
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
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Hours played at review time, across 218 reviews with recorded playtime.
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A really good and unique puzzle game.
非常好剧情,使我的大脑旋转。 从游戏机制上来说简单的线式一问一答到大后期的可玩性其实会有一点下降,但是量大管饱且越来越美丽深邃的剧情完美地弥补了这一点。 不过反过来说,剧情要么是外星语要么是英语,所以说非英语区玩家除了需要破译深空来信以外疑似还需要破译外国来信,双倍的「快乐」说是。
This game is incredible. I have spent almost all of my waking time between buying it and now, playing it. And, like some of the best games in the genre - I would count [i]Return of the Obra Dinn[/i], [i]Type Help[/i] (now [i]The Incident at Galley Housse[/i], [i]The Roottrees are Dead[/i], and [i]The Outer Wilds[/i] among them - it is an experience that will be hard to forget for a very, very long time.
it's a beautiful little nerdy game. as the game progressed, there were moments where i became a little lost on what the transmissions were asking of me. sometimes that meant i closed the game and gave it a rest for a bit. but eventually i'd stumble upon the right perspective for the right answer. never really minded it that much, i figure this translation's meant to be taking course over the span of weeks, after all. it was an absolute joy to slowly get to know our friends in deep space, as well as the friends in very local space! the translation team was nice to (not quite) bounce ideas off of, i'll miss them all.
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Really impressive. If you're a math or linguistic nerd it's mandatory, buy immediately.
This game, of all games, does not need a hardcore save system. I've lost almost 10 hours, and replaying isn't even fun because progress is mostly in your understanding of the signals and symbols, and not actually in the entering of the data. I do not understand why a simple save and load which has been around for decades wouldn't have worked, but instead all it takes is one power issue or steam cloud saves problem to ruin everything. This doubly sucks because the game is genuinely fun, but I wouldn't wish the frustration of having that taken all away on anyone
insane value for current price 9.5/10 the translating is fun and the story is amazing. best puzzle game I've played in a while <3
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When a friend told me that they needed to go home and do math in the video game they were playing, I was intrigued and asked them to send it my way. I had no idea what a journey I was about to go on. Plenty of people in the reviews are telling you to go in blind, and I 100% agree. But I will say, if you are discouraged by the prospect of doing math: don't be. It's worth it to push through it. Look up help when you need it, either from the tips the game provides or in the discussions here. If you're willing to push through remembering long-forgotten highschool algebra, what awaits you on the other side is something truly quite special. It's very rare a video game makes me feel the way that this one did, and I treasure that very much. To everyone who contributed this game: thank you so much for creating this.
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