
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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[EN] Nice climate, but most importantly the game is intersting. [PL] Niezły klimat, ale przede wszystkim gra jest ciekawa. Being forced not to [spoiler] keep using base 8 [/spoiler] is annoying. More anoying are errors in alien transmitions. For example, in the 100th transmition [spoiler]`-11 0` could be 3[/spoiler] diffrent values.
This game is excellent. The actual puzzle solving is consistently fascinating, and the characters are incredibly likeable and realistic archetypes of different types of smart people. It's probably about a 40 hour playthrough, and it stays engaging to the end. One of the best language decoding games I've played.
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Languages: English
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this game is amazing. if you love science and language and math and chemistry and physics and geometry and biology and philosophy and emotions and great ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game design you will love this game. It can be tough at times, and i admit i have had to cheat more often than i'd like, but it's still the best game i've played maybe ever
Un beau jeu pour tous les amoureux d'Outer Wilds et/ou Project Hail Mary. Probablement le jeu le plus nerd de l'année (et c'est un compliment). Les sujets abordés évoluent pas mal au fil du jeu, le début est très mathématique et il vaut mieux y être préparé mais tout le jeu n'est pas comme ça.
Really enjoyed this game. Great soundtrack, deeply moving message, fun puzzles and logic. Even the four NPC characters you crack the message with are well thought out and push the story along with their dialogue and interactions. I will miss talking to them and the aliens. I got stuck in a few spots and needed to use the discord for help. Some of the requested responses are a little too abstract or a little too narrow in my opinion. But overall it was awesome.
The second game about translating an alien language to make me cry. All the hype is well deserved, especially if you're into the premise. Feels like a certain montage from Project Hail Mary built out to a full puzzle game, and in that way it's almost like building the theory of everything from nothing via universal truths. Every message you respond to builds on the next in some manner, and your in game colleagues are very well fleshed out and really make you feel like part of a team. My only real complaint is that there's occasional syntax mismatches, where the syntax you might be used to in a previous puzzle doesn't apply for seemingly no reason on a later similar one. but the story and feelings that come up as you translate the messages make up for that easily, especially if you're willing to check a guide when they come up. If you have [i] any [/i] interest in STEM, astrophysics, and puzzles surrounding those topics, you'll find a lot to love in this game.
一个不错的玩法和一个更好的故事. THANKYOU L_AND GOODBYE.
This game is fantastic. DIFFICULT. But fantastic. I can definitely see it not being for everybody, specially if you don't have a decent understanding of basic high school subjects, but if you like logic puzzles then this is definitely worth giving a shot. It's also lengthy! I don't even think I'm halfway through yet.
Je ne l'ai pas fini, j'en suis encore loin je pense, mais pour le moment c'est un jeu vraiment formidable ! On va y discuter avec une race extra-terrestres, et le sel du jeu viendra de la traduction des messages. Et le développement de la logique qui nous est présenté est vraiment grisant ! J'aime ne pas comprendre directement, faire des hypothèse, les réfuter ou les approuver, et avancer pas à pas sur la compréhension globale ! J'ai sûrement encore de longues heures à faire sur ce jeu (la durée de vie se compte facilement en dizaines d'heure je pense), et j'en suis absolument ravi =]
I'm not one for text based stuff, but... This is such a fantastic game. I'm absolutely hooked. It is kinda dense and thoroughly slow, but its such a delicacy to experience. The concept is fascinatingly complex and its presented in a very comprehensible way. I'm enjoying every bit of it. I still haven't finished it but I wanted to take a moment to appreciate the absolute mental skill it involves to work around such a difficult task: How do you create comprehension? I'm astonished by the design of this game and how its aesthetics carry it along in a fun and lighthearted way. This game is an achievement
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