Apollo Cosmic

This is a story about the Apollo X mission, the mission that took place just before the famous historic event when the first man walked on the surface of the Moon. However, that is not entirely true, because in this story, you take on the role of Tom, an Apollo X astronaut who walks on the Moon first. Your task is to investigate a strange anomaly that could ruin the televised first step. The anomaly is marked by a cluster of levitating rocks. When you reach it, you discover an entrance to an underground facility, where you notice strange lights and pulsating material. You also begin hearing a voice with a Russian accent, someone who knows your name and keeps saying that you have already been here before. Another voice is present as well, but its words suggest that you might be in some sort of coma, which could explain the experiences you are about to have. The game is very straightforward and focuses on atmosphere and clear objectives. You do not have any special moves beyond standard first-person movement and jumping. You interact with rare items by approaching them, centering the dot on the object until it changes into a circle, and then pressing the mouse button. One important thing to remember is to press the F key on the keyboard. This will show the dot on the screen. Pressing it again will hide the dot for better immersion, but you will not know what can be interacted with because there are no waypoints or visual markers. After stepping through the mist in the facility, you are transported to an area filled with mushrooms and a path of flowers to follow. Despite your weak flashlight, you do not need to fear the ever-present darkness because nothing can harm you. This is just the first of the strange locations you will visit in the game, and the locations often change without much meaning. You might be walking through a cave and suddenly find yourself in a hospital or a TV studio. Fortunately, the reason is revealed. As stated, the path is usually clearly shown and linear. There are no logical puzzles, and you trigger the next events or path either by walking somewhere or picking up an item. There is no inventory management, and items are used automatically when you interact with the appropriate spot. Because of the linear progression, item interaction is rare but makes sense. The game takes around an hour and a half to complete. Although the Russian cosmonaut rambles a lot throughout the game and can seem threatening, everything makes sense by the end. However, there are a few sections that suggest hidden secrets or alternate paths. Sadly, if there are, the game won't help you find them. There are also two types of items to collect: strange canisters and flashlights, which serve more as collectibles. You cannot track your progress, and there is only one save slot, so missing something is very easy. If you want to uncover the hidden secrets, you will need to restart the game each time, which may not be very appealing.

Apollo Cosmic is a super interesting little trip into the "what ifs" of MK Ultra. Leo Dawn has done a great job of making you feel alone during this walking simulator. With no sounds other than your breathing and the annoying voice in your head you must traverse through what can only be described as a maze of psychosis. There are things to collect, but I'm not entirely sure what you do with them. There an interesting video playing on a television about half way through that i had to stop and watch. Took me roughly an hour to make it to the end, i think there might be multiple endings, so i might have to jump in for another quick run through. Great job Leo Dawn. Really excited to see whats next :D

It's an interesting experience.

missed a golden opportunity to call it the back moons

tendi nada

An astronaut psychological horror experience that can be played in one sitting. It's a walking sim with no jump scares but some unsettling imagery and use of historic events. There is an segment of the game that was really interesting even though it supplied no gameplay I was glued to screen with intrigue. It is not the most polished game and some of the puzzles/interactions felt a bit janky (not New Jank City Certified) but other than that it provided and enjoyable experience that I recommend checking out if you are a fan of the genres.