
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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Obra maestra unica en su tipo. Creo que todos deberian probar la demo, si la demo te engancha este probablemente va a ser uno de tus juegos favoritos y si no podes seguir con tu vida, solo toma un par de horas.
This game can make you feel incredibly dumb and incredibly smart. The process of figuring things out and refining translations is amazing, but the characters are incredible too! The hint system is dialog between the other characters, serving as a perfect way to get extra information without feeling like its cheating or unearned.
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Languages: English
Hours played at review time, across 1.1K reviews with recorded playtime.
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As someone who studied a language, computer science, and maths for their a-levels, I feel like this game was made with a target audience of me lmao. My only issue with the game so far is that I cant stay up all night playing it because I get too tired to do maths :( PS I love the dictionary comments, Bautista understands me like nobody else
I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate math and was never good at it, but this game is absolutely amazing
I love this, but then I did choose to study logic.
Amazing, time flew by
This game is utterly ridiculous That anyone could not only conceive of, but pull off something this outrageously optimistic is mind blowing (are we sure the dev isn't an alien??). I've played a lot of puzzle type games and this is truly the pinnacle. In an era where games handhold players so much, this is a total outlier, it assumes the player intelligent and resourceful and doesn't shy away from extreme difficulty. I will subtract 1 point for a lack of a key accessibility feature: As an engineer I should be able to use Pi = 3 :)
and i'm sitting here realizing this game made me into a computer, interpreting alien code.
Amazing game; a true hidden gem!
Please play the demo. There's a lot of math at first but it's very simple math and it serves a very important point in the game as a whole. At some point it'll feel like you're doing highschool homework but I promise and I cannot stress this enough [b]it's worth it[/b].
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