
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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If you're a fan of Arrival or the language scenes in Project Hail Mary, then this game is a damn good simulation of what that would be like in real life. Can't recommend it enough
Truly unique game. Makes me feel both smart and dumb at the same time, like any good puzzle.
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
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Languages: English
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I want to like this game, but it suffers in a lot of places. Some of the puzzles make no sense or contain mistakes. The hints seem to only be available on the relatively easy puzzles. When you encounter the harder ones, you're left in the dark. I like the game, but the puzzles seem like the developer went for quantity over quality.
体験版が楽しかったのでそのまま製品版を購入。 半分ほど進めた感想。 たぶん多くの人が値段を見て思う以上にボリュームがあります。 パズルとしては面白いです。没頭できます。時間が溶けるので気をつけましょう。 ただ、パズルを解きながら、英語の雑談ダイアログを読むのは個人的にきつくて、ストーリーラインと思われるダイアログを、わりとスキップしてしまっています。きちんとストーリーまで楽しみたいひとは、日本語を待つべきかもしれません。 強いて不満点を挙げるなら、問題の設定的に仕方ないのもあるとは思うのですが、答えが何を求めているのか、いまいちわかりにくく、意味は通ってるのに解答は通らないというケースが間々あります。 たとえば、 [spoiler]#484で、 [code]IF V0 == 0 THEN V0 IS DEFINED AND V1 == 2 [/code] という導出があるので、これに則って、 [code]IF V1 == 2 THEN[/code] という問に対して、 [code]V1 IS DEFINED AND V0 == 1[/code] という答えは通りません。 [code]V0 == 1 AND ... [/code]にしても同様。 答えは、[code]V1 IS DEFINED[/code] のみ、と言った感じです。 [/spoiler] このへんは少し緩和してほしいなと思います。
This is a super fun puzzle game about communication. Trying to figure out what the meteor is trying to convey only with the information the meteor has already given is a really cool idea that is executed very well.
único incrível perfeito muito MUITO bom. a sinopse do jogo é exatamente o que ele é: traduza e entenda uma mensagem do espaço. você parte do desentendimento completo até chegar no entendimento completo. ainda não terminei - e to longe de acabar -, mas afirmo com certeza esse jogo é absolutamente INCRÍVEL e ÚNICO. jogue! vai exigir (bastante) de você, mas vale MUITO a pena toda a paciência investida, todos os neurônios queimados, todos os grafites/canetas que você vai ter que gastar e todos seus anos de ensino médio relembrados (NÃO FAÇA SEU DESCONHECIMENTO TE IMPEDIR DE JOGAR ESSE JOGO!, e tá tudo bem consultar uns guias de vez em quando, só jogue!). não sei dizer se existe alguma experiência tão singular quanto essa, que realmente consegue transparecer tão bem esse sentimento que esse jogo dá. essa sensação de conquista por ter partirdo do NADA, do ZERO ABSOLUTO, para formar palavras, conceitos, ideias, que vão se tornando cada vez mais abstratos e complexos. é absolutamente impecável. e, ainda por cima, os personagens são humanos, reais, tão bem escritos e com uma personalidade bem marcada que você vai se apegando aos poucos, assim como eles, vendo a forma como você traduz essa mensagem (do jeito que quiser) também vão se apegando à você. aprecie!
Intricate, fun and deeply satisfying puzzle game that manages to stay fresh even 20 hours into it, and with a surprisingly hopeful and introspective core to boot. Easy recommend if you have the same kind of brain disease as me and can stomach a lot of math for the first 3 acts or so, it's really worth it.
你需要纸和笔!!! 你需要纸和笔!!! 你需要纸和笔!!! 重要的话说三遍!!! 很好的游戏,使我大脑疯狂旋转。 先给个好评,玩完了再回来写全评价。
It's hard to express quite how I feel about this game, but it's rare for a puzzle game to make me cry. This game is really something unique and beautiful. I was a little skeptical of how it could possibly live up to the promise of translating an alien language and building up to complex science, but it exceeded every expectation. The early game mostly starts with talking about mathematics, but I want to assure anyone interested that it all goes some deeply fascinating and creative directions, and really lives up to the fantasy of translating a message from an alien civilization. I also really appreciate the interactions with the humans on your team, and how open-ended the translation ends up being. I can show a screenshot of the game to my friends who've played, and the words I've chosen will be very different to theirs but still a successful translation. There's really nothing else like it, even among other translation games.
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