Provenance Unknown: Six Discs

The game is complicated, but it has one feature that changes the experience A LOT: the soundtrack, which is, without a doubt, one of the soundtracks ever made. I felt like waves were resonating inside my brain several times, and that was something I'd never felt before, maybe a mix of headache and insanity that forms a complex mix of feelings that ultimately result in a positive analysis.

It's an interesting game, it has some very rough edges, like the lack of saves, or even some issues with executing actions before animations end, but ultimately, it was an enjoyable time, in both aspects, the learning and the playing. The story itself feels a tad rushed but is supplemented by the soundtrack, and plenty of occurrences that happen throughout the game. I think the length of the game is near perfect, a longer/more complex version of the card game would only have worked to the detriment of the overall story, and especially with the lack of saves, it would just have been frustrating. Recommend this to your weird friend who enjoys deciphering languages

lol the reviewers out here talking about “rough edges” are on one. The complete absence of any kind of save system isn’t a rough edge, it’s bad game. I learned hours into my run that you or your cat pressing the hamburger button on your steam deck instantly closes the game. No auto-save no checkpoints no nothing. The soundtrack did not help, I muted within minutes. This is a card game with a bunch of symbols. I’ve completed the game just identifying the symbols for 1-9, add, and remove. Not a clue what any of the other symbols mean or what most of the text on the cards mean. I’m not being lazy. I completed 4/6 levels by accident. This was a problem because each level, which I assume builds on the previous level, gets deleted as you complete it, so there’s no going back to actually learn why you won. Y’all that is some free-to-play nonsense. $4.00 isn’t a lot more than free but I think it’s enough to slap a save system in there and not burn the game’s levels behind users as they progress. Do not recommend.

I have never played a game that has left me so thoroughly and completely confused before. Yes I did beat it but I in no way, shape, or form understand anything more than the basics of this game, I don't even know if my strategy was intended to be able to work in the first place or if I just got lucky. I have beaten everything, but I understand nothing. 10/10 would lose my mind again.

I love decryption and puzzle games. But this game is a complete disappointment. You can finish the entire game while barely decrypting anything. It is not worth it at all. Not even for $2.