Celestial Return

Really loved this one. The art-style is superb, so is the music. Gritty, punk vibes throughout. I feel like I got the worst possible ending (maybe not?) but it also felt extremely appropriate for the story of doomed souls that the game was trying to tell. Nails the cyberpunk atmosphere and gives you a story full of rain, cigarette ash, and suspense. What more could you want?

кусок кода а не игра, этот мусор фризит будто я ведьмак 4 запустил, хотя это даже не игра а набор катинок с диалогами, так что возврат денег и забвение этому мусору

Amazing piece of art. Really loved the sound design and artworks!

Miss the deep narrative, complex dialogue, and existential dread of Disco Elysium? Then Celestial Return is an absolute must-play for you as it masterfully blends cyberpunk aesthetics with cosmic horror. • The Dice Mechanic: Dice are literally your oxygen here. Rolling for choices feels incredibly tense, rewarding, and chaotic. • Incredible Art Style: The hand-drawn visuals are a gorgeous mix of gritty American comics and classic dark manga vibes. • Phenomenal Writing: Detective Howard and his talking sentient rose offer some of the best, most immersive storytelling in recent RPGs. • Superb Soundtrack: The shift between Noir Jazz, Cyberpunk Techno, and Death Metal perfectly captures the decaying vibe of Netherveil City.

An absolute gem for CRPG and TTRPG fans! Celestial Return is a phenomenal indie game that successfully captures the gritty vibes of Cyberpunk 2077, the clever dice-management mechanics of Citizen Sleeper, and the deep internal dialogue of Disco Elysium. All of this is wrapped in a gorgeous art style reminiscent of Mike Mignola’s work and paired with an incredible, atmospheric soundtrack. The narrative is incredibly strong, dark, and delightfully weird. The game features mind-bending timelines that merge and intertwine, constantly making you question what is real and what pieces of the puzzle you might have missed. The dialogue options have real weight, and the characters are wonderfully distinct and memorable. Furthermore, the tabletop-inspired dice system is brilliant—the dice actually feel like meaningful resources tied directly to the world, to the point where you can even use them as currency. While it’s true that the game currently has a few release-week bugs (such as minor resolution issues in 4K fullscreen) and the point-and-click navigation could be enhanced by direct character movement, these flaws pale in comparison to what the game achieves. This is a passionate indie project, not a classic literature masterpiece or an $80 AAA game, but for less than €10, the sheer amount of content and immersion you get is insane. If you love visual novels, cyberpunk aesthetics, noir mysteries, and roleplaying a gritty detective in a bleak future, don't let the harsh reviews fool you.

Нарративная киберпанк игра большая редкость, такое надо поддержать

Сводный брат Диско Элизиума и в общем пиздатая игра с интересными мыслями

Refunded the game after playing the prologue and a bit after that. What I didn't like: - You have some dialogue options that allowing rolling dice in the prologue, but after experimenting with them via save/load I realised that your choices in that prologue dialogue don't really affect anything, it ends the same way. If it is a "Disco Elysium" like RPG then make sure your dice rolls actually do something or just don't offer them and make a visual novel, both options are viable. - The game features "Inner voices" that can argue with each and talk to you. Why do people copy this element from Disco Elysium is beyond me, just player Esoteric Ebb that did the same. Don't do it. Make a text-heavy rpg where your dialogue choices actually matter and change things, no need to copy this very specific element from Disco Elysium. Maybe the game becomes better later, but the prologue didn't impress me enough to continue playing.