
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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Un beau jeu pour tous les amoureux d'Outer Wilds et/ou Project Hail Mary. Probablement le jeu le plus nerd de l'année (et c'est un compliment). Les sujets abordés évoluent pas mal au fil du jeu, le début est très mathématique et il vaut mieux y être préparé mais tout le jeu n'est pas comme ça.
10 hours in so far and this is a good one. I'm gonna keep going and I suspect I still have a ways to go. It feels like this might be a love it or hate it type game, but as something I can play in small segments in the evening that also makes me think it's been really fun. Fair amount of math and logic (mostly actually), but its delivered in a pretty straightforward way delivering lots of little Eureka moments that make these kind of games satisfying. I also like the narrative, and the convo's between the scientists (and their kinda stupid boss).
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Languages: English
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this game is amazing. if you love science and language and math and chemistry and physics and geometry and biology and philosophy and emotions and great ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game design you will love this game. It can be tough at times, and i admit i have had to cheat more often than i'd like, but it's still the best game i've played maybe ever
This game is excellent. The actual puzzle solving is consistently fascinating, and the characters are incredibly likeable and realistic archetypes of different types of smart people. It's probably about a 40 hour playthrough, and it stays engaging to the end. One of the best language decoding games I've played.
This game has made feel a certain way that i'm not quite sure any other game will be able to replicate.
Really beautiful game. I crode
[EN] Nice climate, but most importantly the game is intersting. [PL] Niezły klimat, ale przede wszystkim gra jest ciekawa. Being forced not to [spoiler] keep using base 8 [/spoiler] is annoying. More anoying are errors in alien transmitions. For example, in the 100th transmition [spoiler]`-11 0` could be 3[/spoiler] diffrent values.
A very unique puzzle game, with a lot of character. Enjoyable all the way through, with just the right amount of humor.
One of the best puzzle games I have ever played. Translating signals one transmission at a time, from math to chemistry to physics to... alien philosophy? Most of the game is straightforward, giving you one or two new terms and a series of quizzes to test your understanding while your colleagues trash talk each other. There were several leaps of difficulty that not even the built-in hints helped with (Act X I'm looking at you), but the overall curve remained pretty smooth and I finished all translations in a little over 3 days. [u]THANKS AND FAREWELL[/u]
One of the best puzzle games ever made. If you enjoy clever puzzly things, you owe it to yourself to try this one out.
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