
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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incredible puzzle game. It's like being in the movie/novel Contact.
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Languages: English
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Very good. For people who think that games like Tunic and Chants of Sennaar don't go far enough
This game came into my home, taught me things, and told me a story that affected me more than I could have expected. Play it now!!!
Great game! Have not yet gotten through all of it but it is so incredibly well made and cozy! The different puzzles are extremely cool too, I especially enjoy them being really well tied into the lore. The soundtrack is also amazing as are the characters!
This game is catnip for anyone that's a bit nerdy, likes sci-fi - especially first-contact, and thinks about language and culture.
I am wayyyyyy too dumb for this game but it is a FANTASTIC puzzler for the wannabe nerds and sci-fi enthusiasts out there.
this is a game made for me in particular i swear it's... you know that one scene from the book version of project hail mary where they spend a load of time making a shared language? yeah it's that. but as a ~30hr game. it's minimalistic and you will sit there confused for an incredibly long time until something clicks and you understand everything. all whilst building up the most cursed dictionary imaginable. you WILL build your own hell and you will understand it. some of the later transmissions end up slightly too freeform and finding the answer can be unintuitive - multiple words can fit, and you end up having to sorta brute force it. which isn't great, but that's the extreme minority. i really enjoyed my time with this, and i recommend it if you enjoy pure logic puzzles and maybe have an interest in the sciences (in general)
If you like math and puzzle games GET THIS GAME (or at least the demo). This will rewire your brain. I've finished it and still feel like I don't know everything. I desperately wish I could play this for the first time again (and maybe change some of my between-week notes to be more..."professional" lol) Visuals are crunchy and that's fine. OST slaps so hard. Some puzzles are more a leap than others, but the Discord is full of people happy to help. -245 -30 -243
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