The Message from Deep Space

Amazing premise and when things click it is truly wonderful. However, there is far too much math with far too little hints going on here. 300 puzzles in and I am just groaning at yet another ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ math puzzle involving some chemistry or physics concept I haven't touched in 20 years. I am supposed to be the translator in a team with people that would know a lot more about these topics than my character does and these guys just jerk off while I look up online what Heineken's formula or whatever is The interface is also purposefully clunky, to the point where you have to pick between using some excruciating in game tools to solve the puzzles or alt tab to do it somewhere else and just break your immersion's flow. I think you have to be a massive science nerd or an actual academic to truly enjoy this game. I am trying to keep going myself, but that's only because I am invested in seeing where it goes, because it is truly painful at this point.

Most puzzles are overspecified, and some puzzles are underspecified, but it's all still incredibly enjoyable.

The game does such a good job of making you curious about what comes next, and the payoff once you get it right is so worth it. Absolutely loved it. 10/10. Highly recommend going into it as blind as possible.

Very much enjoyed. Per my definition: Thank and Say_goodbye

A great game, but if it seems interesting, play the demo. And if more of that seems good, buy it. The demo is long enough to really work, and the full game progresses nicely. I did have a couple complaints where towards the end, I felt that there wasn't enough time spent with new words to really understand them, making it almost impossible to naturally solve a couple of transmissions without guessing. It's also really obvious that the developer just switched to base-10 because it was easier. I demand the full game to be in base-8.

You'll have to dust off all the geometry and chemistry you forgot from high-school for this one, but it's worth it.

Splendid, marvelous, fun! Puzzles take a moment to adjust, but are cool. The only issue is, when you're typing in your diary and need to hit Esc, you're not requested to input :wq afterwards. A shame.