The Golden Compass

Lyra's best friend Roger is kidnapped by evil Gobblers, and her uncle Lord Asriel is imprisoned for discovering evidence of Dust particles. With her soul's dæmon, Pan, by her side, Lyra must leave the safety of Jordan College in Oxford to right the situation.

The game features 3rd-person action gameplay, where Lyra navigates environments using acrobatic actions and wit to evade enemies. She can collect four items to escape tricky situations, with health represented as "courage". She also plays Deception mini-games to outwit characters and gain additional courage.

Lyra's journal stores information, tasks, and the golden compass, which reveals answers to questions when operated by a trained user. The game features Divining sessions, where Lyra matches symbols to solve puzzles, and conversations with mini-games that keep talking going.