Simon, a sailor of the Franklin expedition struggling to keep his crew alive.

Navigate through time to discover what links them together. Search for ideas, instill them in the characters' minds and guide them toward Nanurluk, the mythical polar bear who lived 10 000 years ago.

A Mystical Time Travel Experience
Go on an adventure in the far North of Canada, navigate through the ages, and interact with the past to change the present. In Inua, you’ll need to unravel space-time to solve mysteries and guide the characters on their journey. Move from scene to scene, era to era, and uncover events of the past, unearthing new ideas that influence the characters' minds. Help Simon, Peter, and Taïna overcome the obstacles standing in their way, and change the course of history.

A Historical Saga
The original and supernatural scenario of Inua is based on a very real story: that of the Franklin expedition, a British mission in the 19th century to explore the Arctic that resulted in shipwreck, disease, and mutiny. The fate of this expedition is still largely unknown. Gather clues and discover its history!

Inua - A Story in Ice and Time:
- A fantasy tale based on incredible historical facts..
- An extraordinary story inspired by Inuit tales and legends, with support from Inuit writer Thomassie Mangiok and advisors Billy Gauthier and Monica Ittusardjuat.
- A game designed by the creators of Bury Me, My Love, and Vignettes, adapted from the original story by Nathalie Frassoni and Frédéric Bouvier, with the breathtaking artistic direction of Delphine Fourneau from the Klondike collective.

## Key features

- Point-and-click narrative adventure
- Time travel mechanics
- Influence character decisions
- Historical fiction based on real events
- Inspired by Inuit tales and legends
- Mystical journey across eras

## Recent user reviews (10 of 19)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inua-a-story-in-ice-and-time/id1562868713/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Blocage sur le jeu

*2025-11-30*

Bonjour,

Le jeu est très sympa, j’aime beaucoup, mais …

Je joue Inua sur mon Ipad : je suis bloquée au chapitre ou les trois abattent un arbre ….
Les réponses vues ne disparaissent pas : je les retrouve à chaque fois et je ne peux pas progresser dans le jeu.

Je suis sur Ipad pro 2ème génération, IOS 17.7.10

Pouvez-vous m’aider ?

Merci

Dominique

### 3/5 — Beginn stark, Ende schwach bis sogar enttäuschend

*2024-11-04*

Ein sehr schönes und liebevolles Spiel aber leider gibt es Abzug wegen der Story. Zu Beginn noch spannend erzählt, flacht diese jedoch sehr schnell ab. Am Ende ist es sogar nur noch unangenehm, weil sich alle Figuren anschreien und komplett unrealistisch verhalten. Ich verstehe das die Figuren einen Wandel durchmachen sollen aber die Schnelligkeit des Wandels ist viel zu schnell, sodass man nicht mehr mitkommt, was da eigentlich abgeht. Zumal die Beweggründe,wenn sie denn mal genannt werden, an den Haaren herbeigezogen sind. Am Ende findet man nur jede Figur unsympathisch und geht unzufrieden aus dem Spiel raus. Die Message des Spiels klingt auch eher hohl, das man sich nicht verhalten soll wie ein Ekel sollte jedem Menschen klar sein. Ich finde es sehr schade. Man hätte wirklich ein richtig spannendes Spiel draus machen können.

### 5/5 — Bravo

*2024-08-20*

Trop aimé cette histoire, et tout le concept gameplay, bravo à l’équipe derrière cette masterpiece

### 3/5 — Graphic novel, good art, weak characters

*2024-05-26, version 1.0.3*

I downloaded Inua before a long weekend cabin stay because the art style and themes looked like my aesthetic. I enjoyed most of the storyline but found the game ultimately disappointing. 

Let’s start at value for money. When compared to titles like Life is Strange and the original Oxenfree, Inua seriously lacks in play time per dollar. Even more when you factor in how much richer the interactivity, plot complexity, and especially character development these other games are. 

The characters in Inua are extremely one-dimensional and have no growth throughout the game. The gameplay is more of a graphic novel than a game, since you just click objects on screen to unlock more thoughts and dialogue between the smattering of side characters in a completely deterministic fashion. Which is fine, but not for the quality of dialogue you get. 

It felt like the writers had a cool idea for a story and the characters were flat and empty vessels to mechanically carry that story forward. The voice actors were mixed but with the writing as bad as it was it doesn’t matter how good they were or weren’t. 

Again, I liked the setting a lot, I thought the art was beautifully minimalist while still giving rich color and texture, the music was ethereal and added to the overall feel, and the story setup was super intriguing. Unfortunately, they couldn’t deliver on the promise of the story, and without spoiling the end for future players, it ended anticlimactically with some noble savage ancient earth wisdom theme that felt tone deaf at best and mildly racist at worst. 

Overall, this might be worth it for you if you don’t have an attachment to your $5, and want a graphic novel to walk you through a beautiful world where the story is secondary and the characters are less than tertiary.

### 5/5 — great story - highly recommend

*2023-12-26, version 1.0.3*

not too long nor too short & quite interactive without it being too challenging to figure out what to do to progress the story

### 1/5 — Kein Ton!? Iphone X

*2023-06-01*

Och nö! Die ersten Bilder sind zauberhaft - und dazu aus dem Lautsprechern… absolute Stille?! Botte Bug beheben!

### 5/5 — Great game!

*2023-01-06, version 1.0.3*

I love this game and I think it was totally worth the money! There are a lot of mysteries that you can solve and I love that you can interact with things and people. There are some mysteries that are really hard to solve, but I think that is what makes it fun. I wasn't having any problems with the gameplay, and I wasn’t experiencing any lag or bugs that need to be fixed at all! I love the soundtrack, and I think it goes perfectly with the game. I also love the story behind all of the mysteries.

### 3/5 — The ending makes no sense

*2022-12-27, version 1.0.3*

Sure, good graphics and innovative decision-based progression and all that, but I don't understand the ending at all.
 
What is that symbol? What happened when they crossed the lake? Why and how are they transported to wherever the ending is supposed to depict? Are they supposed to be dead? How? What am I supposed to take away from this story? The bear thinks she's should make things right, but how did the ending made anything right?
 
I'm confused by the story. The ending is really unsatisfactory.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2022-12-17, version 1.0.3*

Great really I just kind of wish there was an ending:))

### 5/5 — Incredible art, excellent story-telling

*2022-11-15, version 1.0.3*

I had saved this game for a long flight with no wifi and had no idea how entranced I would be. What incredible illustrations! What innovative gameplay! What a dark but important story!

Truly, this game should have gotten many rewards.  Yes the "gameplay" is really just a mechanism to tell the story, but it does so in a way that I have never encountered before.  So many apps are just bad copies of each other: there are few as innovative as this one.  

Well done, I hope to see more work from this company.  Thanks for making the game!

## Frequently asked questions about Inua

### What is Inua - A Story in Ice and Time about?

Inua is a mystical point-and-click narrative adventure game set in the Canadian Far North. Players embark on a journey across multiple eras, uncovering the truth behind a lost expedition by influencing characters' minds and guiding them through historical events.

### What are the key gameplay mechanics in Inua?

The core gameplay involves point-and-click exploration, navigating through different scenes and eras. Players can search for ideas and instill them in the characters' minds to influence their decisions and help them overcome obstacles.

### Is Inua based on real events?

Yes, the game's original scenario is based on the real story of the Franklin expedition, a 19th-century British mission to explore the Arctic. It also draws inspiration from Inuit tales and legends.

### What platforms is Inua available on?

The provided data does not specify the platforms Inua is available on. However, it is described as a mobile application.

### What is the cost of Inua?

Based on the provided information, Inua is a paid application and does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2022-02-17

Bug on the end kinematics fixed.

### 1.0.2 — 2022-02-12

• Fixed an audio issues on level 6
• Several small fixes and tweaks

### 1.0.1 — 2022-01-27

Added app previews and three new languages

### 1.0 — 2022-01-20

No release notes.

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