
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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The first game to let me larp my actual dream job. The "puzzles" are grounded and clever. While I initially found the sillier parts of the writing a little grating, it really grew on me, and the game certainly delivers on emotional impact in a way I was not expecting going in. It can be frustrating at times, when you have figured out what is being asked for but are struggeling with the formatting, but I can easily forgive it that. Very clearly a labour of love and deserving of attention.
What starts out as a fun little puzzle game with funny voices ends up being genuinely challenging and one of the best games I've played in a while. Some of the puzzles are really tough - I play a lot of puzzle/deduction games and still struggled. The hint system is super well-made though and actually fun to use. But the heart of this game, what puts it way above other puzzle games, is...well, its heart. The other characters, as abstract as they are, each have their own personality and quirks. You get to know and love them throughout the game. The story unfolds brilliantly one message at a time. Having played 32 hours I would gladly play 30 more.
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Languages: English
Hours played at review time, across 1.1K reviews with recorded playtime.
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worth the $10, played for 16 hours straight when i first bought it
not for people who love languages but hate math, i dont need these aliens teaching me what 1+1 is, i want the mf to teach me how to say fk you in alienish
god game
peam
This is such a fantastic game. It's basically everything I want out of a puzzle game: scaffolding without hand holding, overarching narrative, good writing, logical leaps, pulling from multiple subjects/backgrounds, steady sense of exploration and developing understanding. This is genuinely a 10/10, or perhaps 12/12, experience. And it's LONG. You will get your money's worth if you like puzzles and find the premise interesting at all.
Its math. But like fun math.
Wow. I never really complete games anymore, but this one compelled me to. The mechanics of interaction, the story that unfolds between researchers, the way the communicate with the message made me feels things throughout my playthrough... this is not only one of the best puzzle games I have played, but just one of the best games period. Towards the end my translations were so off base that I got stuck and had to look up the answers, but that didn't detract from the story beats so I think it was fine.
コンソール画面に届く宇宙からのメッセージを解読していく、ほぼテキストだけのゲームです。数字や計算から始まり、化学、物理、宇宙へと内容が広がっていき、テキスト穴埋め問題自体がコミュニケーションになっているのが面白いです。宇宙科学が好きな人ならかなり引き込まれると思います。 一方、中盤以降は類義語や抽象的な単語が増え、「意味は分かるのに正解にならない」場面も多く、何度かネットで正解を調べました。問題数も多く想像以上に時間が掛かったので、後半は解読を少し減らしてストーリーのテンポを上げてもよかったと思います。 それでも、文字だけで壮大な宇宙と未知の知性との交流を描き、解読へ挑んだ同僚たちとの絆にも感動させられました。とても印象に残る作品です。
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