The Message from Deep Space

玩到[spoiler] group 70 [/spoiler]左右，强烈地感受到一种玩星际拓荒时的感动。 Reaching about [spoiler] group 70 [/spoiler], a similar sentiment of being moved when playing Outer Wilds strongly hit me.

Clean.

[h1] Great game [/h1] Very creative puzzle game along with good writing, a good soundtrack and a nice aesthetic. A breath of fresh air in the gaming industry. Edit: There are a few mistakes and inconsistencies here and there, but for a game made by a single developer and a game containing so many different puzzles, its more than acceptable. Still a great game

A beautifully original concept. Well executed, if slightly challenging at times due to ambiguous syntax. A fantastic game which builds real atmosphere and tells a wonderful story while you solve the puzzles.

tldr: slow and dry at times, but there's nothing else like it. Try the demo, you'll see what you're getting. There have been a number of games puzzle games focusing on new languages recently, with Chant of Sennaar being the most mainstream that I've seen. This one is definitely the deepest, albeit probably not the most accessible. There is no hand-holding on this one, no pictures to see, no context to compare. Just pure words for you to try and understand. And they build too, which is something that I've not seen other language games do. Getting the definition of one word slightly off changes the interpretation of subsequent words. Some of the nuances are subtle... Humanity could be a race, a civilization, a culture. There are multiple words for "is" (as I interpreted it). They have an alien grammar. There really is not another experience like this that I've ever seen. With that said, the game is very dry sometimes. Methodically cataloging numeric, physical, chemical technical terms takes up an obnoxiously large part of the game. That's not a criticism.. I'm sure real contact with an alien would involve a ton of that. It's not especially "fun" though. So just be aware, if you buy this, you're signing up for that. My only real criticism is that the game kinda had two interconnected puzzles. What do the words and messages mean (which I loved) and what should our response be to advance (which I hated). There are so many intuitive leaps that need to be made when lots of different responses are true, but not correct. "What happens after a child is born?" Well... parents are happy. Parents love child. Parents raise child. Child grows. Child eventually has their own children. Child learns, child walks, child speaks... which of those is right? If your response isn't accepted, was it because your answer was wrong? you picked the wrong synonym? the grammar was incorrect? You misunderstood one of the words? The fill-in-the-blank response system works well for simple subjects, but is incredibly frustrating when you start talking about ideas and feelings. Anyway... my friends criticize that I like "interesting" games over "good" ones, and this definitely fits that model. This game is long and at times, slow and frustrating... but there really isn't anything out there that does language nearly as well as this game. Dev(s) ApplesInMyPants! I salute you!

Unexpected masterpiece. The concept is simple, yet it keeps building on itself so competently and passionately that you will be amazed many times by its revelations. It's kinda hard at times and there's a huge amount of content but all of it feels purposeful. Starting this game, I didn't expect I'd get to talk to a rock about an ancient alien species' cultural dichotomy on their biology and self-realization, and get emotional when the rock made its final sound, but I've been absolutely fascinated by this game from beginning to end. The gameplay is simple : you get a signal expecting an answer and you try to figure out what to send back so it gets to the next signal. But you have to figure out what every single frequency sent means and build the dictionary yourself. It starts with basic math then moves to logic, geometry, physics, chemistry, complex language, and from there expands on a lot of unexpected subjects, each single message allowing you to communicate more and more concepts. To help you figure out definitions and answers, you get 3 colleagues that will remark on what message the signals convey or what the current signal might be expecting as a type of answer. And at the end of every "week" (group of transmissions blocks), you all meet up with your boss and talk about advancements and revelations have been uncovered. All characters have their interests and quirks and are very charming as they open up during the translation.

A very enjoyable puzzle game with a unique premise. Deciphering an alien language through math was incredibly satisfying! It reminded me a bit of Project Hail Mary... The puzzles made me dust off knowledge from my school years, but they never felt overly difficult. My only complaint is that I wish there were more improvements to the interface as the game progressed. It starts off well, but by the mid-game I found myself wanting better formatting options and more screen space. I spent 34 hours playing, and the fact that I barely noticed the time passing says everything. I'd definitely recommend it - just be aware that it involves a fair amount of math. -245 -30 -243

2026-08-18 『深空来信』通关纪念！ 欢迎阅读我整理的笔记：[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3785771273] [b][i][u]全关卡全传输内容笔记+词典参考[/u][/i][/b] [/url] 这是一个体量超大的[b]语言破译类-推理-剧情向[/b]游戏，模拟了与语言不通的外星文明该如何从零开始交流。 以通用的宇宙常数为第一步，与他们一步步建立共识，搭建起一套交流规则。[b]从最简单的数字，到数理化生、语言逻辑的基础知识，再到了解他们的母星、生命演化、文化科学，完成大跨度的交流，这个过程非常有趣！[/b] 快结局时，经过漫长的信号解读，这种简单又带点怪异的抽象交流方式，竟然能从中读出深深的感动。虽然结局剧情是意料之中，但是[b]在剧情之外的流程设计上却给了我一个大大的惊喜[/b]，具体涉及剧透就不说了。^_^ 游戏的玩法主要就是靠推理和猜测得出词义，而外星人为了方便建立交流会把题目设计得循序渐进，而且对于空格之类的格式问题，判定也挺宽容，所以只要你自己把格式维护好，游戏难度并不是很高。有些词的词义可能一开始猜错了，需要随着题目的推进来不断修正。在完成几个主题、触发每周结算后，三位同事还会对每个词语给出他们自己的猜测以供玩家对照，增强确定性和信心（从同事对词语的命名能看出人物性格真的很有意思）。 [b]这其实算个剧情向游戏[/b]，几位同事的对话幽默有趣，人物有个性，故事也很吸引人。答题时如果多次答错或者太久答不出来，会触发同事的对话来作为提示。[b]游戏中玩家能自由输入的地方（比如给未知词语命名或者发送回复信息），游戏都对可能的输入（甚至包括错误输入）写了对应的对话或吐槽文本[/b]，每次触发都有一种奇妙的爽感。同时也可见游戏的文本量之大，游玩时可能错过了不少对话。 随着剧情推进，玩家操作的监听计算机功能不断升级，比如添加了计算器、画板、各领域参考资料、3D可视化等功能，还会解锁更多BGM、变成彩色显示器、加载速度提升！随着翻译原文越来越复杂，系统的便利性功能越来越多，增加了一些新鲜感，甚至一些没什么卵用的神奇功能升级也非常有意思。 游戏整体非常满意，说几个缺点：前期有大量简单的数理化题目用来打基础，直到第八章（约游戏一半流程）才开始详细介绍外星人的信息，非常慢热（但也是必要的）；后期词语的推进速度又有点太快了，本来抽象词语难度就大，铺垫又不是很够，导致有些地方需要对电波；游戏有个别文本错误，导致信息偶尔有前后矛盾的情况，不过对游玩影响不大；游戏操作有点不舒服，鼠标限制在两个小屏幕里，导致我切屏写笔记时很不方便；后期单词有两百多个，没有搜索功能不方便回顾内置的笔记。 我的游戏时长偏长很多，主要是因为查资料和挂着游戏整理万字笔记花了很多时间，不过笔记可以让我很方便地搜索和理解剧情。 [b]最后衷心提醒：每周结束的总结一定一定一定要认真写！不然你绝对会后悔的！[/b] [i]Fun Fact：主角四人的名字缩写分别是AA、BB、CC、DD。[/i] ^_^ [i](Alan Akers，Bryan Bautista，Carrie Collins，Douglas Doppler)[/i]