Zly.ii: The Hacked Station

This game feels like a perfect introduction to the Black Cube series (and the worldbuilding behind it, if you are interested) for those who don't know the series yet and want to try if it's for them. It's not too long, but provides challenging puzzles in a fascinating atmosphere (including a nice soundtrack). The pre-rendered graphics create a nostalgic mood. It definitely helps to make notes and maybe even a map drawing, although the game also saves some clues to the inventory, so you don't always have to write everything down. Overall, this feels a bit like an escape room in space. Give it a try if you are into scifi games and puzzles and would like to go on an unknown adventure that doesn't eat the rest of your life. :)

Zly.ii: The Hacked Station - A short but enjoyable scifi puzzle adventure game! If you're looking for a fun scifi puzzle challenge, I definitely recommend this game! It is on the shorter side as it took me about 2hrs 20min to finish on my first playthrough (I first played an older version on Itch.io, my steam playtime is for my replay of the steam version) but it might take you longer depending on how hard you find the puzzles. I personally found the puzzles to be a good balance of challenging without being too cryptic, and they fit well into the world which I always appreciate in adventure games. The environments were also cool to explore, and I love the 360 views that I wish more first person point and click games would have.

Usually I don't play games set in a science fiction setting. But this one got me curious, since I like classic point & click adventures where you explore a not too vast unknown world. Looking for clues, I really have to think to solve puzzles and find out what happened. I like how I don't have to explore this unknown location completely alone. But can I trust my virtual assistant? I really like such settings where humans interact with artificial intelligences. This game has a technical feeling in a good way, the graphics are not too realistic but not too minimalistic either. The location I'm exploring feels credible and pratical in a way - something I would want to have in space as well, and definitely prefer over a too fancy "designer"-space station. I recommend playing Zly.ii to find out more about the Black Cubes!

A great addition to the Black Cube universe, I've got to say the puzzles are challenging and will get you thinking, the graphics look great and it's an interesting story. Great Job!!

Another excellent addition to The Black Cube universe. If you have played any of the other games then you know exactly what to expect, a masterfully done scifi point and click adventure with lots of challenging puzzles! I'm always impressed with what Simon is able to create and how he continues to expand on the The Black Cube lore with each game taking us on a puzzling journey that is full of beautiful scenes, great atmosphere,music and sound effects. And above all, challenging puzzles that take me back to the days of old when this style of game was in its hay day! Highly recommended!