
Mission: Translate an interstellar message, using the universal languages of math & science.
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The Message from Deep Space is an odyssey of puzzles. Take the role of the mission's Translator, working alongside a scrappy band of scientists, and venture headfirst into the world of deciphering an alien language --- completely from the ground up.
Set in 1973, Earth is the recipient of a meteorite that broadcasts radio waves. In the role of the mission's Translator, the player is responsible for designing responses to the meteorite's transmissions, which, if correct, will elicit new messages from the meteorite. Only through this radio wave dialogue will patterns, words, syntax, and meaning all take form, leaving but one question:
What is it the aliens want to say?
Translate an alien language
Learn about an alien civilization
Interface with a retro computer
Manage a user-driven dictionary
Design radio transmissions by frequency
Collaborate with scientists that respond to your actions
+1000 in-game dialogues
+30 minutes OST
+30 hours of gameplay
Inspired by The Golden Record aboard the Voyager I space probe, The Message from Deep Space takes a realistic approach to deciphering an interstellar message. Beginning with the limited universal constants available to technologically advanced civilizations, the message spans a range of real-world fields of math & science. Decoding the message is tough, but with the support of the game's meticulous linguist, the single-minded computer programmer, and the affable astronomer, it is a challenge fit for anyone with Curiosity and Perseverance.
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Languages: English
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 227 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Reviews
Best Puzzle Game ever! Buy it!
Me big smart, am talk to aliens
The purest of translation games
I have no idea what to say about this game. It got me good and I basically spent every possible waking moment on it, but anything I could write about it would spoil it. If you like puzzles, get it. If you like math, get it. If you look up at the sky and wonder who else is out there, and how we might communicate with them, get it.
one of my favorite games ever <3
This is incredible. Easily my GOTY. What a ride.
Dialog is witty, gameplay keeps evolving before any particular part gets stale or annoying. Great game
Insanely unique game. Any science and math fans will fall in love with this game. The genius of the Dev to come up with something like this amazes me.
This is one of those special games that you really must experience. If you're reading this just go buy/
Outer Wilds, Return of the Obra Dinn, Tunic, Chants of Sennaar... these are my top games in my top genre - exploration, puzzles, translations -- and this gem is added to the list! Quirky, challenging, funny, it has made me feel like a real scientist unraveling a big mystery. So fun!
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