The Message from Deep Space

Akers is the Goat

one-of-a-kind and addictive game

They made math fun and genuinely have me excited to figure out math stuff... Great logical decuction puzzle game.

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I barely ever leave reviews, but this game is an exception. It is an absolute masterpiece. If you've ever read Contact by Carl Sagan, this scratches that same itch. The feeling of discovery and actually putting things together is like no other game I've played. Absolutely 100% worth the money, and probably my favorite game of the year

There's no puzzle game quite like it. Great story, and unlike many games with chatty characters, I was always excited to see the the [Auto log started] popup to get the translation team's insight into the last message or hear more about their backstories. A few of the final puzzle answers felt too open-ended but overall good difficulty curve, and I appreciate the ideas system allowing you to skip hints initially and still use them later to check your understanding. Interface style fits the theme but I wish it wasn't so reliant on the mouse, adding keyboard shortcuts for scrolling output and navigating the left monitor menus could cut out a lot of arm movement.

So far, excellent. Long sequences, like if the game wants to make sur you understand the new words. Not so much it become tedious: if you understand, you can progress quickly; if you are stuck, you need to reassess your understanding. Story is surpinsingly good: just enough not to get in the way of the pleasure of progression; but not just filler. Characters have personnalities, and the way they help is part of that. Intermediary sequences are funny and provide a little break, a relief of the neverending sequence of transmissions.

Math heavy, so I can't solve 90% of mid puzzles, but I'm recommending it cos that's not the Dev's fault is it! There are walkthroughs (gomomma for me), and I hoped it would move away from the math format to some form of word play later, but I've not got there yet after 9hrs gameplay. I may come back to this, and I don't regret buying it and trying it. Great premise! Recommended for the Math eloquent.

Managed to make Math interesting and fun while telling a very cool story!

Quel jeu ! Une idée très ambitieuse, exécutée quasiment à la perfection, ça donne un classique qui restera une référence pour des années et des années. C'est bien foutu, bien dosé, bien écrit, émouvant, passionnant. J'ai versé ma larme à la fin. Le jeu peut faire peur au début si on n'est pas fan de maths, mais je vous jure que ça vaut le coup de persévérer. Le jeu a tellement à offrir.