
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
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Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about an astronaut drifting through the vastness of space, searching for a reason to keep going while struggling with the feeling that there may be no way back home. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, the game explores despair, friendship and how we are able to move forward even in the deepest void of the cosmos.
After an accident leaves a young space cadet drifting alone in the void, his journey becomes an introspective and abstract encounter with the historic Voyager 1 probe, forming a bond that reflects humanity’s need to keep reaching towards new horizons.
Experience in-game montages with scene transitions in sync with the soundtrack. Changing the space around you to the rhythm of the music.
Explore diverse environments across many distinct visual styles, blending retro graphics, abstract spaces, and real-world footage into a constantly shifting atmospheric journey.
Short narrative experience focused on emotions and atmosphere.
Inspired on Hopecore aesthetics.
Voyager 1 as a companion on your journey.
Evocative and original scenery.
Montages integrated in the gameplay, with scene transitions on the beat of the soundtrack.
A story with branching paths based on your choices.
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Languages: English*, Spanish - Spain*languages with full audio support
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I just... I have no words... I don't know if I'm happy or sad, but I'm crying and I don't know when I'll stop Just play it, its only 45 minutes
ugly cried for 50 minutes. 10/10 game
.... i wasn't ready for an existential look into my life this random morning but that is what this game has served me so simply and so beautifully. i love the mixed media that they used throughout the whole duration of the game and there are many musings that i picked up to save for when i feel like i'm lost in the void. everyone must simply try this at least once, such a good short time to think about being alive and being human and moving forward and staying still
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Hours played at review time, across 270 reviews with recorded playtime.
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I knew that five minutes in I would cry and it still didn't prepare me enough for this game. I saw the tik tok edits and was like awe I gotta play that. Still did not fully prepare me. Bawled my eyes out. I recommend this to be played whenever anyone reaches a new low in their life for the full effect. Beautiful game.
This game is truly beautiful and reached me at a really vital part of my life. Cried a TON holy moly. But I really see a better future ahead of me. I'll keep moving forward.
oh my god. this game was so full of love. it whipped you around moments of uncertainty and discovery and cold and warmth. i adored every reference to American space history. i just about freaked out the moment we saw Curiosity, my favorite Mars rover. i can't get over our first proper conversation with Voyager 1. i couldn't help but think: we talk about you all the time. we miss you. we love you. come home. but isn't that the point? moving forward anyway? when we go out with Voyager, i thought: where are we now? it doesn't really matter, does it? i was ready to not look back. then the game brought us "down to earth". ♥♥♥♥. that conversation with mission control and our captain, man. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. this was so lovely. thank you for making this game. for reminding us what we're doing it all for. i love you too! 5/5
i have never cried so easily in my whole life. this is just something else. purely unique. i hope that anybody that gets to play this game gets to feel this. best birthday ever even if you made me cry on my bday. purely a beautiful game. i've never cried like this in years man. try this out. every single second feels overwhelming and to the edge of crying if not crying. at least for me. can't truly articulate what this made me feel. it feelt like being stripped away of my skin and only leaving my heart making me feel so seen like i have ever felt. feels like it was made for me and i hope it feels like that for you
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Gracias por hacer este juego.
Goodbuy, my friend! And keep moving forward!!
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