
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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This is a good'un!!!
Crazy good. It's quirky, clever, imaginative, clunky, deep, and thought-provoking all at once. It makes you think about the nature of communication and how abstract language itself is. The characters can also prod you to think about things differently from time to time. It's a very slow burn, though: it seems like very much a "journey is more important than the destination," game, so if you're more destination-minded (like me), you might get impatient in some places, but stick with it: the end is worth it. Still, my recommendation is to NOT rush through: you can miss dialogue if you progress through the puzzles too quickly. If you're into STEM, there's plenty of that here, but if you're not, then don't worry: it's got plenty of other topics, too, which I don't want to spoil (I singled out STEM because it's already featured in the screenshots).
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Languages: English
Hours played at review time, across 1.1K reviews with recorded playtime.
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Very good puzzle game about learning an alien language
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.
a great game about LIFE
one of a kind genuinely exceptional in most aspects
scratches an itchy brain
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. This game deserves so many awards. I don't think any review I could give would adequately describe the brilliance of this game. If you have any interest in science, mathematics, language, or just the pursuit of knowledge in general, then play this game.
Really impressive. If you're a math or linguistic nerd it's mandatory, buy immediately.
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